http://www.pokernews.com/news/poker-shrink/ Daily news from poker and online poker world Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:50:43 -0800 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/04/poker-shrink-vol-57-adaptation-6476.htm Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/04/poker-shrink-vol-57-adaptation-6476.htm Things change at a poker table. Players get tired. They get short-stacked or big-stacked. Blinds go up, antes kick in. Players bust out and are replaced by new players.... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/04/poker-shrink-vol-56-just-noticeable-difference-6441.htm Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:30:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/04/poker-shrink-vol-56-just-noticeable-difference-6441.htm There is a concept in psychology called the Difference Threshold, which is commonly referred to as... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/04/poker-shrink-vol-55-interference-1353.htm Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:30:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/04/poker-shrink-vol-55-interference-1353.htm Interference has to do with recalling previously known information. There are events that can and do interfere with our ability to have an accurate recall. In poker, this is often a problem... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/04/poker-shrink-vol-54-successive-approximations-1328.htm Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:30:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/04/poker-shrink-vol-54-successive-approximations-1328.htm I was playing poker the other evening and after losing yet another hand, the young player next to me mumbled: "Man, I just can't put that old guy onto a hand.... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-shrink-vol-53-just-world-phenomenon-1307.htm Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:13:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-shrink-vol-53-just-world-phenomenon-1307.htm The just-world phenomenon is the psychological tendency for people to believe that the world is just or fair and that people therefore get what they deserve. We all hold this belief to some extent, so when something good happens... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-shrink-vol-52-butterfly-effect-1274.htm Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-shrink-vol-52-butterfly-effect-1274.htm Psychology is, at least in part, about teaching us how to effectively cope when life deals us setbacks. There are many ways to deal with life's little problems. One particularly effective way is perspective. Putting... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-shrink-vol-51-implosion-1249.htm Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:07:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-shrink-vol-51-implosion-1249.htm Last week I wrote about rehearsal and suggested that rehearsing particularly difficult decisions at the table would make those decisions easier, with less chance of a player giving off any physical tells... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-shrink-vol-50-rehearsal-1209.htm Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:08:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-shrink-vol-50-rehearsal-1209.htm Rehearsal is exactly what you think it is: practicing something, often repeatedly, before you need to perform the act. We most often think of actors rehearsing scenes or lines of dialog and this is a perfect example... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-shrink-vol-49-transference-1181.htm Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:35:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-shrink-vol-49-transference-1181.htm One of the most common and most important aspects of psychological therapy is the concept of transference. In very basic language, there are times in our various relationships when we 'transfer' our own needs, desires... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/02/poker-shrink-vol-48-blocking-1151.htm Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:31:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/02/poker-shrink-vol-48-blocking-1151.htm Sometimes it surprises me just how often our basic instincts overrule our really big brain. Early experiments showed that behavioral scientists could condition rats and pigeons to recreate certain behaviors on cue...