New research suggests a surprisingly simple way to ease social anxiety: assume first impressions are permanent. A study found ...

How we handle uncertainty might shape our politics. Research in Personality and Individual Differences indicates that a lower ...

Psychologists who study attention often point out that when people stop engaging consciously with their daily experiences, ...

The very traits that make people smart, such as high standards, deep analysis and awareness of alternatives, can also make decisions significantly harder.

An investigation of the effects of the U.S. Air Force bombing of Afghanistan finds that air strikes appeared to increase subsequent insurgency attacks by the Taliban, not diminish them.

Children as young as seven begin to internalize stereotypes about who is more or less likely to pursue occupations related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)—beliefs that may ...

A decades-long (and counting) study reveals happiness lies not necessarily in the achievement, but in the pursuit.

IFS is believed to be a useful treatment for PTSD. A new study provides the first research-based evidence of its efficacy.

When someone reads a message but doesn't respond, the silence becomes more psychologically loaded than if the message had ...

You should circle back for a confab with workers who are deeply into blue-skying ideas. They may not be a synergistic fit for your outfit.

Have you ever gotten the feeling that you belong in another century? Psychology says there may be a reason for feeling like ...

Studies were conducted to determine if MJ’s in-game superstition truly worked.