With the expanding knowledge of neuropsychology, what was previously speculation is now being confirmed through the use of imaging studies such as functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) to track brain ...

Elicitation is a technique to obtain sensitive information without asking direct questions. Direct questions trigger defensive responses to protect information people would prefer to remain unsaid.

Cognitive dissonance, a term coined by psychologist Leon Festinger, is a state of mental discomfort that arises from holding two conflicting beliefs, values or attitudes. As an investment bias, ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Doing something that goes against your beliefs feels pretty bad, right? But what if those beliefs are ...

Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort or psychological stress experienced when a person holds two or more ...

You can choose a side when there is a conflict between two of your friends, but it becomes next to impossible if you have a conflict between your own different thoughts or belief systems. This is what ...

History has a way of repeating itself, often with different actors but the same tragic plotlines. The fall of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government has left behind a political landscape harshly ...