7 Psychology Tricks Your Brain Plays on You
The human brain is powerful… but also full of weird bugs and illusions. Here are 7 strange mental tricks your brain might be playing on you right now.
1. Déjà Vu
That eerie feeling that you’ve experienced something before? It’s a brain glitch — your mind temporarily confuses short-term memory with long-term memory.
2. The Spotlight Effect
You think everyone notices your mistakes, your clothes, your bad hair day… but they don’t. Most people are too busy thinking about themselves.
3. Change Blindness
Your brain often misses obvious changes — like a missing object in a room — because it fills in what it “expects” to see.
4. False Memories
Your brain can create completely fake memories… and you’ll swear they really happened. Happens in court testimonies all the time.
5. Confirmation Bias
You pay more attention to info that confirms what you already believe, and ignore what doesn’t — even if it’s true.
6. The Stroop Effect
Try reading the word “blue” written in red ink… Your brain slows down because of the conflict between meaning and color.
7. The Mirror Trick
Look in a mirror for 10 minutes in low light — your brain might distort your face or make you see something scary. It’s called the “strange-face illusion.”
More mind-bending psychology facts coming soon on BrainZapFacts!
