We are all unique, of course, but many of the psychological processes in our brains are surprisingly predictable. Here is what psychologists say about some of them: 1. You only remember a memory. When you remember something long ago, it seems to you that your brain is extracting a picture from the distant past, but in fact you are only remembering your last memory of this incident. You don't remember the moment. That is why memories tend to change with each new memory: you do not notice that you added some detail last time. 2. Collective canonical perspective. In the 1980s, psychologists discovered that we unconsciously remember almost all objects in the canonical perspective, that is, as a side view and a little from above. This is easy to check: try drawing a cup. Most likely, you will draw a side view, but at the same time high enough that you can see the top edge. 3. Being rejected hurts. When you get rejected, it can be very hard to bear, and no wonder: for the brain, psycholo...