Deja Vu

There are not many phenomenons’ that get the amount of public attention like Déjà vu. It has been mystified in ways no one could have imagined earlier. People started believing that it is possible to predict the future remember their past lives all thanks to the Déjà vu phenomenon. It is not surprising that scientific researchers were conducted to get to the bottom of this strange feeling of familiarity we people tend to get so often.

The first challenge researchers faced when they decided to study Déjà vu is lack of objectivity. This almost paranormal occurrence was very hard to capture and even harder to prove. Nevertheless thanks to new technologies and the ingenuity of the researchers some groundbreaking discoveries were made.

After a long debate psychologist agreed that the most common cause of the phenomenon is simple. The vast majorities of the dreams an individual had dreamt are forgotten, but not completely. These imaginative memories are stored in the subconscious level of the mind and there are ways to slightly remember them. One of the easiest ways to remember once dreams is to be presented with a similar stimulus we dreamt in the past. For example if I had dreamt of walking in the forest and seeing a squirrel running up a tree after a sound of braking branches at my feet it is possible that after some time in similar circumstances I might fell like knowing what will happen while spending time in the forest and breaking some branches. If coincidentally a squirrel would run up a tree I would be really shocked and confused. Maybe I would even believe in having some supernatural powers. This simple explanation explains the long known phenomenon of déjà vu.

In the conclusion I would like to state that before making absurd assumptions or believing in supernatural powers one should always use critical thinking and find logical explanations to illogical occurrences. 

Internet Psycholgy

The psychology of the internet is a relatively new field for behavioral scientists. Nevertheless it is very attractive to study mainly because of its complexity and its vast psychological phenomenon’s.

The first and the most common research theme when observing the psychology of the internet are social networks. Researchers are examining how individuals are interacting online and how do they alter their personalities while communicating with their virtual friends. They discovered a pattern of behavior that surprised everyone. It became clear that people change their personalities dramatically when communicating with others online. They are presenting not themselves but the person they ideally want to be to others. There is no sincerity in virtual communication throe there is room for it. To make matters worse, the mischief done to a person’s personality is graver than the moral issue. The mask people were while communicating online is likely to conflict with the real personality of an individual. This results in higher risk of becoming depressed ore even becoming severely mentally ill.

The second aspect researchers are interested in the psychology of the internet is the correlation between online computer games and the rising level of aggression. The conducted surveys have shown that teenagers are spending more and more time gaming online games. These surveys also deny the popular myth that spending time playing aggressive games lowers the aggression level because a person has a place to discharge steam. It is opposite. Online computer gaming increases aggression and even alters the moral judgment of an individual. The psychologist association recommends parents to limit the time there children spend playing these games to avoid these problems.

In the conclusion I would like to state that the psychology of the internet is a very broad study and more information is likely to be presented to the public. While we wait let’s consider how the online world is changing our own personalities and how can we defend from it.