Does Our High School Popularity Affect Us Today?
Psychologist Mitch Prinstein talks about why we are biologically programmed to care about what others think of us, why teenagers More
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The Paradox of Diversity
The study of people’s reactions to shifts in national demographics illuminates the broad psychological, social, and political implications of growing diversity across the world, says social psychologist Jennifer Richeson. More
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring cognitive factors in intergroup biases, object-based attention on social units, height and dominant behavior, and sameness as a natural concept. More
Why People Are Obsessed With the Royals, According to Psychologists
By now, you likely know that Prince William and Kate Middleton had their third child, Louis, who joins older siblings More
We’ve heard a lot of bad apologies lately. What makes a good one?
Think of some of the excuses, denials and apologies we’ve heard in the last few months. Film producer and More
New Books: October 2017
Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World by Mitch Prinstein; Viking, June 6, 2017. Minding the Weather: How Expert More