Psychology has portrayed “risk-takers” in a familiar way over the past few decades: as skydivers, gamblers, motorcyclists, partygoers and thrillseekers. But in 2025, this archetype seems to be ...
What’s really going on inside the brain of an altruist? Why do altruists care so much more for a stranger who needs help? Why are they so willing to give away a kidney?In this episode, ...
Historically, rituals have acted as a social glue. “We’re especially interested in being like our family, and members of our community, of our region or country,” said Cristine Legare, a professor of ...
APS Fellow and distinguished scholar J.P. Das made lasting contributions that shaped the fields of educational psychology, ...
Simine Vazire, editor-in-chief of the Association for Psychological Science’s journal Psychological Science and professor of ...
Dialing down the use of social media for a week reduced symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia in young adults, according to a study published on Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open....One ...
Let’s face it: People rarely make history by fitting in. It takes a Nelson Mandela or an Aung San Suu Kyi to draw attention to a cause, a George Lucas or a Madonna to revolutionize an entertainment ...
Humans need to belong. Yet they also commonly leave others out. Animals abandon the weakest to ensure the survival of the fittest. So do kindergartners and ’tweens, softball players and office workers ...
Developmental scientists typically study the behavior of children through the lens of adult experience. But APS Fellow Linda B. Smith has taken a new approach to this line of inquiry by trying to see ...
In early 2020, many countries declared a public health emergency due to the rapid spread of COVID-19. Supported by international organizations, these countries created packages of measures to address ...
A few years ago a group of Swiss researchers scanned the brains of people who had been wronged during an economic exchange game. These people had trusted their partners to split a pot of money with ...
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