The Psychology of Twitter

In an age where we document almost every aspect of our lives on social media, we often wonder the reasons behind why and what we tweet. The psychology of Twitter is a crazy thing, and this infographic helps to explain a few reasons behind it.

The Top 10 Most Common Dreams and Their Meanings

Whether you’re a flying superhero or you forgot to study for your latest exam, you have one thing in common with everyone else on this planet: you’re dreaming.

While some of the most common dreams include being chased, falling and having all your teeth fall out, people are always curious as to what their silly dreams mean.

CollegeAtlas.org’s latest infographic explores some of the most common dreams people report having, and some of the popular psychological explanations behind them.

Dating and the Psychology of Colour

In dating, first impressions really do count – and not just for the reasons you might think. In addition to picking something that flatters your figure and hugs your curves, online dating specialist eHarmony, has revealed that it’s not only what you wear that is important, but colour has a whole new role to play in the dating game too!

Studies have shown that colour plays an important part in our understanding of who someone is, particularly when we meet them for the first time. In a recent survey of nearly 2,500 people [by www.vouchercodespro.co.uk], over 60% of both men and women stated that the colour their partner wore on their first date had a big impact on how they felt about them.

eHarmony has come up with a handy infographic to help daters give off the best first impression via colour:

The Secrets of Body Language

93% of what we communicate is non-verbal, while gestures make up only 55%, our voice 38% and words a merely 7%. At work, at home, at play, famous, or infamous, your body language tells the world all about you. A majority of what we communicate is through gestures and how we physically position our bodies. Check out the following infographic for a guide on body gesture and what each mean.

The Uncomfortable Truth: Men and Suicide

This infographic aims to break the stigma associated with men who combat depression and suicide. Contrary to stereotypes, men are diagnosed with depression at the same rate as women, but die more often from attempting suicide than women and seek less treatment for their depression. In addition, depression and suicidal thoughts have different affects on men than they do on women. Help break the stigma and learn how to better understand depression and help those seek treatment. We can prevent more suicides by destroying stereotypes and educating everyone of the affects of depression.

How Personality Traits Predict TV Habits

Americans LOVE television. According to Nielson, the average American spends 34 hours per week watching TV and over nine hours watching psychological traits, tv, habits commercials.While traditional demographics provide basic information about viewers, we wanted to understand what role psychological traits have in viewing habits of NBC shows. Our research team found that three personality traits (agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness), were between 1-10x more predictive of behavior than demographics. This is the first study of its kind to analyze psychological traits as a motivating factor for television viewing preferences.