Two recent studies shed light on how seemingly simple social media features can have complex effects on user attitudes and beliefs.
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If parents prefer to associate with other parents, what does that mean for people who have decided against having kids?
Many Americans think they know much more about politics than they really do. That overconfidence can thwart democratic politics.
Some reasons people oppose abortion seem to be at odds with other positions they hold. Evolutionary social science points to a surprising motivation for anti-abortion attitudes.
A large-scale survey asked people exactly that. One use of recycled carbon dioxide stood out.
Your most important piece of exercise gear may be the friends you buddy up with to work out.
It’s human nature to try to insulate yourself from the unpleasant realization that death comes for all of us eventually.
Beautiful people tend to lead more charmed lives. Could their attractiveness also color their views on issues like abortion, premarital sex and gay marriage?
In the wake of Trump’s proposed transgender military ban, new research highlights the potential for entertainment –more than news coverage – to open minds on even the most polarizing issues.
Are we in a race against climate change? Or is it a war? How does thinking of the past or the future affect your support for the science? Researchers are learning how metaphors and context matter.
In 1959, John Howard Griffin, a white American writer, underwent medical treatments to change his skin appearance and present himself as a black man. He then traveled through the segregated US south to…
Newly-weds’ gut-level feeling about their partner are more likely to predict an unhappy marriage than what they say their…
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Professor of Psychology, Director of the Centre for the Politics of Feelings, Royal Holloway University of London
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