It can also feel like a vital part of life, as though if you’re not seeking self-understanding, you’re missing out. (Our old pal Socrates also said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.”) “If you ...

If a friend is struggling with a big challenge or feels defeated, it’s usually our first instinct to offer words of comfort and understanding. But often it’s not so easy to do this for ...

Podcast: New research outlines ten key design and implementation considerations for ESM studies, helping researchers apply ...

Such courage and self-sacrifice toward kin can certainly be inspiring, but moral beauty is most striking in acts of goodness toward others with whom one does not have obvious ties, exhibiting a degree ...

A healthy diet is a goal for many consumers, but a recent study found something that can deter people from eating more healthful food: They worry about it spoiling....“There are so many different ...

Cognitive neuroscientist Laura Pritschet, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, is fascinated by how female hormones, including estrogen and ...

A meta-analysis examines the progress scientific psychology has made in strengthening its practices and results.

Securing funding for graduate research is a significant milestone, and, for me, receiving the Crossing Boundaries Research ...

Science seldom works in straight lines. Sometimes it’s “applied” to solve specific problems: Let’s put people on the moon; we need a Covid vaccine. Much of the time it’s “basic,” aimed at ...

Assistant Professor of Psychology at Yale University and 2025 APS Janet Taylor Spence Award recipient Julia Leonard’s ...

Teaching: Here’s a strategy to help students think critically about the state of the science on alcohol use disorder.