Critical Feeling

Ethics and Morality

Do Our Feelings Tell Us What Is Right?

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on December 23, 2016

The moral outlook most psychologists endorse is simple – and wrong

The moral outlook most psychologists endorse is simple – and wrong

Bias

How Political Correctness Propelled Trump to Presidency

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on December 4, 2016

We should have known it.

We should have known it.

Environment

Fighting Climate Change in a Post-Factual Age

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on November 10, 2016

Climate change is abstract, distant, and easy to deny. But we can fight it if we know how.

Climate change is abstract, distant, and easy to deny. But we can fight it if we know how.

Attention

Seductive Details in Teaching

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on September 5, 2016

Making a lesson fun looks like a good idea but may impair learning.

Making a lesson fun looks like a good idea but may impair learning.

Trust

Can We Trust Our Feelings?

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on September 1, 2016

Learn when you can trust your feelings.

Learn when you can trust your feelings.

Resilience

Impure Replications

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on August 21, 2016

A new replication failure in social psychology caused hype in social media. But is the failure real?

A new replication failure in social psychology caused hype in social media. But is the failure real?

Cognition

5 Ways to Deal With Feelings You'd Rather Not Feel

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on August 7, 2016

There are five ways to stop an undesired feeling when we experience it. But be wary of one obvious method, which can be poisonous.

There are five ways to stop an undesired feeling when we experience it. But be wary of one obvious method, which can be poisonous.

Beauty

The Lure of Beauty

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on June 12, 2016

That beauty attracts is well known – from people to mathematical proofs. Do we always have to circumvent the lure of beauty?

That beauty attracts is well known – from people to mathematical proofs. Do we always have to circumvent the lure of beauty?

Environment

3 Strategies to Stop Overeating

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on May 5, 2016

When people want to change their eating behavior, they start with changing themselves. Yet sometimes it is smart to change the environment.

When people want to change their eating behavior, they start with changing themselves. Yet sometimes it is smart to change the environment.

Religion

The Theory Crisis in Psychology

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on April 30, 2016

By answering questions that are solvable, psychology often misses to ask the right questions, as shown with examples from the psychology of art, education, and religion.

By answering questions that are solvable, psychology often misses to ask the right questions, as shown with examples from the psychology of art, education, and religion.

Cognition

My Boss Stole My Idea

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on April 23, 2016

You presented an idea. Nobody listened. In a meeting three weeks later, your boss suddenly bursts out, “I have an idea!” It is your idea …

You presented an idea. Nobody listened. In a meeting three weeks later, your boss suddenly bursts out, “I have an idea!” It is your idea …

President Donald Trump

Do Liberals Inadvertently Help Donald Trump?

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on April 20, 2016

Donald Trump is the frontrunner in the Republican primaries. How could he become so popular? Cool research helps explain the heated dynamics of present-day politics.

Donald Trump is the frontrunner in the Republican primaries. How could he become so popular? Cool research helps explain the heated dynamics of present-day politics.

Attention

Is Multiple Choice Testing Immoral?

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on April 15, 2016

Should multiple choice tests be banned because students learn false facts from wrong response options?

Should multiple choice tests be banned because students learn false facts from wrong response options?

Relationships

The 5 Universal Steps of Falling in Love

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on April 10, 2016

Yes, there is logic in falling in love. And it yields a surprising insight.

Yes, there is logic in falling in love. And it yields a surprising insight.

Emotional Intelligence

What Is Critical Feeling?

Rolf Reber Ph.D. on April 7, 2016

How could we get rid of fear? How do we cope with chronic illness? What keeps love alive? This blog introduces critical feeling, the Confucian idea to use feelings to improve life.

How could we get rid of fear? How do we cope with chronic illness? What keeps love alive? This blog introduces critical feeling, the Confucian idea to use feelings to improve life.