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Ambiguous Situations Make It Easier to Justify Ethical Transgressions
Two experiments show that people are apt to cheat in favor of their self-interest but only when the situation is ambiguous enough to provide moral cover.
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The Smell of Your Sweat Can Make Other People Happy
TIME: Another reason happiness might be contagious People seem to be able to send happy vibes through their sweat, according to a new study in Psychological Science. The study found that women showed more signs of
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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: Failing to Forget: Inhibitory-Control Deficits Compromise Memory Suppression in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Ana Catarino, Charlotte S. Küpper, Aliza Werner-Seidler, Tim Dalgleish, and Michael C. Anderson People with
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Finding Shakespeare’s mark
The Boston Globe: FOR CENTURIES NOW, scholars have debated the authorship of the play “Double Falsehood,” which was published in 1728 by Lewis Theobald. Theobald claimed that it was a long-lost work of Shakespeare. In
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Students’ Race Affects How Teachers Judge Misbehavior, Study Says
Education Week: Racial disparities in school discipline are well-documented: According to recent studies, students of color are disciplined and taken out of class at higher rates than their white peers, and black students are more likely
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Tylenol May Blunt Emotions, and Not Just Pain
The New York Times: Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is a popular pain reliever, but it may also blunt emotions, both positive and negative, a new study shows. In a randomized, controlled trial, 85 people took 1,000 milligrams
