PsychologyAug 10, 2026
The role of work-based learning in psychology education
By offering choice and emotional support, educators can prepare students for a range of psychology careers. Learn how ...
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PsychologyAug 10, 2026
What is emotional regulation? A child psychologist explains
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jessica Griffin ...
PsychologyAug 10, 2026
Why Unfriending People May Be Bad for Your Creativity
Creativity has never depended on everyone getting along—quite the opposite. New ideas often emerge when competing ideas collide. One position encounters another. Both are challenged. Something ...
PsychologyAug 10, 2026
Psychology says people who reach their relatives' house unannounced aren't necessarily being disrespectful: What this behavior reveals?
Psychology says people who reach their relatives' house unannounced aren't always aware of personal boundaries. This behavior can come from family habits, cultural conditioning, poor ...
PsychologyAug 10, 2026
Psychology says people who lower their voice during serious conversations may be signaling more than calmness
Psychology suggests that serious conversations involve far more than the literal meaning of the words being spoken. Tone, pitch, volume, rhythm, and pauses can all shape how listeners interpret the ...
PsychologyAug 10, 2026
Iran war renews concerns about lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to American troops
Doctors are also still learning how explosive blasts injure the brain versus a physical blow.
PsychologyAug 10, 2026
Psychology says the questions people ask reveal more than the answers they give
Psychology suggests that conversation involves more than simply exchanging information. The questions people ask can offer clues about their attention, curiosity, social intentions, and interest in ...
PsychologyAug 10, 2026
Psychology says tiny rituals can reduce stress even when they have no practical purpose
Psychology suggests that small rituals can sometimes help people cope with stressful moments because they create a sense of structure and predictability when circumstances feel uncertain. While these ...
PsychologyAug 9, 2026
Best psychology books: 10 books that will change the way you understand people, behaviour & the mind
India, Aug. 10 -- Psychology can offer fascinating insights into why people think, feel and behave differently. Whether you are interested in decision-making, emotions, relationships, persuasion or ...
PsychologyAug 9, 2026
13 Delightful Truths Behind The Psychology Of Smiling (P)
The science of smiling reveals it can shift both how people treat you and how you experience the world.
PsychologyAug 9, 2026
Not a buzzword: Expert explains emotional regulation in children
People often confuse emotional regulation with temperament, which is your natural, inborn style for how you approach or react to the world. Psychologists describe three different types of temperament ...
PsychologyAug 9, 2026
Psychology says people often remember the ending of an experience more than the middle
Psychology says people often remember the ending of an experience more strongly than the ordinary moments in the middle because memory does not treat every moment equally.
PsychologyAug 9, 2026
Ever thought your football team might be under a curse like Ted Lasso’s? Here’s how to lift it | Helen Pilcher
From Mayo to Birmingham City, sports lore is rife with powerful hexes. There’s nothing mystical about the dread and self-doubt they can induceAs the new season of Ted Lasso started, I was reminded of one of the show’s…
PsychologyAug 9, 2026
Psychology says compliments feel more genuine when they're unexpectedly specific
The psychology of compliments isn't just about how people receive praise; it also explains why many people hesitate to give it. Research by Zhao and Epley found that people often hold back because ...
PsychologyAug 9, 2026
Psychologist shares 12 questions that test whether you are a narcissist
They're multiple choice, and how you answer is designed to test any narcissitic tendencies ...
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
Clinical Wisdom: Why Myths Still Matter
Updated August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Given the wildly popular new movie version of The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan—there were several previous versions of which I am aware, the original from…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
Why Vaccine Hesitancy Is Unlikely to Go Away
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Legislative proposals from anti-vaccine campaigners (whom the World Health Organization has euphemistically dubbed the “vaccine hesitant”) have swamped the agendas of 34…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
Auditory Hallucinations: A New (Old) Treatment?
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley An auditory hallucination (AH) is the subjective experience of hearing sounds, commonly voices, that are not actually occurring in the environment. While often…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
Maybe You're Not Breaking Down. Maybe You're Molting
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Motivational speakers love butterflies. So do gurus and pastors and coaches. Butterflies offer a stirring metaphor for the potential of human transformation. You…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
A Tiny Change In Posture Produces A Positive Shift In Mood And Performance (M)
Could the way you are sitting be shaping your mood? This simple experiment suggests it might.
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
“Maybe It Isn’t That Bad”: The Psychology of Doubting Abuse
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Kathy sat in her car for almost 20 minutes before going inside. Her partner had screamed at her that morning. He had called her names, told her she was impossible to…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
Your Partner's Defensiveness Is Not Your Fault
In Part 2 of this series, I explored the ways women tend to respond to their partner’s defensiveness and anger. Specifically, I addressed the self-protective but also self-abandoning mechanisms we revert to when we get…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
What the Lottery Ticket Knows About Addiction
Updated August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley I once ran into a student at a gas station, buying a lottery ticket. When I asked why, he offered a perfectly constructed explanation: He had an exam the next morning…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
Why Are Gifted Children, Teenagers, and Adults So Intense?
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Precocious children, with the help of their parents, relatives, teachers, and tutors, have to learn how to deal with the intellectual, emotional, and social challenges…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
Hybrid Humility: The Long Walk Toward Ourselves
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley A reporter cornered Marie Curie in 1904 and asked whether radium might cure disease. She refused to guess. Nothing had been demonstrated, she said, and she would not…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
"Why Won't You Initiate Sex More?"
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Every week or two, a new patient complains that their partner rarely initiates sex. The new patient expects me to figure out why—and more importantly, how to get their…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
Why We Can’t Look Away From Perez Hilton’s Meltdown
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, blogger Perez Hilton live-streamed a brutal episode of self-mutilation for approximately 15 minutes on TikTok Live. The stream may have…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
When Good Things Go Wrong in Love
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Romantic love draws upon some of our finest qualities: kindness, friendship, patience, generosity, openness, wisdom, sexual desire, and a willingness to sacrifice for…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
The Unfragile Mind
Posted August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Between a quarter and a fifth of young people in the UK now suffer a mental disorder by psychiatrists’ criteria, and over a half of young people say they have or have in…
PsychologyAug 8, 2026
Elephant-Human Conflicts: Enabling Practical Coexistence
Updated August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Elephants are sentient beings well-known for their incredible memory, intelligence, and rich emotional lives. In modern times, they come into conflict with neighboring…