Empathy allows people to understand others' feelings.

IQ tends to remain relatively stable throughout adulthood.

Fact #2969 · Psychology

The average person makes about 35,000 decisions per day, most of them unconsciously.

Fact #5003 · Psychology

The Dunning-Kruger effect: people with limited knowledge tend to overestimate their own competence.

Fact #3351 · Psychology

Less than 0.1% of people have an IQ above 160.

Fact #2968 · 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

Stress can affect sleep patterns.

Fact #974 · Psychology

Confirmation bias causes people to favor information that supports their existing beliefs.

Fact #3024 · Psychology

The door-in-the-face technique uses large requests to gain smaller agreements.

Fact #1502 · Psychology