MOST OF US have experienced conflicting beliefs at one time or another. For instance, you know that drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health, but you pour yourself a second glass of wine ...

Cognitive dissonance is what happens when a person holds two sets of beliefs at odds with each other. The human brain doesn’t like logical inconsistencies, so someone experiencing cognitive dissonance ...

Elicitation is a technique to obtain sensitive information without asking direct questions. Direct questions trigger defensive responses to protect information people would prefer to remain unsaid.

For the past six decades or so, thanks to the application of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), we have fully understood why and how individuals behave the way they do.[1] We have been able to find ...

Kim M Caudwell does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Last month, President Obama assured the world that “words must mean something.” Yes, but what? The President has just informed us, in his most earnest tones, that current U.S. deficit spending is ...