Cognition

What Is... Series (Insights into Psychology)

What Is… Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychology-related terms. This week’s term is intelligence quotient (IQ). We’ve probably all heard of the IQ test as a standard way of measuring intelligence. What’s actually involved, though? Well, to begin, we should consider what intelligence is. There is no single agreed-upon definition, …

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What Is… Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychological terms. This week’s term is neuro-linguistic programming. Every so often, I read something that refers to neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). I really had no idea what it was, so I thought it was worth taking a closer look. The site nlp.com likens NLP to …

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I'm Actually Getting Stupider: Cognitive symptoms of depression

The THINC-it Test for Cognitive Symptoms of Depression

Despite what the title might suggest, this post isn’t about me being self-critical. I’ve been struggling for months with cognitive symptoms of depression, and on a daily basis I notice that it impairs my overall functioning. But it’s not something I’ve ever had much of an objective sense of, until I tried the THINC-it test. …

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