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Science explains why people pick partners who look like their parents – without involving Freud.
It helps society function when people punish selfish acts, even at a personal cost. A new theory suggests third-party punishment also confers some benefits on the punisher.
Two academics try a question from the exam – and don’t do very well.
Dozens of cats have been killed in south London. It has some worried that there might be worse to come.
How do rational people get sucked into believing conspiracies? According to research, we’re more susceptible than you’d think.
The story of how psychology framed women for their own assaults began, as so many of psychology’s stories do, with some trapped animals.
A new study highlights how the condition of your kitchen may affect unhealthy snacking.
Perhaps surprisingly, men spend more money after being romantically rejected while women do the opposite.
Humans are programmed to chose colourful, symmetrical food. But ugly alternatives are cheap and cut waste.
Is your relationship thriving or merely surviving? Scientists who study these matters of the heart have some insights into figuring out whether you’re with your best possible partner.
For human groups to grow from small, intimate communities to the huge interconnected societies we know now, people needed to be willing to cooperate with strangers. Religion might have played a big role.
If you want the best tool for making educated guesses, then you’d better get the basics right.
Innocent people do confess to terrible crimes they had nothing to do with. Psychologists are investigating factors that contribute to false confession – including how well-rested a suspect feels.
Innocent people do confess under interrogation to crimes they did not commit, even providing details about the crime. What leads them to falsely confess to very serious crimes?
Are you an extrovert or an introvert? The answer’s just a tick away.
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.
It might seem crazy to believe the world is flat. But for some people it reinforces a narrative that gives their lives meaning.
New research highlights how the pain of a breakup can linger for years.
It’s not because their clothes are too tight.
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