Tag: psychology
Coronavirus responses highlight how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that...
Adrian Bardon, Wake Forest University
Bemoaning uneven individual and state compliance with public health recommendations, top U.S. COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci recently blamed the country’s...
The stay-at-home slowdown – how the pandemic upended our perception of...
Philip Gable, University of Delaware
Think back to life before stay-at-home orders. Does it feel like just yesterday? Or does it seem like ages ago...
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...
Very good dogs don’t necessarily make very good co-workers
Jessica Myrick, Pennsylvania State University
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are working from home in close proximity to our human children or...
Do people become more selfless as they age?
Ulrich Mayr, University of Oregon
Looking for something to binge-watch while you’re hunkering down at home?
Consider checking out the popular TV show “The Good Place.”...
Porn use is up, thanks to the pandemic
Joshua B. Grubbs, Bowling Green State University
Across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost all aspects of daily life. Travel is down; jobless...
Paying all blood donors might not be worth it
Gretchen Chapman, Carnegie Mellon University
The Abstract features interesting research and the people behind it.
Gretchen Chapman is a decision scientist who explores what makes it...
Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation
Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University
When you think of visual misinformation, maybe you think of deepfakes – videos that appear real but have actually been created...
EXPLORING NATURE
Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem...
Gillian Russell, Penn State and Glenn Sterner, University of Kentucky
Nearly three times as many Pennsylvania adults gamble online...
