The planning fallacy causes people to underestimate how long tasks will take — even knowing about the bias.

People consistently overestimate how long negative emotions will last — a phenomenon called impact bias.

Fact #3737 · Psychology

The Milgram study raised ethical concerns in psychology research.

Fact #1037 · Psychology

The average person spends about six years of their life dreaming.

Fact #2690 · Psychology

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

Fact #6293 · Psychology

Humans have a negativity bias — negative events have stronger psychological impact than equally positive ones.

Fact #6319 · Psychology

Exercise is among the most evidence-supported interventions for depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline.

Fact #5375 · Psychology

Glass is technically neither a solid nor a liquid — it's an amorphous solid, or supercooled liquid.

Fact #6421 · Psychology

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

Fact #5883 · Psychology