Psychological research is showing that altruism does exist, an understanding that could lead to a more empathetic world.

This APS Rising Star and social psychologist researches the political psychology of ideological attitudes and integrating ...

Most couples — even the unicorns among us who claim they “never fight” — need regular relationship maintenance. And the effort comes with major payoffs: Strong romantic partnerships are good for ...

The day before my brother’s wedding, we stood together on the concrete car park that covers a fraction of our mother’s yard. I had written my best man speech on the plane from New York, ...

In the long run, resolutions that keep others in mind tend to have greater staying power. Studies have found that brute willpower alone lasts for only so long, and that people have a much harder time ...

The holidays aren’t always the happiest time of the year.We’re busier than usual, scurrying around buying presents, mailing cards and attending events. We’re battling the nasty winter illnesses that ...

Some scientists are hesitant to submit nonsignificant results to journals, citing reputation as a major factor.

Finding "the one" can seem like life's ultimate goal—but should it be? This hour, TED speakers expand the definition of life partnership, whether it's with a friend, a spouse, a pet, or no one at ...

Memory and smell are intertwined; it’s through memory that we learn to remember smells, and disorders that take away memory also take away the ability to distinguish scents. Some of this learning ...

Image: IBM Q System One is the world’s first-ever circuit-based commercial quantum computer, introduced by IBM in January 2019. Source: IBM. Though a young and relatively underdeveloped technology, ...

Robert Zajonc was a consummate scientist, scholar and social science researcher. His was a remarkable life, a life led during a renaissance period of social psychology and he had much to do with its ...

How the “outside” affects the “inside” is at the heart of many of the deepest psychological questions. In this fast-paced survey of research on how culture shapes cognition, Nalini Ambady examines the ...