Tag: psychology
What’s behind phantom cellphone buzzes?
This is your brain on plugs.
'Brain' via www.shutterstock.comDaniel J. Kruger, University of Michigan
Have you ever experienced a phantom phone call or text? You’re convinced...
Combatting stereotypes: How to talk to your children
Marjorie Rhodes, New York University
How can modern parents raise the next generation to be free from corrosive gender and racial stereotypes? By the time...
She phubbs me, she phubbs me not: Smartphones could be ruining...
James A. Roberts, Baylor University
The majority of our relationships are in shambles.
The U.S. divorce rate hovers at 40 percent, but that’s not the...
Do conservatives value ‘moral purity’ more than liberals?
Kate Johnson, University of Southern California and Joe Hoover, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
In the wake of...
The psychology behind why clowns creep us out
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
For the past several months, creepy clowns have been terrorizing America, with sightings of actual clowns in at least 10...
What the Favorite TV Shows of Trump Supporters Can Tell us...
Aaron Duncan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
According to new data, supporters of Donald Trump prefer to get their news from television and enjoy watching crime dramas.
These...
In the wake of tragedy, Trump takes rhetoric of fear to...
Stephanie A. Martin, Southern Methodist University and Christopher Salinas, Southern Methodist University
Donald Trump’s remarks in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting massacre – especially...
Why do people risk their lives – or….
Why do people risk their lives – or the lives of others – for the perfect selfie?
Michael Weigold, University of Florida
2016 hasn’t been a...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
