Press Releases
Disaster Relief Donations Track Number of People Killed, Not Survivors
People pay more attention to the number of people killed in a natural disaster than to the number of survivors when deciding how much money to donate to relief efforts. ... More>
New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
Explore studies on cancer-related fatigue, cognitive development in siblings of people with schizophrenia, cerebellar functioning and psychosis, and social competence in pediatric traumatic brain injury. ... More>
After the Storms, A Different Opinion on Climate Change
Extreme weather may instill a greater belief that climate change is caused by human activity, and may boost support for politicians running on a "green" platform. ... More>
Diminishing Fear Vicariously By Watching Others
Watching someone else safely interact with a supposedly harmful object can help to extinguish conditioned fear responses, and prevent them from resurfacing later on. ... More>
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring: anger and disgust in moral outrage; extended sexuality in women; anticipation and imitation in social interaction; and long-term effects of infants' motor-exploratory competence. ... More>
