A team from the UNIGE demonstrates that certain soft incentive techniques, known as “nudges,” are…
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Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior, exploring how individuals think, feel, and act both as individuals and within groups. It encompasses a wide range of subfields, including cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, and clinical psychology, among others. Researchers in this field investigate everything from memory and decision-making to emotion, personality, mental health, and the brain’s role in shaping behavior. Ongoing studies continue to deepen our understanding of human thought and experience, offering insights that impact education, health, technology, and society. Explore the latest psychological research and discoveries here.
A study showed a pandemic-driven decline in teen physical activity linked to poorer mental health…
Individuals with high openness to experience tend to excel in creative tasks and have unique…
A new model shows that the more polarized and hyperconnected a social network is, the…
Study shows stress led to drinking more than intended in men only when they already…
Promising alternative to address increasing mental health needs due to pandemic, study says. Computer- and…
New research reveals the economic costs of behavioral responses to the pandemic in the U.S.…
As the latest ‘Call of Duty’ video game is released today, research shows that violent…
Finding could have implications for diagnosis, treatment, study suggests. In women who have experienced trauma,…
Baylor sleep researcher Michael Scullin finds ‘earworms’ continue during sleep, can cause restless nights. Most…
Nighttime awakenings often trigger irrational “3 am thoughts” fueled by stress, biology, and low cognitive…
How Inequality Is Expressed Matters for Policy Views Americans may respect and admire how individual…
We tend to avoid choosing apples with brown spots, assuming that they taste bad. But…
In an opinion article, Australian researchers argue that the ‘placebo effect’ — the idea that…
University of Rochester psychologists find that college students who reinterpret their stress response as performance-enhancing…
People overestimate awkwardness, underestimate enjoyment of deep, meaningful conversations, study finds. People benefit from deep…
Two Thirds of Patients Found Relief; Benefits Lasted One Year Rethinking what causes pain and…
New developmental psychology work has upended decades of research suggesting that children as young as…