Conducting the Milgram experiment in Poland, psychologists show people still obey
The title is direct, “Would you deliver an electric shock in 2015?” and the answer, according to the results of…
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Facts, beliefs, and identity: The seeds of science skepticism
Psychological researchers are working to understand the cognitive processes, ideologies, cultural demands, and conspiracy beliefs that cause smart people to…
Study: For health and happiness, share good news with your partner
Service members, including both active and recently separated, have been called upon to fight overseas and to assist during natural…
Thinking of changing your behavior in 2017? Try moving first
41% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions but only 9% feel they were successful in keeping their resolutions. The problem…
Both psychological and physiological health is impacted by social relationships at work
Whether you’re an engineer, a nurse, or a call center worker, you are likely to spend an average of one…
When you don’t feel valued in a relationship, sleep suffers
We spend up to one-third of our life asleep, but not everyone sleeps well. For couples, it turns out how…
Cognitive ability varies, but prejudice is universal
When it comes to prejudice, it does not matter if you are smart or not, or conservative or liberal, each…
Agreeable personalities are more likely to help strangers
Prosocial behaviors, such as willingness to help others, may be linked to specific personalities. Based on new research published by…
When it comes to knowing your true self, believe in free will
Diminishing a person’s belief in free will leads to them feeling less like their true selves, according to recent research…
Satisfied partners downgrade the appearance of potential threats to their romantic relationship
Though they meet thousands of new people in their lifetime, what underlying psychological factors might couples use to stay committed…
Expectations can minimize unethical behavior in the powerful
While there are many examples of unethical leaders, from FIFA to the recent political discoveries from the Panama Papers leak,…
Psychologists uncover a prototypical vision of ‘wisdom’ shared across North American cultures
Benjamin Franklin, Socrates, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa: All well-recognized names. In a recent study from Personality and Social…
Belief in God strengthened by imagining how life would be different
New research shows a person’s belief in God is strengthened when thinking of “what might have been” especially in reflecting…
High standards produce mixed effects on marriages
There is a tension between what spouses demand from their marriages and what they are capable of attaining from those…
New study shows emotional cost for parents who put on a happy face for their children
How do parents feel when they regulate their emotional expressions in ways that do not match their genuine feelings? Recent…