by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 20, 2016 | Psychology
Wow, what a great quotation: “An ignorant mind is precisely not a spotless, empty vessel, but one that’s filled with the clutter of irrelevant or misleading life experiences, theories, facts, intuitions, strategies, algorithms, heuristics, metaphors, and hunches...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 12, 2016 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Psychology
Can a classic thought experiment explain how we elected Trump? In 2008, Barack Obama won the presidential election with 69.5 million votes, and in 2012, he pulled in a less impressive (but nonetheless sufficient) 65.9 million. In this year’s election, far fewer...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 12, 2016 | • Politics, Climate Change & Global Warming, Donald Trump, Psychology, Science
Climate Change Denial And The Rise Of Authoritarianism One of the strangest stories about totalitarian regimes comes from Romania. Under the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu, the official temperature in Romania was never below 10 degree Celsius. No matter the snow...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 29, 2016 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Psychology
A good look at narcissistic personality disorder and the consequences and strategies for dealing with that in regards to our President-Elect Donald Trump. Coping with Chaos in the White House A few days ago, I wrote a post for my Facebook friends about my personal...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 16, 2016 | • Politics, Psychology, Sociology, The 2016 Presidential Race
How to Reconcile With Family and Friends After the Election This weekend, on a two-hour drive to their son’s lacrosse tournament, Cathy and Jay Ingram, of Lancaster, Pa., healed some wounds left from the long and divisive presidential election. Ms. Ingram, who...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 24, 2016 | Psychology, Science
Why Psychology Has No Need for Souls | RealClearScience Many people today believe they possess a soul. While conceptions of the soul differ, many would describe it as an ” invisible force that appears to animate us “. It’s often believed the soul can...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 1, 2016 | Behavior, Psychology
10 Most Brilliant Social Psychology Experiments Ten of the most influential social psychology experiments. “I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes...
