Judges in the United States tend to give defendants longer sentences the day after switching to daylight saving time compared...

When thinking about a welfare recipient, people tend to imagine someone who is African American and who is lazier and...

What we see in the periphery, just outside the direct focus of the eye, may sometimes be a visual illusion,...

Gift givers often make critical errors in gift selection during the holiday season, according to a new research article in...

Using your hands to perform tasks in specific ways can change the way you see things near your hands, according...

When we listen to people speak, we aren't just hearing the sounds they're making, we're also actively trying to infer...

Reframing how we think about a situation is a common strategy for managing our emotions, but a new study suggests...

A coordinated replication effort conducted across 17 labs found no evidence that surreptitiously inducing people to smile or frown affects...

The degree to which other people divert your attention may depend on your social class, according to new findings published...

Women underperform on spatial tests when they don't expect to do as well as men, but framing the tests as...

When deciding which candidate to hire or what company to invest in, do we favor someone who has a history...

Every day, millions of people - including senators, doctors, and teachers -- make consequential decisions that depend on predicting how...

People who receive a financial incentive to raise money for a charity they care about are actually less effective in...

The specific cultural values of a country may determine whether concern about environmental issues actually leads individuals to engage in...

Getting some sleep in between study sessions may make it easier to recall what you studied and relearn what you've...