How culture shapes your mind — and your mental illness
THE PATIENT, A man in his early 20s, was clearly distressed, anxious. There were insects, he said, insects crawling around… More
Culture
New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring: equanimity and mindfulness training; episodic memory, culture, and well-being; and environmental sensitivity as a predictor of intervention response… More
A psychologist helps us understand why life is so different around the world
Michele Gelfand used to be “a sheltered Long Island kid who only saw New York and the world through a… More
White threat in a browning America
In 2008, Barack Obama held up change as a beacon, attaching to it another word, a word that channeled everything… More
Research Suggests Exposure to Multiculturalism Prompts People to Inflate the Importance of Race
As the United States—and much of the world—becomes more ethnically diverse, how can we all get along? For many, the… More
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring individual differences in learning efficiency, cognitive prerequisites for early arithmetic, and gender differences in subjective well-being… More