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The Gift of Getting Weirder With Age
… Rebecca Schlegel, a professor of psychology and brain sciences at Texas A&M University who studies the “true self,” told me people can feel that they become more authentic over time. In her research, participants aged
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How to Build the Mindset Now Proven to Slow Ageing
… Dr Becca Levy, a professor of public health and psychology, lit the touchpaper of this research at the turn of the millennium. As a young graduate student, she had just spent a semester in
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Why We Think We Deserve Good Karma—And Others Don’t
For thousands of years, people have waited on karma to catch up with their good behavior—or promised it would roll around for anyone who crossed them. The lure of karmic thinking is that if you
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How Have Your Siblings Shaped Who You Are?
Do you have siblings? If so, what are your relationships with them like? How much do you think they have influenced you — your personality, interests, beliefs and behavior? … Anyone raising more than one
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For Young Adults, Caregiving Isn’t Just Hard. It Can Shape You for Life
They’re young and in love. But she’s sick, and he’s her caregiver, and that means nothing else comes easy. … At this age, people typically explore new beliefs, relationships and friendships. It’s when you become
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Unraveling the Power and Influence of Language
The study of framing effects is a multidisciplinary line of research that investigates when, how, and why language influences those who receive a message and how it impacts their response. This science is in the spotlight in the latest issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
