Recent high-profile instances of fraud in psychology have led some to wonder if there's anything useful about the field at all.
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A simple dice game shines a bit of light on the psychology of regret.
Scientists are probing the head games that influence athletic performance, from coaching to coping with pressure.
“Only a narcissist would want to become president.” This is the psychology of an authoritarian unpacked.
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Here's how belief in a higher power can act like a psychological safety net.
Psychologist Noel Brick shares the mental techniques we can use to improve our performance on and off the field.
It just takes one “yes.” Wharton professor Jonah Berger shares his three tips for getting what you want from others.
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Why do you feel, think, and behave in the ways you do? Here are five frameworks psychologists use to answer those questions.
An excerpt from “Memory,” a primer on human memory, its workings, feats, and flaws, by two leading psychological researchers.
“Uitwaaien” is a popular activity around Amsterdam—one believed to have important psychological benefits.
There are 38 kinds of secrets. The average person has 13 at any given moment. Michael Slepian explains how that can affect your health.
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To what extent will our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies?
Great writing can unveil the criminal psyche better than any other artistic medium.
The truth may be out there — but it’s not in these close encounters of the third kind.
If someone can make you feel insecure, incomplete, and inadequate, they then can present themselves as the solution you need.
Take it from teamwork gurus behind Apple and Star Wars — a new kind of psychological incubator will allow your creativity to flourish.
A new 20-year analysis of over 14,000 psychology studies finds that a study's media coverage is negatively linked to its replicability.
It's perhaps never been harder to resist the urge to overspend.
A history of othering, experimentation, and mystery.
One of Apple's key innovations serves as a psychological breakthrough, as its technology eliminates the isolating feel of headset use.
More than half of Americans feel anxious over their financial situation.
Financial setbacks are more common than you might think.
Jung thought these autonomous entities live in your unconscious mind — often at a cost.
The evidence that pollution causes cancer is weak. Lifestyle factors, like smoking, obesity, and alcohol, matter far more.
Chronic pain is often driven by brain processes that can be reprogrammed.
Hint: They hold off on talking about their alien god until much later.
Evolutionary psychology could explain those otherworldly feelings.
Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.
We are traveling in a realm that once exclusively belonged to the gods. Space travel will force humanity to rethink everything.
It may be possible to give people the tools to withstand difficulty before it attaches to them.