Self Evidence

The Quiet Forces Steering Your Heart While You’re Busy Pretending You’re Rational By C. J. Cauldin | for Self Evidence Related:  The Six Human Needs Explained  •  The Psychology of the Green Character Every relationship—from the steady, predictable ones to the chaotic, cinematic rollercoasters—runs on hidden psychological mechanisms most people never notice. We like to believe we choose our partners (or friends, or enemies) rationally. But research from cognitive psychology, behavioral economics, and social neuroscience shows something else: Our brains cheat. Quietly. Systematically. Elegantly. Below are the seven psychological biases that influence attraction, conflict, loyalty, and even who you forgive at 3 a.m. when you shouldn’t. 1. The Halo Effect Coined by psychologist Edward Thorndike in 1920, the Halo Effect describes our tendency to assume that one good trait implies many others. If we find someone attractive, confident, or charismatic, we...

Why You Get Addicted to Certain People: The Psychology of Six Human Needs Every relationship you’ve ever had — the ones you kept, the ones you lost, the ones you can’t forget — can be explained with six simple psychological needs. Not personality types, not attachment styles, not love languages. The Six Human Needs framework comes from the work of Tony Robbins and Cloe Madanes , rooted in humanistic psychology, Adler’s individual psychology, and modern strategic family therapy (Madanes, 1981; Robbins & Madanes, 2006). This model explains not only why we love — but why we stay, why we leave, and why we sometimes get dangerously attached. 📌 The Six Needs (Origin and Academic Roots) Although Robbins popularized the structure during his Unleash the Power Within seminars (Robbins, 2001), the model draws heavily from: Abraham Maslow — Hierarchy of needs (1943) Alfred Adler — Individual psychology & striving for significance (1930) Cloe Madanes —...