10 psychological phenomena that many of us have experienced, but do not attach importance

Our brain is an incredible organ. Features of his work and to this day mysterious for those who would like to understand the processes and laws governing them. Scientists are trying to understand how the brain works, and ordinary people are experiencing strange phenomena that capture, watch and wonder. We can't explain them, but almost everyone is familiar with. What are these mysteries, to know the "anatomy" which we would love?

Phantom vibration

In human psychology there are many strange moments, and the observations of scientists suggest that the unusual phenomena are observed in everyone's life. Surveys have proved that 89% of the population of the civilized countries at least once felt phantom vibrations – the sensation of apparent call, vibration of the mobile phone, which actually was silent. The man hears the phone when he quite calm, and that many occurs quite often.

Not so long ago conducted a survey among College students, and nine out of ten admitted that they are familiar with this state. I think that the reason is the active use of this technique. Many first experienced the phenomenon about a month after receiving the first phone. Perhaps the cerebral cortex has misjudged sensory data (muscle contraction, pressure), so it seems like the phone rings. Phantom vibration, as scientists believe, harmless and disposable.

The test was carried out among physicians, work constantly using pagers or other similar devices. Invited all to abandon the vibrations, and use a different way to carry, store phone. Some just change the technique. In the first case, the frequency of occurrence dropped by 75 %, the second measure supported 63 %, the third – half of the respondents.

Border events

There is one interesting phenomenon: we are going somewhere, but forget why, once in place. It's called "border events". Scientists have spent decades to identify the causes. There were many experiments.

Apparently, the phenomenon is due to the increased probability of erroneous response. The brain separates events, creates relationships with individual places, and environments. If the person moves from place to place, as if the brain closes one file and opens the next. It recovers all data from memory on the current premises, about the events connected with it, closing the memories associated with the previous room. Man hard to remember why he came here, what were you thinking about just seconds before. To avoid this negative phenomenon, we need to move to new premises, concentrating on what needs to be done.

The spotlight effect

Our mind is quite a strange phenomenon, and associated puzzles interested scientists and ordinary people. One of the interesting features is an effect due to which a person adequately appreciates how much attention surrounding pay his mistakes. Sometimes, I go into the room and it seems that everything turned around and looked accusingly.

The spotlight effect is cognitive in nature and characterizes a state in which a person thinks that he's being watched. It is associated with shyness and expectation bias, the fear of condemnation. We tend to spread our thinking to others, ascribing their thoughts.

In addition, bias and naivete set good conditions for the development of the spotlight effect. A person begins to apply their knowledge of their own thinking style to predict the behavior of others. People often overestimate the accuracy of his perception. To overcome the unpleasant effect is recommended to focus on the surrounding people and not to their own inner feelings from the situation.

Earworm

The so-called corrosive phenomenon of music, from which it is impossible to get rid of – she constantly sounds in my head. Many are familiar with this annoying condition if you are not able to get rid of annoying songs. This worm is a classic example of spontaneous cognition.

Usually it's a fast tune with a memorable test and a simple rhythm. In memory often gets something different from the usual. Often earworm is caused by unpredictable experiences or uncontrolled memory. Up to 98 % of people have experienced this phenomenon, women susceptible to a greater degree.

In 2015 conducted a study that has proven that getting rid of ear worms can help chewing gum. Its use blocks certain brain structures responsible for subvocal rehearsal and short-term memory.

The Phenomenon Of Baader-Meinhof

The so-called condition in which a person, learning something new, suddenly begins to feel surrounded by these objects or phenomena. The phenomenon describes the event when a person meets a new information, followed by a series of random appearance is the same in everyday life. This gives rise to surprise, attention becomes selective. Some call it "the phenomenon of fantasy."

If you had a chance to learn about something new, you should pay attention to his life in the next few days after that. Perhaps such a phenomenon will occur several times.

Semantic saturation

So called a condition in which the phrase temporarily loses its meaning because of frequent repetition. It so happens that a familiar word surrounding say over and over again, repeatedly – eventually it begins to seem strange, meaningless. The loss of value is subjective.

In 1962, Leon Jacobovits James first coined the term "semantic saturation". He outlined to them the appearance of reactive inhibition – a condition where brain cells react inappropriately, getting the same word for processing. People can not listen to him, instead of brain resources spent on transforming word into character. Formulated the theory used in the work on practices that help to cope with stuttering. Frequent repetition reduces the intensity of negative memories and emotional context of the conversation.

Memories

So called the ability of a person to relive the experience gained in the past. To them are more likely older, and in the memory more often POPs up moments of their childhood and adolescence. This is due to autobiographical memory and the ability of the brain to map the memory. There are three possible explanations for the amazing phenomena.

Perhaps this cognitive factor, biological or identity. In the first case, everything is connected with a memory in which are imprinted the periods of numerous changes, which comes to replace stability. The narrative phenomenon is possible due to the emergence of the feeling of personality, it appears in teenagers and youth. The biological explanation suggests a genetic ability to remember in old age because of the abundance of the accumulated in-memory pictures.

The Effect Of Dunning-Kruger

Every once met with such an unpleasant companion, who is never tired to boast of themselves, inflated from self-love and has no idea what he's talking about. This effect attracted the attention of scientists in the last year of the last Millennium. It turned out to be a cognitive phenomenon, which the incompetent person does not understand that she knows nothing, therefore, feels a confidence, perceiving themselves as most competitive in a particular subject. Only 39% of respondents were able to withstand constructive criticism and understand its cause, and 61% demonstrated the effect of Dunning-Kruger.

Its alternative name – illusory superiority, when people tend to overestimate positive qualities inherent in it.

Stingy world

The so-called phenomenon, provoked by news of violence and aggression. People believe that we live in a terrible world where nothing is good. Viewers in their bulk receptive to what they say on the screens, and believe in the truth of what was said. People think that the picture accurately reflects what is happening outside the walls of their home. Excessive violence shown on screen, lowers the sensitivity of the person and promotes aggressive behavior. To avoid becoming a victim of this effect, you need to get acquainted with the news in a graduated way, "filtering" them for adequacy.

The phenomenon of impostor

It is known that his victims were many well-known personalities. Psychologists believe that about 70% of people once faced with this. This state of insecurity in themselves and their capabilities. People caught in the grip of the phenomenon, made doubts and fears that we would be considered fraud. The success of such people explain the coincidence, but some do, and I'm afraid that they just cheated the other.

Often this characteristic of women who have reached great heights, but men also are victims of the syndrome. Internally, such people do not recognize reached them. The reasons for the phenomenon are many – stereotypes, culture, education. The phenomenon is often accompanied by symptoms of depression and anxiety. To cope with the problem, you need to learn to enjoy what you do and love what happens.

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