The subtle ways rape myths persist in family conversations about safety
A new study shows that traditional machismo is linked to higher rape myth acceptance. Even parents who reject these myths...
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The psychology behind why some people want to censor classic nude art
Nudity in art has always sparked controversy. A recent psychology study found that people who prioritize social order and purity...
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Sexual assault accusations trigger stronger calls for artistic censorship than murder, study finds
A new psychology study reveals that people are highly supportive of censoring or devaluing art when the creator is accused...
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Study explores how virtual “girlfriend experiences” tap evolved relationship motivations in the digital age
Can we successfully outsource love? A new evolutionary psychology paper argues that virtual "girlfriend experiences" are booming because they offer...
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The gender friendship gap is driven primarily by white men, not a universal difference across groups
For years, researchers have claimed that men’s friendships are shallower and less emotionally supportive than women’s, a pattern called the...
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Conservative social attitudes are linked to higher fertility across 72 countries, with stronger effects among women
A study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science found that people who endorsed more conservative social attitudes tended to report having...
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New psychology research shows people consistently underestimate how often things go wrong across society
A new study reveals a widespread "failure gap," where people systematically underestimate how often bad outcomes happen. This bias is...
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Cognition might emerge from embodied “grip” with the world rather than abstract mental processes
A new paper challenges the traditional idea that the brain is simply a computer. Instead, it argues that human cognition...
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Longitudinal study finds procrastination declines with age but still shapes major life outcomes over nearly two decades
An 18-year-long study published in Journal of Personality & Social Psychology finds that people tend to procrastinate less as they...
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New study challenges the idea that sexual consent is widely misinterpreted in romantic relationships
Do men constantly misread sexual signals? New research challenges this assumption, finding that mixed-gender romantic couples are actually highly accurate...
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New study finds link between receptivity to “corporate bullshit” and weaker leadership skills
Using a newly developed "Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale," researchers have uncovered a troubling trend: professionals who view jargon-heavy statements as...
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The psychological reason we judge groups much more harshly than individuals
New research reveals a fascinating hierarchy in human judgment: we see ourselves as exceptionally moral and give individual strangers the...
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The psychology behind society’s fixation on incels
Despite their small numbers, incels loom incredibly large in public consciousness. A new study explains why: their stories hit our...
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Men and women tend to read sexual assault victims’ emotions differently, study finds
Decades after it was first measured, a stark psychological blind spot persists. A new study shows men systematically underestimate women's...
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Evolutionary psychology is unfalsifiable? New scientific paper aims to kill this “zombie idea”
Critics have long dismissed evolutionary psychology as “just-so stories.” A new conceptual review challenges this view, arguing the field generates...
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