Orlando shooter Omar Mateen’s father has denounced homosexuality, while many say Mateen secretly grappled with his own sexuality. Here’s what the research says on the relationship between parents’ attitudes, being closeted and being homophobic.
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Greensboro, North Carolina on June 15, 2016.
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Two experts in political rhetoric explain how one candidate has used rhetorical devices like framing and ‘argumentum in terrorem’ to stoke fear and attract voters since the Orlando nightclub shooting.
No one is only their sex or only their race or only their sexual orientation. Social psychologists are starting to investigate how people of multiple minority groups are perceived.
There seems to be a level of implicit trust between gay men and straight women.
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Evolutionary psychology explains how humans evolved to become gossips.
Parents and students view a memorial marking the one-year anniversary of the shooting that claimed 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
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Learning about a friend’s suicide attempt appears to transform a distant idea into something very real. Should this change the way we talk about suicide?
Behavioral research shows that federal employees are more likely to click on an email if it’s sent at lunchtime.
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Parents and politicians once feared heavy metal music would inspire devil worship, reckless sex and rampant drug use. A new study investigates what became of young metal fans.
If we were to evaluate two equally able politicians on their ‘merit’, chances are the man would outperform the woman.
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No matter whether it’s targets or quotas, “merit” is always held up as the stalwart gold standard. But can we judge merit without bias? And is merit really the right measure for ability anyway?
It’s not that studying psychology made me a bleeding heart, but that studying psychology gave me a better understanding of how people think and behave.
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A new study rejoices at being able to predict crowd movements and size with phone data. But those methods won’t keep us safe.
Studies have shown that mentioning misinformation – even in the process of combating it – can cause it to stick in listeners’ minds.
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The announcement Monday evening in the US that there would be no charges against a policeman over the shooting of a teenager is puzzling and already the target of critique. It’s not just the decision itself…
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