Sometimes the most effective shifts don’t start with convincing people to think differently. They start by getting them to ...

Though a great friend can help you co-regulate, and you’ll feel better after gaining perspective and support, if you’re not ...

In new UChicago study, researchers used Minecraft to test whether positive or negative emotion makes the recall method more ...

New psychology experiments show that choosing what we click on makes repeated fake stories feel more believable over time.

You probably think of willpower as whether or not you're going to reach for that second piece of pie—but according to psychology, it's a little bit more complicated! Learn how willpower and ...

People deemed “cool” boast six surprisingly similar personality traits across cultures, according to a new study that hints at the role played by broadcast media in standardising the meaning of the ...

In 1973, psychologist David Rosenhan conducted an unusual experiment to test the validity of psychiatric diagnoses. (Jack Rosenhan) The “Rosenhan Experiment” is one of the most influential psychology ...

Jennifer L. Holm’s “Outside” and Rebecca Stead’s “The Experiment” both feature well-meaning grown-ups who do everything to protect their kids — and fail. By Gayle Forman Gayle Forman is the author of ...

Apocalypse scenarios are often used as a field for experiments on human nature. The experiment in ArcheAge echoes well-known social tests, such as the “survival experiment” or the analysis of behavior ...

In the 1960s, Yale University researcher Stanley Milgram conducted a series of experiments that soon became famous—or notorious, depending on one’s point of view. Each student participant was ...