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Ten Strange Psychological Phenomena You’ve Probably Experienced
The Baader-Meinhof Frequency Illusion The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon (also called the frequency illusion or frequency bias) is a cognitive bias in which a newly learned word, phrase, idea, or object suddenly appears to occur everywhere right after you first become aware of it. The actual rate of occurrence has not changed; only your brain's awareness and attention have shifted. Coined in 1994 by a reader named Terry Mullen in a letter to the St. Paul Pioneer Press after he learned about the West German terrorist group (the Baader-Meinhof gang) and then encountered references to them repeatedly within 24 hours. Linguist Arnold Zwicky later termed it the "frequency illusion" in 2005.
By Kristen Barenthaler14 days ago in Psyche
The Cyclical Hierarchy of Social Needs
Human beings are inherently social creatures. Much of human development occurs through relationships; children depend on parents and caregivers, students learn from teachers and mentors, adolescents seek acceptance from their peers, and adults participate in families, workplaces, neighborhoods, communities, and institutions. Though psychology has long examined individual needs such as safety, esteem, and self-actualization, it is also useful to consider whether human beings possess a distinct set of social needs that develop through increasingly broad forms of interpersonal connection.
By Lolly Vieiraabout a month ago in Psyche
