Tag: psychology
With Hooters on the verge of bankruptcy, a psychologist reflects on...
Dawn Szymanski, University of Tennessee
In 1983, six businessmen got together and opened the first Hooters restaurant in Clearwater,...
Rethinking repression − why memory researchers reject the idea of recovered...
Gabrielle Principe, College of Charleston
In 1990, George Franklin was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison...
The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy
Julia Standefer, Iowa State University and L. Alison Phillips, Iowa State University
A state law signed Feb. 28, 2025,...
Anger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose...
Laura Rees, Oregon State University and Ray Friedman, Vanderbilt University
Pretty much everyone will sometimes struggle with anger at...
Just having a pet doesn’t help mental health – but pet-owners...
Brian N. Chin, Trinity College
For many people, pets provide unconditional love, companionship and a sense of security. But...
How Americans really feel about deporting immigrants – 3 charts explain...
Leo Gugerty, Clemson University
President Donald Trump’s signature promise during his campaign was to carry out the “largest deportation”...
Decluttering can be stressful − a clinical psychologist explains how personal...
Mary E. Dozier, Mississippi State University
I recently helped my mom sort through boxes she inherited when my grandparents...
‘The geezer game’ – a nearly 50-year-old pickup basketball game –...
Richie Zweigenhaft, Guilford College
Donald Trump’s polarizing political rise in the past decade has driven many groups – and...
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...
