People remain in their conversation partners’ minds more than they think
A series of 8 studies published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General find evidence for a “thought gap”, suggesting...
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Study of college students indicates men are still expected to pay the bill on first dates
A study published in the journal Psychological Reports found that traditional gender norms continue in dating culture, with men almost...
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Gifted and non-gifted individuals differ in openness to experience, but not other Big Five personality traits
A new meta-analysis suggests there are significant differences between gifted and non-gifted individuals in openness to experience, in favour of...
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Night owls are at increased risk for psychiatric disorders compared to early birds
According to a new study, definite eveningness is associated with self-perceived loneliness. Further, lonely evening-type individuals have smaller right hippocampal...
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Longitudinal study finds no association between climate concern and life satisfaction
A longitudinal study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology found that climate concern was associated with a small increase...
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More creative people tend to also be more unethical, according to a meta-analysis of 36 studies
According to a meta-analysis published in the journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, creativity and unethicality are positively...
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Yali horticulturalists in Papua are less willing to sacrifice one person to save five others
According to a study published in the journal Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, the Yali – a traditional indigenous, non-Western society...
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Cultivating self-compassion may be an important means of decreasing suicidal behaviors
A new study suggests that self-compassion is uniquely associated with self-reported suicidal behaviors, but not with implicit suicidality. This research...
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Study finds no association between religion, spirituality, and weight
A longitudinal study has found that religion and spirituality are not important psychosocial factors in influencing body weight, finding no...
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Partnered and solo sexual behaviors have been declining in the last decade
According to a new study published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior, there have been decreases in all modes...
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Intelligence is a stronger predictor of academic performance than self-control, study finds
A longitudinal study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence attempted to replicate previous research finding that self-control was...
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Moral impressions about people are influenced by perceptions of their predictability
A series of six studies published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology reveal that utilitarian agents, who opt to sacrifice...
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New study suggests you can bullshit some bullshitters
According to new research published in The British Journal of Social Psychology, frequency of bullshitting intended to impress or persuade...
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Narcissism is associated with belief in astrology, study finds
A new study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences examined whether personality traits could predict unfounded beliefs, finding...
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Exposure to partisan news is not associated with polarization, study finds
The researchers argue that their null findings challenge “the popular narrative that partisan news is to blame for the ills...
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