People tend to value potential future rewards less than similar immediate rewards when they must choose between them. Psychologists and economists call this “delay discounting”.
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Anticipating a future event is just as good for you as the thing itself.
For years, there have been questions about research showing connections between playing violent video games and aggressive behavior.
The psychologist proposes reason as a solution to all our problems, but telling people they must do something can backfire.
Study challenges our understanding of optimism as being a self-centered phenomenon.
It’s a classic adage for those seeking love. The problem is that psychology research shows it’s just not true.
Proof of time travel, false memories or a parallel universe? A look at the wacky world of the ‘Mandela Effect’.
When faced with chaos or danger, most people retreat. Not so for those who possess a certain personality trait.
If there were a Keltner List for relationships – as for induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame – what would be on it? A relationship scientist draws on psychology research to help you assess your love.
Flirting with danger with each trick, freeskiers and snowboarders must learn to manage the emotions of such a daredevil sport.
LSD is far safer than alcohol or tobacco, so why don’t drug laws reflect it?
ATMs, self-scan checkouts, automated calls, digital therapists … no wonder we’re all lonely.
Adolescents have important developmental work to do. Despite what worried grownups think, taking needless risks isn’t the goal for teens. Being risky is part of exploring and learning about the world.
The longing for lighter skin remains a taboo topic in African-American communities.
New research shows that people with depression use words such as ‘always’, ‘nothing’ or ‘completely’ more often than others.
Suppressing thoughts about cigarettes, alcohol and chocolate are only going to make you crave them more.
Increasing the public’s awareness of mental health issues rings hollow when vital services are crumbling.
Ingvar Kamprad’s Ikea revolutionised retail by popularising flat-pack furniture and building maze-like stores.
Psychologists don’t know much about why people have age-based sexual attractions – such as pedophilia – or how best to help people not act on sexual interests in children.
Anger can help you in negotiations but it might get you fired if you don’t learn your triggers and how to control it.
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
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Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of the Psychology of Time, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professor of Psychology, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
