"Preemptive constructs" are mental structures that favor a particular explanation over others. Used by lay person and scientist alike, they can be self-serving, or biased in other ways. A sports fan ...

There is a distinction that one learns about on the first day of a course in psychological research methods. It is the difference between internal and external validity. Internal validity is ...

Imagine you’re training to be a chef. You learn cooking techniques and develop intuitions about flavor pairings, and, after a ...

In the years before Ted Kaczynski's name became synonymous with his title as the "Unabomber," he was tapped for an intense psychological experiment that has left experts with questions regarding its ...

This program was updated from an MA in General Psychology to an MS in Psychological Research in Fall 2024. Students in the Psychological Research program can create individual programs in conjunction ...

From a cranky-faced fetus scowling at her mother’s healthy lunch choice to an octogenarian still benefiting from long-ago musical lessons, the most impactful psychological science research published ...

For years, internet users have claimed the KGB — the security and intelligence agency of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union — conducted psychological experiments in the 1960s and found that two ...

Can AI experience PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), a condition marked by persistent fear and distress after a traumatic ...