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Minding Education
Findings and concepts in psychological science can spark not only educational innovation, but new ways to assess whether specific teaching methods are effective, APS Fellow Stephen M. Kosslyn says in a guest column.
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Innovations in Teaching Psychological Science
New directions in training students to gather, engage with, and communicate scientific information.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring linguistic synchrony in providing emotional support, genetic contribution to variation in risk taking, and the role of biological motion in navigating a crowd.
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Ability to Identify Genuine Laughter Transcends Culture
People across cultures and continents are largely able to tell the difference between a fake laugh and a real one.
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People Underestimate the Power of Saying ‘Thanks’
When thanking someone, individuals underestimate the level of happiness their expression of gratitude brings to the recipient, a series of experiments shows.
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Replication Study Shows No Evidence That Small Talk Harms Well-Being
People who engage in more substantive conversations tend to be happier but idle small talk isn’t necessarily negatively related to well-being, researchers find.
