Tag: Social psychology
People think they should talk less to be liked, but new...
Quinn Hirschi, University of Chicago
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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...
What the new science of authenticity says about discovering your true...
Matthew Baldwin, University of Florida
After following a white rabbit down a hole in the ground and changing sizes...
Happy Twosday! Why numbers like 2/22/22 have been too fascinating for...
Barry Markovsky, University of South Carolina
This Feb. 22, the world hits an unprecedented milestone. It’s the date itself:...
When meeting someone new, try skirting the small talk and digging...
Amit Kumar, University of Texas at Austin; Michael Kardas, Northwestern University, and Nicholas Epley, University of Chicago
Even as...
What’s the point of holiday gifts?
Dimitris Xygalatas, University of Connecticut
Whether it’s the dread of a trip to an overcrowded shopping mall, the challenge...
Are people lying more since the rise of social media and...
David Markowitz, University of Oregon
Technology has given people more ways to connect, but has it also given them...
Changing your mind about something as important as vaccination isn’t a...
Art Markman, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
Culturally, this is an era in which...
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John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
New disease outbreaks, like the novel coronavirus that recently emerged in China’s Hubei province, generate headlines and...
