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8 popular psychological myths that actually have a scientific explanation
The top 8 popular psychological myths that actually have a scientific explanation.
Each branch of knowledge contains data of interest to the general public. Psychology is perhaps one of those disciplines where curiosity abounds, as there are countless myths about our behavior
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Psychological Myths: Putting pen to paper based on scientific data
Today we will see eight, eight psychological myths.
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1. Exposing lies
There is a common belief that there are people with a superior ability to recognize when someone is lying to them . Although the myth is not true, it must be said that research conducted in the United States in 1999 discovered that people who are more able to detect lies than others suffer from severe brain damage in the frontal lobe, in the left hemisphere.
These injuries cause a decrease in their linguistic abilities, a defect they compensate for with a greater ability to scrutinize the non-verbal language of others, and thanks to this compensation they become better able to detect lies.
2. Subliminal messages: Do they work?
It is often accepted that subliminal messages (which we perceive unconsciously) can actually generate changes in our behavior, without us even being aware that such changes have occurred; Without any control over them.
In 1957, advertiser James Vicary claimed to have shown that if certain subliminal messages such as “Eat candy” or “Drink Coca-Cola” were displayed on a screen, it would lead to increased demand for these products and thus increased sales. However, no one was then able to confirm these findings , and the fact is that in 1962 James Vicary admitted to tampering with the investigation.
3. Counting sheep against insomnia
Sheep counting was recommended as a treatment for insomnia in research conducted by the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom in 2002. It was concluded that this technique was in no way effective . To reach this conclusion, the time it took to fall asleep was compared between two groups of people with insomnia. One group…
