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Lawyers and jurors need to know what causes people to behave the way they do.
Do your Instagram viewing habits trigger joy or guilt? New research shows that viewing body positive content may actually improve women’s body image – at least in the short term.
Running can be addictive. Here’s how to beat that addiction.
If you believe a conspiracy theory about a specific minority group, you are more likely to have negative views about other, unrelated groups too.
A psychologist explains why we should accept that we will never live in the Anthropocene.
Humiliation can lead to conflict both within and between countries. President Trump’s use of humiliation should be of concern to both America and the world.
Playing with imaginary friends in childhood is linked to being more creative as an adult.
Psychologists are debating whether the presence of one trait – boldness – is the key to determining if someone is a psychopath, or just a garden-variety criminal.
Interoception – the awareness of internal body signals – is important for regulating eating and interpreting emotions.
Psychological phenomena like confirmation bias and the Dunning-Kruger effect make it easy for people to fall for deliberate or inadvertent lies in the news.
Stopping people from talking about their unwanted thoughts may have a terrible impact on them and on society.
When you find yourself trapped in an immense crowd, what are the right reflexes to adopt to survive?
Scientists have developed a robotic arm with knowledge of its physical form – a very basic sense of self.
Pyt doesn’t have an exact English translation, but there’s a rich strain of psychological research devoted to its benefits in everyday life.
Other people influence how we vote, what jobs we apply for, which gadgets we buy – so of course they influence how we get around the city.
Teens get a bad rap as selfish, dangerous risk-takers. But neuroscience and psychology research is revising that image: Adolescents are primed to help those around them, with positive benefits for all.
If you’re having issues with your partner, one of you might need a nice dose of humility.
Even when everything’s going great in your relationship, you likely harbor some ambivalence toward your partner deep down. Psychology research suggests it’s not just OK, but normal.
Our brain processes the fear of regret in the same way as actual regret, making us reluctant to make changes in life.
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
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Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
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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, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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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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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Reader in Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
