#psychology

Mental models are frameworks, worldviews, representations, or explanations of how something works. They're how we understand the world.

Is a cognitive bias hypothesis in which people with low ability at a given task overestimate their ability at that task.

It's the most efficient state when doing a task.

This theory states that humans discount the value of a later reward, by the factor that increases with the length of the delay.

When faced with a problem, people tend to prefer solutions that add new elements rather than removing elements, even if removing is the more efficient solution.

The Delayed Return Environment causes chronic anxiety and stress because our brain was designed to live in an Immediate Return Environment.

It's the instinctive seeking of pleasure and avoiding of pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.

Psychological triggers are the stimulus that creates a reaction in a brain and/or body without he/she notices.

People use the Internet to connect to others, entertainment, or to be informed.

Anxiety, depression, loneliness, and addiction are problems caused by social media addiction.