Science Reveals a Silver Lining to Dark Behaviors
For psychological scientists, exploring the less pleasant aspects of individual and social nature is an occasional necessity. … More
Emotion
Scientists Share How Faces Guide and Reflect Our Lives
A special issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science brings together innovative research and theory in psychological science, computer science… More
2017 APS Mentor Awards
Recipients of the APS Mentor Award for 2017 include David M. Buss, University of Texas at Austin; Randall W. Engle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul L. Harris, Harvard University; and Phoebe C. Ellsworth, University of Michigan… More
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring antecedents and consequences of anger and disgust and coordinated herding behavior among multiple agents… More
We Read Emotions Based on How the Eye Sees
We use others’ eyes – whether they’re widened or narrowed – to infer emotional states, and the inferences we make align with the optical function of those expressions… More
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring social comparison and achievement in academic settings, the role of the hippocampus in enhanced fear learning in rats, and how emotion influences ensemble coding… More