psychology

This is the first study to explore not only what percentage of people in the general population choose to watch videos of graphic real-life violence, but also why.

Our egotism and self-confidence can sometimes spill-over to our loved ones.

A recent study used MRIs to study the changes in brain activity when trained method actors responded to questions in and out of character.

Perpetual worry doesn’t have to be your default mindset.

They say laughter is the best medicine; you might not be able to laugh a broken leg away, but it might help your depression.

Being on shaky financial footing is making Americans dumber.

How prone you are to boredom plays an unexpected role.

Here’s how to set clear expectations about household management.

The Oedipal complex, repressed memories, penis envy? Sigmund Freud’s ideas are far-reaching, but few have withstood the onslaught of empirical evidence.

A new study suggests that reframing goals can help smart people avoid choking under pressure.

According to a new study, there are 4 different types of loneliness.

The I Ching serves as a foundation for many Eastern philosophies and Western mathematics.

If texting ‘is starting to feel frustrating, stressful, or if you’re overwhelmed or trapped by it, that’s a good indication that you need to set a boundary.’

Saving money doesn’t mean sacrificing quality of life; in fact, it can be a way to improve it.

New research from the University of Buffalo makes the case for the smartphone.

A new study of thousands links right-wing authoritarian attitudes and feeling one’s life is more meaningful.

A new study finds even simple, easy, appearance alterations fool people

Anxious? Dr. Frankl suggested you take a different view of things.

The fierce debate over participation trophies ignores a crucial fact: Children aren’t idiots.

Sometimes the basics really matter.

The formula for resilience? Hope, grit, and amnesia.

If you have a strong imagination, this won’t help you with academic study.

An emphasis on personal responsibility might explain why conservatives tend to be in better physical health than liberals.

‘For decades, all the major economists … they all believed that we would be working less and less’, Rutger Bregman told Davos

Maslow’s highest level on the hierarchy of needs.

Creativity can bring about unchecked harm, but it’s up to us how we wield it.

One flew east, one flew west, eight shrinks flew into the cuckoo’s nest.

Good science is sometimes trumped by the craving for a “big splash.”

It’s not just ostriches who stick their head in the sand.

What’s in your tummy might affect what’s in your head.