Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
Featured articles: “When Anxiety Doesn’t Add Up: Understanding and Preventing Math Anxiety” and “Should You Trust Your Unconscious When Judging Lying? Probably Not!”… More
Judgment
Think you’re a great gift-giver? Probably not
CNN: If you’re stressed about finding the perfect presents for your friends and loved ones this holiday season, ask them… More
If your gift choices seem to disappoint, psychology may explain why
Los Angeles Times: So, you fancy yourself a really good giver of gifts, don’t you? You think really hard about… More
Bad People Are Disgusting, Bad Actions Are Angering
A person’s character, more so than their actions, determines whether we find immoral acts to be ‘disgusting,’ studies show… More
Switching to Daylight Saving Time May Lead to Harsher Legal Sentences
Sentencing data shows that judges in the US tend to give defendants longer sentences the day after switching to daylight saving time compared with other days of the year… More
Want to Give a Good Gift? Think Past the “Big Reveal”
Gift givers often make critical errors in gift selection during the holiday season, focusing on the moment of exchange instead of the long-term utility or practical attributes of the gift… More