Tackling modern problems requires individuals who have the unique social and cognitive skills that allow for collaborative problem solving, say authors of a new report in Psychological Science in the Public Interest. ... More

Tackling modern problems requires individuals who have the unique social and cognitive skills that allow for collaborative problem solving, say authors of a new report in Psychological Science in the Public Interest. ... More

Using a larger dataset than all previous studies on the subject combined, researchers found a small connection between brain size and cognitive performance... More

Using a larger dataset than all previous studies on the subject combined, researchers found a small connection between brain size and cognitive performance... More

Exploring objects through touch can generate detailed, durable memories for those objects, even when we don’t intend to memorize the object’s details... More

Exploring objects through touch can generate detailed, durable memories for those objects, even when we don’t intend to memorize the object’s details... More

Failures to reproduce psychological research findings are often attributed to differences in the study population being examined. But results from a massive international scientific project upend that claim... More

Failures to reproduce psychological research findings are often attributed to differences in the study population being examined. But results from a massive international scientific project upend that claim... More

Data from a longitudinal study show that age-related declines in abstract reasoning ability predict increasing depressive symptoms in subsequent years... More

Data from a longitudinal study show that age-related declines in abstract reasoning ability predict increasing depressive symptoms in subsequent years... More

A series of experiments suggests that merely believing that we’re multitasking may boost our performance by making us more engaged in the tasks at hand. ... More

A series of experiments suggests that merely believing that we’re multitasking may boost our performance by making us more engaged in the tasks at hand. ... More

Meetings are the bane of office life for many professionals but they don't have to be, a team of scientists finds... More

Meetings are the bane of office life for many professionals but they don't have to be, a team of scientists finds... More

The views expressed by political party leaders can change how individual voters feel about an issue, according to findings from a longitudinal study of voters in New Zealand... More

The views expressed by political party leaders can change how individual voters feel about an issue, according to findings from a longitudinal study of voters in New Zealand... More

Our first impressions of the personality traits of people we've just met may depend on their body shape... More

Our first impressions of the personality traits of people we've just met may depend on their body shape... More