People are worse at predicting whether a sports team will win, lose, or tie when they bet on the final score than when they bet on the overall outcome, according to a new study published in Psychological Science. More>
Humans seem to have an innate drive to help relieve the suffering of others. But scientific studies show that our compassionate feelings may help improve our own physical and psychological health.
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There’s nothing I like more than sharing a good meal with friends and family. I like everything about it—the shopping for fresh ingredients, the chopping and cooking, and most of
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People are worse at predicting whether a sports team will win, lose, or tie when they bet on the final score than when they bet on the overall outcome, according to a new study published in Psychological Science. More>
Individuals who learn two languages at an early age seem to switch back and forth between separate "sound systems" for each language, according to new research.
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At the APS Convention, 19 poster sessions in the APS Exhibit Hall will showcase attendees’ research.
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Diverse emotions like sadness, happiness, fear, and anger are all based on common building blocks of valence (i.e., pleasure/displeasure) and arousal, according to new research published in Psychological Science.
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A sample of new research exploring the frequency, impact, and severity of exposure to traumatic events; mood management interventions and depression; and links between war zone stress, genetics, and attention.
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Why do so many sports players and athletes choose to wear the color red when they compete? A new study suggests that it may have to do with their testosterone… More>
Psychological scientists Snehlata Jaswal and Robert H. Logie conducted a series of experiments to study the importance of configural encoding in feature binding.
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