New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring predictors of hallucination proneness, psychopathy and persuasiveness, and decision tree learning as a method for examining marijuana outcomes… More
Social Norms
How Men Get Penalized for Straying from Masculine Norms
When women behave in ways that don’t fit their gender stereotype — for example, by being assertive — they are viewed… More
Why Your Kid Should Be a Rebel
Most parents dread the day their child is labeled “rebellious.” But Francesca Gino, a professor at Harvard Business School, hopes… More
Can the Psychological Technique of ‘Pre-Conformity’ Help Change Our Harmful Behaviors?
Psychologists have found a simple trick to reduce meat consumption in restaurants. Tell a customer that other people are increasingly… More
People hate small talk so much that some hosts have started banning it from their parties
We’d just left a crowded birthday party when a friend told me he admired the way I made small talk… More
The Norms, They Are a Changin’
Psychological scientist Norman Gachia discusses his disturbing research conclusions about the dwindling number of social and cultural Norms… More