Tag: Personality
What makes people willing to risk their lives to save others?
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
After an 18-year-old shooter murdered 19 elementary school students and two teachers in Uvalde,...
Lead exposure during childhood may influence adult personality, and not for...
Ted Schwaba, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
The Research Brief is a short take...
As states reopen, tensions flare between the rule followers and rule...
Michele Gelfand, University of Maryland
Since Republicans, on average, are five times more likely than Democrats to believe it’s safe now to resume normal business...
Scammers don’t cheat because they need the money — they cheat...
Marco A. Palma, Texas A&M University
Why do people cheat?
When we hear that a poor person scammed others out of money, we may attribute...
Could a lack of humility be at the root of what...
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
There are a lot of reasons behind the political polarization of the country and the deterioration of civic discourse.
I wonder...
This trait could be key to a lasting romance
Toni Antonucci, University of Michigan; Kristine J. Ajrouch, University of Michigan, and Noah J. Webster, University of Michigan
Passion and commitment are widely believed to...
Four common mistakes that can ruin your chances in a job...
Janina Steinmetz, City, University of London
If you make it to the job interview stage of an application process, the prospect of a new job...
How where you’re born influences the person you become
Samuel Putnam, Bowdoin College and Masha A. Gartstein, Washington State University
As early as the fifth century, the Greek philosopher Thucydides contrasted the self-control and...