psychology

Humans may have evolved to be tribalistic. Is that a bad thing?

If you ask your maps app to find “restaurants that aren’t McDonald’s,” you won’t like the result.

Studies show that religion and spirituality are positively linked to good mental health. Our research aims to figure out how and why.

Many people believe that in the face of profound evil, they would have the courage to speak up. It might be harder than we think.

Did the 20th century bring a breakthrough in how children are treated?

A lab identifies which genes are linked to abnormal repetitive behaviors found in addiction and schizophrenia.

Think you can hide your feelings pretty easily?

A recent study used fMRI to compare the brains of psychopathic criminals with a group of 100 well-functioning individuals, finding striking similarities.

Because of our ability to think about thinking, “the gap between ape and man is immeasurably greater than the one between amoeba and ape.”

Two different studies provide further evidence of the efficacy of psychedelics in treating depression.

A study on charity finds that reminding people how nice it feels to give yields better results than appealing to altruism.

Dancing, for Nietzsche, was another way of saying Yes! to life.

Social interactions are important for building the strongest relationships.

A study finds that sexual regret doesn’t change how we behave in the future.

A new study looks at how images of coffee’s origins affect the perception of its premiumness and quality.

Research has shown how important empathy is to relationships, but there are limits to its power.

Fifty years of research on children’s toy preferences shows that kids generally prefer toys oriented toward their own gender.

New research sheds light on the indoctrination process of radical extremist groups.

When you say, “I’ll get it done this week,” you’re just lying to yourself.

Our brains make snap moral decisions in mere seconds.

Biologists use commonly-found insects that engage in cannibalism to prove a key evolutionary concept.

A new study explores how using positive labels to describe a majority group may negative impact perceptions of minority groups.

Intrinsic religiosity has a protective effect against depression symptoms.

A 50-year study reveals changing values children learned from pop culture.

People may be more willing to get vaccinated when told how popular it is.

Scans show similar activity to what occurs when you think about yourself.

Flying that helicopter too low is counterproductive.

There is no success without failure, but the fear of the latter is what’s really keeping you from achieving your goals.

A psychologist and a doctor of emergency medicine explain.

It’s insidious and destructive, but there are some things you can do to develop a healthier relationship with material things.