When a man is in love, will he be like a child? Poisonous tongue psychology experts smash "Internet psychology rumors"...

Nowadays, people are paying more and more attention to mental health, and there are many popular sciences about psychology on social media. However, the psychology "little knowledge" and "quizzes" shared by some internet celebrity bloggers do not have any scientific basis, and are even a little outrageous...

so that psychology professor Ina Kanevsky can't stand it. She shattered the psychology rumors prevailing on TikTok with her sharp and venomous tongue, let's see what they are.

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▌ Rumor: If someone is always lingering in your mind, it is because they always think of you.

If you can't get someone out of your head, it's because they can't get you out of theirs.

Professor: Let's not teach people to be stalkers, please. Thank you. There is no way this is a'psychology fact'. Think about it. How would we test this?

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When a boy truly loves you, he acts like a child...

When a girl truly loves you, she acts like a mother!

▌Professor: No. This is not a "psychological fact". This is just a prejudice with gender discrimination.

Professor: No. This isn't a'psychology fact'. This is just some sexist stereotyping.

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▌Rumor: If you are always bored and listless, stop wearing black clothes.

If you are always in a bad mood and low on energy, stop wearing black clothes.

▌Professor: Wearing black clothes will not make you depressed. There is absolutely no evidence that this is true. Don’t say “according to the latest science” unless there is actually a “new science” basis. Science does not support this claim. "Soft" science does not support it, and "hard" science does not support it. It's totally unscientific.

Professor: Wearing black does not give you depression. There is absolutely no evidence that it does. Don't say'according to the latest science' unless there is actually some'latest science'. And the science just doesn't support this claim. Not'soft' science, not'hard' science. No science at all.

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▌Rumor: Psychology believes that when someone smiles, they look at you,Explain that he likes you.

Psychology says that when someone is laughing and they look at you, they're attracted to you.

▌Professor: There is no such saying in psychology. Don't let me hear "If you dream of someone, it means he is in love with you". What's the reason for this?

Professor: Psychology says no such thing. And don't even get me started on the one where'If you dream of someone, that means they're in love with you'. How is that supposed to work?

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▌Rumor: The way you make a fist reveals your personality.

The way you hold your fist reveals your external, internal and love personality.

▌Professor: Do you know what Barnum effect is ? The many so-called personality tests you see online, as well as many other content that "tests your personality", seem to make sense because of the Barnum effect.

Professor: Did you know what the Barnum effect is? A lot of these supposed personality tests you see online, as well as a bunch of other things that'tell you your personality,' or pretend to work because of the Barnum effect.

Barnum effect,In psychology, it is also known as the Furr effect, which refers to a phenomenon that occurs when individuals think that personality descriptions are particularly suitable for them (more suitable than others), despite the fact that the information in these descriptions applies to everyone .

Barnum Effect, also called Forer Effect, in psychology, the phenomenon that occurs when individuals believe that personality descriptions apply specifically to them (more so than to other people), despite the fact that the description is actually filled with information that applies to everyone.

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▌Rumor: Psychology believes that if you are over 16 years old, you may have already met your soul mate.

Psychology says that if you're over 16, you've probably already met your soulmate.

▌Professor: There is no such saying in psychology. Psychology can't speak. But psychologists would not say the same.

Professor: Psychology says no such things. Psychology doesn't talk. But psychologists don't say them either.

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▌Rumor: If you see the flower first,That means you are careful, humble, and shy.

If you saw the flowers first, that means you're meticulous, modest, and shy.

▌Professor: No, it makes no sense. This is just a graphical background illusion. There are many such tests. These are not personality tests. Perceptual phenomena have nothing to do with personality tests.

Professor: No. It does not mean anything at all like that. This is just a figure-ground illusion. There are many around like that. None of them are personality tests. Perceptual phenomena ARE NOT personality test.

edit: Dong Jing

Source: Bored Panda

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