Psychologists are known for being liberal – but is that because they understand how people think?
Learning about social psychology can make you more liberal. I know this because it is exactly what happened to me.
Learning about social psychology can make you more liberal. I know this because it is exactly what happened to me.
A number of theories try to explain how cultural differences come to be. A new study quantifies how such factors as resource abundance, population density and infectious disease risk can contribute.
Human beings seem to be born wearing rose-colored glasses. Psychologists are interested in how this bias toward the positive works in the very young – and how it fades over time.
Researchers from around the globe tried to replicate 100 published psychology studies. They were successful on only 36.
No longer dismissed as an undesirable negative trait to be avoided, humor is having a heyday among experimental psychologists.
Ninety percent of psychology studies come from countries representing less than 15 percent of the world’s population. Researchers are realizing that universalizing those findings might not make sense.
For people who struggle to meet their basic needs, it will take a lot more than simple psychological exercises to flourish. It will take systemic change.
United Airlines faced a public relations nightmare when they dragged a man off a flight in 2017 – until the blame shifted back to the victim.
Unfairness alone is upsetting enough to drive people to punish lucky recipients of unfair outcomes.
Can the brain’s conscious mechanisms exert a significant influence on the body’s autonomic functions? New research suggests yes – with possible implications for mental health.