Psychology (Page 10)

Get to know your own mind—and improve your mental health—with the latest findings on human brains and behavior.

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Here’s How Weed Affects Your Body
Mental Health

Here’s How Weed Affects Your Body

By Alexandra Ossola

How Do We Know When A Pilot Isn’t Mentally Fit To Fly?
Mental Health

How Do We Know When A Pilot Isn’t Mentally Fit To Fly?

By Alexandra Ossola

If It Feels Like Stress Is Killing You, That’s Because It Might Be
Psychology

If It Feels Like Stress Is Killing You, That’s Because It Might Be

By Brooke Borel

Pie Sci: Why You Should Eat A Slice Of Pie Crust-First
Psychology

Pie Sci: Why You Should Eat A Slice Of Pie Crust-First

By Alexandra Ossola

9 Strategies For Battling Stress
Psychology

9 Strategies For Battling Stress

By Brooke Borel

Stress Quiz: How Stressed Are You?
Psychology

Stress Quiz: How Stressed Are You?

By Brooke Borel

What Happens To Your Body When You’re Stressed
Psychology

What Happens To Your Body When You’re Stressed

By Brooke Borel

When There’s Nothing Left To Do But Crack A Cancer Joke
Psychology

When There’s Nothing Left To Do But Crack A Cancer Joke

By Brooke Borel

black-and-white photo showing a family watching TV in 1958
Psychology

The Psychology Behind The “Like A Girl” And Nationwide Super Bowl Ads

By Francie Diep

Can Virtual Body Swapping Help Fight Racial Prejudice?
Psychology

Can Virtual Body Swapping Help Fight Racial Prejudice?

By Alissa Zhu

Is There A Scientifically Valid Way To Interrogate People?
Psychology

Is There A Scientifically Valid Way To Interrogate People?

By Christian Meissner, University of Iowa

This Robot Can Make You Feel Like There’s A Ghost Behind You
Psychology

This Robot Can Make You Feel Like There’s A Ghost Behind You

By Loren Grush

Can You Get PTSD From A Virtual Experience?
Psychology

Can You Get PTSD From A Virtual Experience?

By Daniel Engber

Portal 2 Improves Cognitive Skills More Than Lumosity Does, Study Finds
Psychology

Portal 2 Improves Cognitive Skills More Than Lumosity Does, Study Finds

By Francie Diep

2 Percent Of People Can Multitask Well. Are You A Supertasker?
Psychology

2 Percent Of People Can Multitask Well. Are You A Supertasker?

By Douglas Main

Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Trump Drugs For Severe Depression
Mental Health

Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Trump Drugs For Severe Depression

By Douglas Main

Facial Expressions Aren’t As Universal As Scientists Have Thought
Psychology

Facial Expressions Aren’t As Universal As Scientists Have Thought

By Devon Maloney

Enjoy The Feeling Of Adderall? You May Be Less Likely To Develop ADHD
Psychology

Enjoy The Feeling Of Adderall? You May Be Less Likely To Develop ADHD

By Douglas Main

Strong Link Established Between Trust and Intelligence
Psychology

Strong Link Established Between Trust and Intelligence

By Douglas Main

The Woman Who Can Will Herself Out Of Her Body
Psychology

The Woman Who Can Will Herself Out Of Her Body

By Douglas Main

11 Reasons Why Cat Bites May Be Linked To Depression
Mental Health

11 Reasons Why Cat Bites May Be Linked To Depression

By Douglas Main

Cat Bites Are Linked To Depression
Mental Health

Cat Bites Are Linked To Depression

By Douglas Main

Frowning In Bright Sunlight Can Make You Angry
Psychology

Frowning In Bright Sunlight Can Make You Angry

By Douglas Main

Put On This Virtual Reality Helmet, Then Swap Your Gender
Psychology

Put On This Virtual Reality Helmet, Then Swap Your Gender

By Colin Lecher

The Psychology Of Loving Heavy Metal
Psychology

The Psychology Of Loving Heavy Metal

By Shaunacy Ferro

Sad Faces Make People Support Social Campaigns
Psychology

Sad Faces Make People Support Social Campaigns

By Shaunacy Ferro

Blindfolded People Can Still “See” Their Own Limbs
Psychology

Blindfolded People Can Still “See” Their Own Limbs

By Shaunacy Ferro

Science Confirms The Obvious: Dudes Slow Down When Walking With Their Girlfriends
Psychology

Science Confirms The Obvious: Dudes Slow Down When Walking With Their Girlfriends

By Shaunacy Ferro

Science Explains Why You Love A Slow Caress
Psychology

Science Explains Why You Love A Slow Caress

By Shaunacy Ferro

Eye Contact: Not As Persuasive As We Thought
Psychology

Eye Contact: Not As Persuasive As We Thought

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Is It Possible To Control Our Dreams?
Psychology

FYI: Is It Possible To Control Our Dreams?

By Kaitlin Miller

The Mind-Bending Science Of James Turrell’s Art
Psychology

The Mind-Bending Science Of James Turrell’s Art

By Shaunacy Ferro

Got A Wide Face? You’re Making Everything Terrible
Psychology

Got A Wide Face? You’re Making Everything Terrible

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Imagination Works
Psychology

How Imagination Works

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Common Are Sadists?
Psychology

How Common Are Sadists?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why You Love Your Parents’ Music
Psychology

Why You Love Your Parents’ Music

By Shaunacy Ferro

Truman Show Syndrome: Why People Think They’re Living In A Reality Show
Psychology

Truman Show Syndrome: Why People Think They’re Living In A Reality Show

By Colin Lecher

Researchers Expose Troubling Bias In Forensic Psychology
Psychology

Researchers Expose Troubling Bias In Forensic Psychology

By Francie Diep

Why Do We Pathologize Gender Nonconformity?
Psychology

Why Do We Pathologize Gender Nonconformity?

By Shaunacy Ferro

3 Ways To Save Psychotherapy
Psychology

3 Ways To Save Psychotherapy

By Shaunacy Ferro

Psychedelic Drugs Don’t Make People Crazy, Study Says
Mental Health

Psychedelic Drugs Don’t Make People Crazy, Study Says

By Shaunacy Ferro

How We Remember To Remember
Psychology

How We Remember To Remember

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why So Many Men Kill Their Families On Sundays In August
Mental Health

Why So Many Men Kill Their Families On Sundays In August

By Colin Lecher

Why People Love Tipping Waiters
Psychology

Why People Love Tipping Waiters

By Shaunacy Ferro

Internet-Based Psychotherapy Actually Works
Mental Health

Internet-Based Psychotherapy Actually Works

By Shaunacy Ferro

Seriously, What’s Up With Anthony Weiner?
Psychology

Seriously, What’s Up With Anthony Weiner?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Psychology

FYI: Why Is It Funny When A Guy Gets Hit In The Groin?

By Shaunacy Ferro

This Is The Molecule Responsible For Stress
Mental Health

This Is The Molecule Responsible For Stress

By Shaunacy Ferro

Psychology

A Florida Man Woke Up In A Motel Room Speaking Only Swedish. Could It Happen To You?

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: What Is Hikikomori?
Mental Health

FYI: What Is Hikikomori?

By Francie Diep

Why It Feels Like Your Phone Is Vibrating In Your Pocket When It Isn’t
Psychology

Why It Feels Like Your Phone Is Vibrating In Your Pocket When It Isn’t

By Dan Nosowitz

How Slot Machine Sounds Trick Your Brain
Psychology

How Slot Machine Sounds Trick Your Brain

By Colin Lecher

Ambien Can Improve Your Recall, But Only For Unhappy Memories
Psychology

Ambien Can Improve Your Recall, But Only For Unhappy Memories

By Shaunacy Ferro

Your Brain Makes Its Own Version Of Valium
Mental Health

Your Brain Makes Its Own Version Of Valium

By Shaunacy Ferro

Where Is The Next Carl Sagan?
Psychology

Where Is The Next Carl Sagan?

By Erin Biba

Who Was H.M.? Inside The Mind Of The Amnesiac Who Revolutionized Neuroscience
Psychology

Who Was H.M.? Inside The Mind Of The Amnesiac Who Revolutionized Neuroscience

By Suzanne Corkin

Giving White People The Illusion Of Darker Skin Makes Them Less Racist
Psychology

Giving White People The Illusion Of Darker Skin Makes Them Less Racist

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Which Emotion Is The Hardest To Fake?
Psychology

FYI: Which Emotion Is The Hardest To Fake?

By Emily Ferber

A Cannabinoid That Looks Like THC Could Be Key To Diagnosing PTSD
Mental Health

A Cannabinoid That Looks Like THC Could Be Key To Diagnosing PTSD

By Shaunacy Ferro

Your Brain Catches Grammar Errors Even When You Don’t Realize It
Psychology

Your Brain Catches Grammar Errors Even When You Don’t Realize It

By Clay Dillow

How Facebook Used Science To Design More Emotional Emoticons
Psychology

How Facebook Used Science To Design More Emotional Emoticons

By Shaunacy Ferro

Guys: Holding A Guitar Makes You More Attractive
Psychology

Guys: Holding A Guitar Makes You More Attractive

By Colin Lecher

Why We Can’t Stop Eating Frosting From The Can
Psychology

Why We Can’t Stop Eating Frosting From The Can

By Francie Diep

Me, Me, Me: People Who Overuse The First-Person Singular Are More Depressed
Mental Health

Me, Me, Me: People Who Overuse The First-Person Singular Are More Depressed

By Rose Pastore