4,465 Quotes About Psychology

Behavior is basically the goal-directed attempt of the organism to satisfy its needs as experienced, in the field as perceived.

and the answer to why they're mad about the shoes is because they should change jobs

We consume two type of information: One that makes us grow; Other that gives us an emotional release. The second type of information is being bombarded too much these days. Politicians, activists, entertainers, businesses, spiritual teachers, admins of online groups -- All are exploiting human emotions. People are turning into diary cows that can be milked anytime by giving an injection.

Mindfulness practice can provide you with quick calm, if you are open toit. Too, practice itself is a call to action toward a lifelong relationship withmindfulness.

You are pure milk. If you pour yourself into a bowl which already has some water, the bowl will accuse you of being adulterated. You can’t prove your purity until the bowl drains out its water and closes the inlet.

We the experts in cognitive and behavioral sciences can predict human behavior but not human potential. What this means is that, though we can tell how a person is likely to feel, think and behave in a certain situation, we still cannot tell what a person is capable of. Hence the possibilities that a person holds in their neurons are immeasurable.

Character is about the choices you make in life, not what pops in your mind

Healing [...] depends on experiential knowledge: You can be fully in charge of your life only if you can acknowledge the reality of your body, in all its visceral dimensions.

Medical materialism finishes up Saint Paul by calling his vision on the road to Damascus a discharging lesion of the occipital cortex, he being an epileptic.