Simply thinking about potential infection seems to increase people's concerns about their own physical appearance, especially if they are chronic...

Sex plays a central role in reproduction, and it can be pleasurable, but new findings suggest that it may serve...

Examining an issue as a debate or dialogue between two sides helps people apply deeper, more sophisticated reasoning, according to...

We tend to believe that people telegraph how they're feeling through facial expressions and body language and we only need...

We use others' eyes - whether they're widened or narrowed - to infer emotional states, and the inferences we make...

The stigma associated with prejudice against women and people of color seems to transfer from one group to another, according...

We love to tell friends and family about experiences we've had and they haven't--from exotic vacations to celebrity sightings--but new...

Friends and romantic partners tend to have certain characteristics in common, such as age, education, and even intelligence -- and...

Our tendency to match specific sounds with specific shapes, even abstract shapes, is so fundamental that it guides perception before...

We're averse to hypocrites because their disavowal of bad behavior sends a false signal, misleading us into thinking they're virtuous...

The path to corrupt behavior may sometimes be a steep cliff instead of a slippery slope, according to new findings...

Children whose parents considered them to be 'overweight' tended to gain more weight over the following decade compared with children...

Exposure to false information about an event usually makes it more difficult for people to recall the original details, but...

A person's character, more so than their actions, determines whether we find immoral acts to be 'disgusting,' according to new...

Encouraging children to use gestures as they think can help them come up with more creative ideas, according to research...