Your brain wasn't built for modern life. Here's why you struggle with parking, passwords, binge-watching, and even something as simple as splitting a check ...

Psychological research is showing that altruism does exist, an understanding that could lead to a more empathetic world.

Guilt and shame arise from different cognitive triggers and rely on distinct neural systems to guide compensatory behavior.

The newly developed "Fellow Travelers in Treatment" scale highlights the importance of attending to social connections during ...

Psychologist Melissa Hunt and gastroenterologist Chung Sang Tse and colleagues have found that cognitive behavioral therapy ...

Successful digital journeys are powered by something profoundly human: the willingness to think differently, learn ...

Just before the mass shooting that left 15 dead and dozens more injured during a Hanukkah celebration at Australia’s Bondi Beach, two elderly bystanders attempted to disarm one of the attackers.

Health psychologists have found that stigma-related comments can worsen recovery outcomes by increasing isolation and ...

How does mimicry affect the way we judge other people? Whose behavior do we imitate, and in what situations? It turns out that we are more likely to mimic people who express joy, and we perceive those ...

Have you ever wondered how your personality is related to how you do in life? Estonian researchers have put together a large ...

People instinctively mimic others’ facial expressions, but new research shows we do this far more with joyful faces than with sadness or anger—and that the intensity of mimicry predicts how much we ...

The Observer has compiled a list of 2025 guides, tutorials, and manuals designed to support psychological scientists as they ...