Psychology

People working together often scheme to put profits ahead of telling the truth. New research points to ways to stop this behavior

The emotion AI industry, courts and child educators are unknowingly relying on a misunderstanding of Darwin’s ideas

Studies suggest that appreciating beauty in the everyday may be just as powerful as a sense of overarching purpose

When networking, women and people in racial and ethnic minority groups can benefit from calling out their identity

Children are worried by Russia’s attack and need explanations about what is going on, a family counselor says

The nation’s largest association of psychologists said its members should do more to treat the dangerous health effects of rising temperatures

Children as young as seven years old may hesitate to ask questions in school because they worry classmates will think they are “stupid”

High levels of it have put people at risk of emotional problems 

New research underscores that almost everyone’s personality blends “more often seen in men” and “more often seen in women” characteristics

People in a study handily solved puzzles while juggling an unrelated mental task by relying on spontaneous insight, not analytic thinking

People seeking to radicalize others are using ads to push conspiracy theories and extremist views

You can change your behavior in lasting ways by changing how you frame your situation, explains behavioral scientist Ayelet Fishbach in her new book