People are more likely to help someone they've already done a small favor for — the foot-in-the-door technique.

Dogs can experience separation anxiety.

Fact #1364 · Psychology

Priming — brief exposure to a stimulus — unconsciously influences later responses.

Fact #6126 · Psychology

Reading fiction consistently shows higher empathy and social cognitive skills in readers.

Fact #6105 · Psychology

The placebo effect is so powerful it can cause real, measurable physiological changes in the body.

Fact #4605 · Psychology

The rubber hand illusion shows how easily the brain can adopt a fake limb.

Fact #1465 · Psychology

Music can reduce stress levels by up to 65%.

Fact #2810 · Psychology

Nostalgia has measurable psychological benefits — it increases feelings of social connectedness and meaning.

Fact #5011 · Psychology

Materialism holds that only physical matter exists — all mental phenomena are physical processes.

Fact #5883 · Psychology