The Greek concept of hubris—the excessive pride that leads to downfall—perfectly encapsulates the Awami League's attitude. Political scientist Graham Allison's theory of organisational failure ...

A new study finds that when young kids find loopholes, or sneaky work-arounds, for instructions, they must apply advanced ...

Inzlicht and his colleagues posed the Effort Paradox to make sense of this odd tendency: Sometimes we value experiences and ...

We are social psychologists who study and teach about the basic social, cognitive and emotion-based processes people ... and prompt legislators to pass biased laws. Social psychology theory and ...

We are social psychologists who study and teach about the basic social, cognitive and emotion-based processes people ... and prompt legislators to pass biased laws. Social psychology theory and ...

The study of the human condition has long been fragmented into distinct silos, dividing the humanities from the interpretive social sciences. While each of these disciplines addresses vital questions ...

Self-scratching among non-human primates is known to indicate social tension and anxiety. The two researchers from Kyoto ...

Liberalism and conservatism are not limited to politics. These different attitudes represent a fundamental tension in our emotional lives, present in all of us.

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Popularised by former lawyer turned self-help pioneer Mel Robbins, the Let Them theory has been widely celebrated by TikTok ...

Educational theories downplaying external stimuli have inadvertently reduced clarity and equity in education. Effective stimuli must be intentionally balanced: too strong can trigger anxiety too weak ...

Joe Dowdy (Raleigh Partner) and Colleen Bear (Senior Manager Talent Management and Coach) hosted the first of Kilpatrick’s ...