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Recent media coverage of trophy hunting - following the death of the lion Cecil – raises questions about why some people seem to enjoy killing animals for fun.
When it comes to their targets and tactics, inmates follow a predictable pattern.
We have evolved a tendency to find people with wider faces to be more threatening. But appearances can be deceving.
The latest Disney shows just how far psychology has come since the moralisers of the 19th century.
Psychopaths and sociopaths have similar characteristics, lacking remorse or empathy for others. And they can both be violent, deceitful and manipulative. But what are the differences between the two?
New Year’s resolutions are one thing. But what does it take to devote your life to a work goal with such a long time horizon you might never reach it in your lifetime?
It turns out that people who’ve experienced rude behavior from others are “infected” with rudeness and will be rude to the people they interact with next.
By better supporting at-risk families we can prevent the ‘transmission’ of mental illness from parents to children.
Polls show Americans have become less trusting and more suspicious.
Introverts have been coming out of the woodwork and staging a quiet revolution, but it’s not quite what it seems.
Just because using ‘science’ to arrange marriages will entertain a TV audience, doesn’t make it ethical.
What gives horror-themed computer games their kick, and why do so many of us like it?
Happiness might seem like a worthy goal but it will invariably be disrupted by unwelcome negative feelings. Far better to seek contentment, which can serve as a foundation for both joy and pleasure.
The morality of which animals we can and can’t eat doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Pixar’s new film, Inside Out, shows that chasing happiness along won’t necessarily bring well-being, which is a view backed by the latest psychological research.
In some ways, it’s spot-on. In others, not so much.
The more committed you are to reaching your goal, the more likely you will project it onto others.
Watching cute cat videos and looking at their online pictures may not be a waste of time. A new study has found doing so could boost energy levels and increase feelings of happiness.
On Human Experiments – behavioural research is now big online, and you’re likely to be part of it whether you know it or not.
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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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Professor of Psychology, Edge Hill University
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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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Reader in Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
