Rock paper scissors feels random until you understand that most people play it with their subconscious, not their brain. This ...

The scene, from a Netflix documentary series released in 2020, recreates a highly cited 2007 study 1, which found that babies ...

An explanation of romantic addiction in psychology and why some people become emotionally dependent in relationships ...

Nuclear war is one of the world’s greatest existential threats, so why isn’t there more psychological research on it?

A cheeky student, Moses with a headache, a little boy and his boots, and the most elaborate honeymoon prank you've ever heard ...

Antidepressants often improve mood but can also disrupt sexual well-being. Integrative strategies can help restore both mood ...

The technology can whip up spurious findings and pollute survey responses, but it could also make research more rigorous.

You sleep enough. You answer emails. The kids are fine, the house is mostly fine, the job is fine, and yet the word “fine” ...

We grew up being told, in one way or another, that talking to yourself is what lonely people do. Or stressed people. Or your ...

A recent review explores forced nasogastric feeding in severe anorexia, highlighting ethical dilemmas, trauma risks, and the ...

A new research paper from the University of Kent School of Psychology has found that sexual objectification increases when men are sexually aroused, challenging common Western beliefs that this ...

Work, illness, divorce: life is riddled with stressors out of your control. But research is revealing new ways to cope with these challenges and find hope instead of despair ...