In an effort to teach self-management to students identified as impulsive, Meichenbaum found that he could help students ...

With the new year approaching, millions of people will turn to apps to help them get fit, save money or learn something new.

Conservatives more likely to believe conspiracies and share fake science news, but both sides engage in motivated reasoning ...

Reskilling can leave professionals feeling less useful, not more. This piece explains why identity—not skill—breaks first, ...

A foundational 1956 study of the concept, focussed on a U.F.O. doomsday cult, has been all but debunked by new research.

Eiko Fried has been appointed professor of Mental Health & Data Science. This combined chair neatly fits the view that understanding complex mental ...

Like disadvantageous inequity aversion, advantageous inequity aversion can be learned by observing another’s fairness preferences.

A person's appearance can't determine their level of intelligence, but the way they behave can. And people who are smarter ...

Vividly imagining a positive interaction with someone can increase how much you like them — and even alter how your brain stores information about that person.

As teens spend less time with their friends in person, scientists are beginning to uncover how isolation may affect the ...

While some psychologists believe laziness isn’t a true personality trait, being lazy can majorly impact your well-being. Here ...

A new study led by cognitive neuroscientists at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Max Planck Institute for Human ...