Jumping to conclusions is a common cognitive distortion where people form beliefs or make decisions without enough evidence. This mental shortcut often leads to anxiety, miscommunication, and unhelpful assumptions. In psychology, jumping... Read more »
Mental filtering (also called selective abstraction) is a common cognitive distortion where a person fixates on the negative parts of an experience while ignoring the positives. You might zero in on one... Read more »
All-or-nothing thinking—also known as black-and-white or dichotomous thinking—is a common cognitive distortion where experiences are viewed in extremes: success or failure, good or bad, perfect or worthless. There’s no room for in-between.... Read more »
Transcendental Meditation (TM) traditionally uses specific mantras – soothing, neutral sound-words repeated silently – as a “vehicle” to settle the mind. These sounds carry no explicit meaning, which helps the mind focus... Read more »
External validity refers to the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized beyond the specific context of the study to other populations, settings, times, and variables. Key Takeaways... Read more »