New research suggests that the seeds of future romantic partnering patterns are planted in childhood and are visible even before adolescence.
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The pandemic has exposed some truths about human psychology and behaviour.
Good mental health is the ability to adapt to changes and stress. Whatever school looks like, parents can help keep kids' social-emotional development on track in these four areas.
Rather than a vaccine to beef up your immune system, a psychoactive substance could boost your cooperative, pro-social behavior – curtailing the selfish actions that spur on coronavirus's spread.
Because most people want to be perceived as generous, sometimes monetary incentives for doing a good deed are counterproductive.
Scientists don't ask how some people evolved to be tall. In the same way, asking how homosexuality evolved is the wrong question. We need to ask how human sexuality evolved in all its forms.
Students hear about bullying, but how about kindness? An education researcher developed a model for encouraging intentional kindness is the classroom.
Psychology researchers found that daily acts of kindness were linked to increases in positive mood – especially for teens who felt depressed.
Asking people about morality and empathy may not yield sincere answers. Moral sentiments, can, indeed, be measured.
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Jayashri Kulkarni is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology and Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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