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Both men and women play a role in perpetuating attitudes toward sex that are hypocritical and logically inconsistent.
England players may be affected by the negative stereotype that they’re terrible in a penalty shootout.
Recent research on Danish shows that not only is it hard for Danish children to learn their mother tongue, but adult Danes use their native language differently than speakers of other languages.
Many people with PTSD also have depression, anxiety or some other mental health issue. This treatment might help where other treatments haven’t.
Values in adulthood rarely change. But major events, like wars — and pandemics — can shift our priorities.
The condition challenges the centuries-old idea that all great artists are able to envision what they’re drawing.
We used computer models to study the evolutionary benefits of identity fusion.
A different interpretation of time might explain why people see their whole lives replayed to them in a split second.
Consciousness is sometimes referred to as ‘the ghost’ in the machinery of our brain. Is it time we gave up the ghost to focus on the machine?
Over half of respondents in a recent study hadn’t been asked for their opinions about returning to the office.
Testing whether the birds react to sleight of hand helps us understand if they see the world like we do.
Endurance is a surprisingly progressive way of creating a better future.
The famous psychologist would have sympathy for Harry and senior royals – and some recommendations for royal watchers.
Bias is a psychological process detectable in individual judgements. Noise is a different phenomenon affecting human decisions.
After more than a year of idealizing life without COVID-19, people are starting to reenter ‘normal’ life. Clinical psychology provides guidance on how to prepare for your post-pandemic reboot.
Why do groups of knowledgable people sometimes all make the same flawed decisions?
A new study finds that women are just as likely as men to assume something’s wrong with a woman who decides she wants to sleep with a handful of partners.
A meta-analysis of 437 studies found that egomaniacs aren’t just a bummer – they can be dangerous, too.
Pregnant women’s experiences can affect their babies’ health, even into adulthood. Researchers know societywide stresses can lead to these long-term consequences – and the pandemic likely fits the bill.
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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
