When sending their children to school, parents will often aim for schools with high scores and challenging programs, but according to a new analysis of data from Project TALENT, selective schools with a higher average achievement level may actually exert a negative influence on students’ long-term success. The nationally representative, longitudinal study of More
Sarah Gaither shares how her experiences as a biracial individual have informed her psychological research on identity.
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People tend to view a social media comment that calls out offensive behavior positively, but not when it’s echoed by several other commenters. More
People from opposing political parties may agree on the existence and causes of climate change more than they think, a study shows. More
A sample of new research exploring political preferences and self-concept, joint action in marmoset monkeys, serial processing in word recognition, and cognitive processing of asymmetric mixtures. More
It’s sweet to be agreeable—but what a vibrant, healthy society really needs is principled troublemakers. Those who dare to say “no” when it appears that everyone else is in agreement are rare and brave—and they make the world a better place, according to University of California, Berkeley psychology professor Charlan More
