OpinionDecember 9, 2020
What Motivates COVID Rule Breakers?
The answer turns out to be complicated
Psychology
OpinionAugust 18, 2020
In Defense of the Psychologically Rich Life
It involves complex mental engagement; a wide range of deep, intense emotions; and diverse, novel and interesting experiences
New Issue: Science’s Impossible Questions. Read Now
BehaviorJuly 1, 2020
The Biggest Psychological Experiment in History Is Running Now
What can the pandemic teach us about how people respond to adversity?
OpinionJune 29, 2020
Unraveling the Mindset of Victimhood
Focusing on grievances can be debilitating; social science points to a better way
Mental HealthJune 18, 2020
COVID-19 Worsens Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder—but Therapy Offers Coping Skills
The pandemic has heightened OCD phobias such as fear of germs. Yet some patients say experience with anxiety, and treatment for it, gives them an advantage
Mental HealthJune 1, 2020
Psychological Trauma Is the Next Crisis for Coronavirus Health Workers
Hero worship alone doesn’t protect frontline clinicians from distress
BehaviorApril 9, 2020
Expression of Doubt
Psychologists can’t agree whether facial expressions reliably convey moods. But companies building emotion-recognition software aren’t waiting to find out
PsychologyApril 1, 2020
Effective Psychological Therapy May Slow Cellular Aging
Cognitive-behavioral therapy improved both symptoms and markers of senescence in people with anxiety
Mental HealthFebruary 13, 2020
What’s Next for Psychology’s Embattled Field of Social Priming
A promising field of research on social behavior struggled after investigators couldn’t repeat key findings. Now researchers are trying to establish what’s worth saving