There are hundreds of phobias, some better known and some less so. Among them we find ergophobia. Ergophobia is a specific phobia characterized by an irrational and excessive work-related fear. People who suffer from ergophobia often experience very strong anxiety symptoms when they get ready to go to work. The …

Of all the evils that plagued medieval Europe, the best known is the Black Death. It was an unprecedented human drama that terrified those who experienced it. In a port city with approximately 100 thousand inhabitants and great importance, an intoxicated cargo arrived on a bad day. In less than …

Daniel Kahneman won a Nobel Prize. This psychologist also left us several sentences that invite us to reflect. Daniel Kahneman is one of the few psychologists who managed to win a Nobel Prize.  It was in 2002 in Economics. His great merit was to carry out very valuable studies to …

Wundt’s experiment was carried out with a kind of thought meter. This instrument was a calibrated pendulum with needles protruding from each side. The pendulum swung from side to side, striking the bells with its needles. Modern psychology uses current psychometry to explain some of its aspects, such as individual …