A popular TED Talk argues power poses helps to boost confidence and increases chances of success. A number of new studies challenges the assertions, reporting that power poses may make people feel more powerful, but that is where the effect ends.
Researchers report the actions of those with OCD don't take into account things they have learned.
According to researchers, subtle and unconscious increases in arousal can help shape our confidence in visual experiences.
Researchers report the human brain processes data to make statistical assessments that translate into confidence.
Educating parents about their own sleep health could help their children to get enough sleep, a new study reports.
Under certain, pristine conditions, eyewitness confidence can reliably indicate the accuracy of an identification, researchers report.
A new study reports researchers have discovered the neural basis for confidence in rat brains.
The brain automatically places more value on the opinions of people who appear to be confident, a new study reports.
A new study provides insight into how overconfidence can lead to poor decision making.
Researchers give tips to achieving a positive self image.
Impostor syndrome, feeling as though you are a fraud even though you are capable and qualified for a position, is more common than previously believed. Reaching out to family and friends outside the situation can help to reduce feelings of impostorism.
Impostor syndrome, or a fear that a person's abilities will be exposed as a "deception", can appear regardless of age, gender, or level of intelligence.