psychology

A persistent barrage of information is not the best method for getting through to someone with a different point of view.

While the benefits of music therapy are well known, more in-depth research explores how music benefits children with autism.

Amid such suffering, people need some joy.

“Interacting” with nature through virtual reality applications had especially strong benefits, according to the study.

New research pinpoints the neurons responsible for your choices.

Here are 5 ways to make your workplace better and your workforce happier.

In some situations, asking “what if everyone did that?” is a common strategy for judging whether an action is right or wrong.

Researchers explore the “complex web of connections” in your brain that allows you to make split second decisions.

‘Little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems.’

From AI to climate anxiety, youth are speaking up about mental health.

Experts on the science of giving look into whether there’s another possible upside to doing good: physical attractiveness.

A new survey also found that women executives believe imposter syndrome to be common among women in corporate America.

Psychologists W. Keith Campbell, (Ph.D.) and Carolyn Crist explain why narcissists rise to power and how to make sure your support is going to someone making effective, positive change.

Creating a better understanding by clearing up common misconceptions about the neurodiversity movement.

Most said they want to act on their desire someday. But do open relationships actually work?

The results of this study showed depressive symptoms being highest in adolescence, declining in early adulthood and then climbing back up again into one’s early 30s.

MIT Professor Sinan Aral’s new book, “The Hype Machine,” explores the perils and promise of social media in a time of discord.

This space expansionist ideology marked the beginning of what Arendt called “earth alienation.”

Americans lose an estimated 321 million work days every year due to anxiety and depression.

43% of people think they can get a sense of someone’s personality by their picture.

Researchers say that moral self-licensing occurs “because good deeds make people feel secure in their moral self-regard.”

Positive, romantic thoughts could produce positive, romantic outcomes while dating.

Students who think the world is just cheat less, but they need to experience justice to feel that way.

Finances can be a stressor, regardless of tax bracket. Here are tips for making better money decisions.

Are you mentally exhausted? Here’s how to tell (and what to do about it).

People remember when governments lie to them and it lowers their satisfaction in government officials.

UNC School of Medicine researchers identified the amino acid responsible for the trip.

Join Radiolab’s Latif Nasser at 1pm ET today as he chats with Malcolm Gladwell live on Big Think.

Insomnia is the product of mental or emotional pressure.

Examining the differences between anxiety and COVID-19 symptoms and discussing the possibility of IAD (illness anxiety disorder) during a global pandemic.