Tag: psychology
Hope is not the same as optimism, a psychologist explains −...
Kendra Thomas, Hope College
On April 3, 1968, standing before a crowded church, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr....
Chilling out rather than blowing off steam is a better way...
Sophie L. Kjaervik, Virginia Commonwealth University and Brad Bushman, The Ohio State University
Some commonly recommended tactics for managing...
Making it personal: Considering an issue’s relevance to your own life...
Rebecca Dyer, Hamilton College and Keelah Williams, Hamilton College
Political polarization can be reduced when people are told to...
Are fears of saying ‘no’ overblown?
Julian Givi, West Virginia University and Colleen P. Kirk, New York Institute of Technology
Everyone has been there. You...
Why do people have different tastes in music? A music education...
Jane Kuehne, Auburn University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
Focus on right now, not the distant future, to stay motivated...
Kaitlin Woolley, Cornell University and Paul Stillman, San Diego State University
It’s a familiar start-of-the-year scene. You’ve committed to...
The curious joy of being wrong – intellectual humility means being...
Daryl Van Tongeren, Hope College
Mark Twain apocryphally said, “I’m in favor of progress; it’s change I don’t like.”...
Winter brings more than just ugly sweaters – here’s how the...
Michael Varnum, Arizona State University and Ian Hohm, University of British Columbia
What comes to mind when you think...
EXPLORING NATURE
I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a...
Julian Resasco, University of Colorado Boulder
Imagine a bee crawling into a bright yellow flower.
This...
