Cognitive Dissonance: Why Your Brain Hates Contradictions
Cognitive Dissonance Introduction to Cognitive Dissonance Cognitive dissonance is a psychological theory that describes the mental discomfort (dissonance) experienced by an individual who simultaneously holds two or more contradictory cognitions (ideas, beliefs, values, or emotional reactions). This state of inconsistency between thoughts, beliefs, or behaviors creates a feeling of unease, which individuals are motivated to […]
STRESS TEST
Definition and Scope of the Stress Test The term Stress Test refers broadly to any diagnostic or evaluative procedure administered to determine an individual’s capacity to maintain optimal performance or physiological function when subjected to predefined, challenging, or taxing conditions. Although this evaluation framework is utilized across numerous domains—ranging from material science to organizational psychology—its […]
RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA (RSA)
Introduction and Definition of RSA Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia, commonly abbreviated as RSA, describes the natural, routine physiological variation in the heart rate that occurs synchronously with the cycle of respiration. This phenomenon is not an irregular or pathological cardiac rhythm, as the term “arrhythmia” might traditionally suggest, but rather a standard, healthy waxing and waning […]