Dualism, associated with Descartes, holds mind and body are fundamentally different substances.

The anchoring effect shows how initial information biases later judgments.

Fact #1479 · Psychology

Your brain predicts events before you consciously experience them.

Fact #2087 · Psychology

Short-term memory typically holds only a limited number of items at once.

Fact #942 · Psychology

Your brain creates decisions.

Fact #2415 · Psychology

Your brain can invent sensations.

Fact #2299 · Psychology

The Stanford prison experiment explored the psychological effects of perceived power.

Fact #992 · Psychology

Memories are reconstructed each time you recall them.

Fact #1922 · Psychology

The halo effect causes one positive trait to influence overall perception.

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