For some, cruelty can be pleasurable, even exciting. New research suggests that this kind of everyday sadism is real and more common than we might think. More>
Researchers have successfully erased frightening memories in the lab, but the transition from theory to clinical application is challenging.
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Twenty-four year old Shawn Gementera was caught red-handed pilfering letters from private mailboxes along San Francisco’s Fulton Street. Mail theft is a serious crime, and it was not Gementera’s first […]
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For some, cruelty can be pleasurable, even exciting. New research suggests that this kind of everyday sadism is real and more common than we might think. More>
Indiana University’s first psychology laboratory opened in 1888 with humble beginnings. But 125 years later, it now stands as the longest continuing psychology laboratory in the United States.
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Thoughts guide action, from ordering a coffee to avoiding predators. What we think matters. But according to Emily Pronin of Princeton University, how fast we think matters, too.
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Boosting testosterone can promote generosity in certain situations, indicating that the hormone's effects are more nuanced than previously thought.
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Two new studies explore the cognitive and neural mechanisms that mediate the relationship between self-control and reward processing in dieters.
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Are people of one social class more likely to lie, cheat, or steal than those of another? Despite previous research, a new article shows that the relationship isn't so simple.
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Many of us struggle to resist temptations— new research suggests that developing close working relationships with people who exhibit a high degree of self-discipline may be one remedy.
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