Motivation can influence persistence and goal achievement.

The foot-in-the-door technique shows that people are more likely to comply with large requests after small ones.

Fact #6324 · Psychology

Your perception is limited.

Fact #2307 · Psychology

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

Fact #5045 · Psychology

The act of writing down your worries before a test measurably improves performance by offloading cognitive load.

Fact #3904 · Psychology

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

Fact #6126 · Psychology

About 85% of people experience significant anxiety at some point in their lives.

Fact #2786 · Psychology

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

Fact #6105 · Psychology

The anchoring bias causes people to rely too heavily on the first piece of information they encounter.

Fact #6102 · Psychology