Tag: Social psychology
Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your...
Begüm Babür, University of Southern California
Imagine finding out your friends hosted a dinner party and didn’t invite you,...
Making eye contact and small talk with strangers is more than...
Linda R. Tropp, UMass Amherst
How much do you engage with others when you’re out in public? Lots of...
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,...
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...
Nearly 20% of the cultural differences between societies boil down to...
Alexandra Wormley, Arizona State University and Michael Varnum, Arizona State University
In some parts of the world, the rules...
People think they should talk less to be liked, but new...
Quinn Hirschi, University of Chicago
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Will Smith’s slap shows ‘honor culture’ is alive and well
H. Colleen Sinclair, Mississippi State University
After witnessing the “slap heard around the world” during the 2022 Oscars, I...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
