Erik Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development is a comprehensive framework that suggests our personalities evolve through eight distinct stages across our entire lives. Unlike other theories that focus solely on childhood, Erikson emphasised the role of social interaction and how our relationships shape our identity from birth until death.

In 1980, researchers Kleck and Strenta designed a brilliant experiment. This study is a cornerstone in social psychology because it demonstrates how our 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐬 - even when they are objectively false - can completely distort our perception of how others treat us.

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 '𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥' 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞?