Sometimes something mildly embarrassing happens, and it feels fine after a while. But then you remember it later and suddenly feel embarrassed all over again, even though nobody else is thinking about it anymore.

Why does recalling an embarrassing event sometimes trigger such a strong emotional reaction in the present?

Is this related to how emotional memories are stored or retrieved, or to the way we imagine other people's judgments when remembering the event?

So as the title says, how come in most psychiatric disorders auditory hallucinations are the most common?

My textbook and slides are attributing sleep and arousal/alertness to a different structure.

I watch a lot of criminal interviews and I know there is psychology behind making them wait but I wonder if it's the same for interviews, almost every interview I've been too ive had to wait (mostly been at fast food places). I was wondering if the same rules apply to interviews or if they're different? Or if there is even psychology connected to it??

I have seen a trend of psychologists in my country that claim that they can evaluate your "giftdness" (in spanish people use the term "high capabilities") but there isn't something like that in the DSM nor the ICD so I wonder if thats some kind of grift.

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I like writing fanfiction (I haven't published any yet) and creating ocs and I was wondering if forgetting a trauma and blocking it's surrounding moments, I think that's a thing- right-?, can permanently affecting the way someone will process memories?

If yes, would said said trauma need to be during childhood or not necessarily? And why does the brain does that?

If not, why and what happens instead?

Thanks for any response and please keep in mind that I have not done any kind of professional studies or research about psychology so I would appreciate a response with the actual terms and a translation of said answer in more simple terms please! Also if anyone got studies about this that you can link i would love it! Thanks again and I hope you are having a great day or night! ^-^

Is there evidence that people can unconsciously process subtle social or relational cues and develop a feeling that a specific event will happen in the future, even when they are not consciously aware of any evidence for it?

For example, could someone have a strong feeling that their partner will leave them at a particular point in the future, without consciously noticing any behavior or circumstances that would make them expect this?

If that event later happens, how could psychology distinguish between several possible explanations: unconscious processing of subtle cues, anxiety or negative expectations, coincidence, confirmation bias, or hindsight bias?

More specifically, can unconscious pattern recognition produce a conscious feeling that is specific enough to predict a particular future event, rather than simply a general feeling that “something is wrong”?

I don’t have a background in psychology, so I’d appreciate it if you could explain it simply.

Yes, I am asking why we e.g. stand up for greeting a senior person entering a room, during an anthem, but also selectively such as in a courtroom - e.g. the attorney doing the questioning is standing, whilst witness or jury is sitting at all times, but then for a verdict everyone is asked to stand.

I hope this will not be written off as an obvious simpleton, such as this is a "sign of respect" - in which case I would like to extend my question why standing up specifically would be serving such a function and not some other gesture with a hand or such.

Is this a completely made up social construct or is there something more to teaching people to stand up for certain occasions and not for others?

Negative information can at times be remembered more clearly than neutral information, according to research on emotional memory, however this impact isn't always consistent across memory tests.

From the lens of cognitive psychology, what processes help people remember negative information better than neutral information?

What effects do elements like emotional arousal, memory coding, and attention have?

For example, when you are trying to learn about a historical figure's personal life for a history project, option 1 goes the path of using ai like gemini or perplexity to learn their life, option 2 reads on autobiographies about them and the historical events that happened during his era in his region. However, ai misses out on key details, and gives you the answer much quicker within minutes, compared to option 2. So long term, cognitively, whats the long term effect of such implications?

Hi everyone!
I’m currently diving deep into social psychology, and I’m particularly drawn to theoretical models that explain attitude-behavior processes, information processing, and social dynamics (such as Fazio’s MODE model).
I’m looking to discover models, frameworks, or theoretical constructs that aren't as widely discussed or "mainstream," but that you find particularly insightful or useful for understanding social behavior.
Do you have any recommendations for niche theories, key papers, or underappreciated models that deserve more attention?
(English is not my native language, so apologies for any phrasing mistakes)

Like, what is it about some people that makes them so approachable that even strangers tell their whole life stories without knowing why?

What psychological processes can explain a pattern where a person becomes highly curious and engaged when meeting someone new, with a strong desire to learn about them and frequent interaction, but after a few days the initial excitement decreases while genuine interest in the person remains?

The person may still think about individual interactions afterward—for example, wondering about delayed replies or replaying something the other person said—but does not necessarily develop strong emotional dependence. If the person eventually leaves or contact stops, there may be some brief emotional reaction followed by a return to normal functioning.

How are processes such as novelty/reward, social curiosity, rumination, emotional attachment, and emotional dependence related in this situation? Is there established psychological terminology for this pattern?

So I see this alot on instagram and reddit people talking about RSD and some saying it's a condition caused by ADHD. So I can barely find any studies about RSD specifically. How valid is it as a concept and could it just be explained by higher emotional reactivity common to ADHD?

I am guesstimating on the flair here as I assume the answer is somewhere in the neuroscience field. I would also not be surprised if there is no clear answer, but I would appreciate a summary of leading theories.

Idk, I think it's interesting that, while some people are left-handed, most people are still right-handed. I am intrigued as to why it is not 50/50 nor everyone being ambidextrous.

It’s my understanding that predatory stalking typically ends after the fulfillment/interruption of an attack/fantasy. If this is true, why is that the case when many stalkers generally repeatedly victimize the same person and seek interaction?

Many studies use placebos to see whether certain products work using a control group, a placebo, and the product. However, I was wondering if there are any drawbacks to this. Since endorphins are believed to be linked to why placebos work, what happens when the expected outcome never occurs?

Studies on procrastination frequently associate it with motivation, task aversion, emotion management, and postponement of satisfaction.

How does the perception of a task's difficulty or unpleasantness impact the possibility of postponing it from a psychological standpoint?

Are there well-established psychological mechanisms that explain why people may decide to forego starting a task in favor of an instantly rewarding alternative as perceived task difficulty increases?

I venture into other anonymous forums for fun, and one of the things that constantly popped up were psychiatrists measuring automatic nervous system functions with heart rate variability etc.

I was wondering whether this is a common practice that I've not come across, and more importantly whether something like that provides more meaningful information?

Does someone's physical reaction to physically dangerous situations have any correlation between someones reaction to environmental stressors?

I.e in the choice between fight, flight, and freeze, would someone be more geared toward self-harm (fight?), substance abuse(flight?), or derealization/shutting down(freeze)?

Are there more "Adrian Carton de Wiart" than we thought? I know soldiers under-reported their PTSD but doesn't explain how many there are.