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Underweight and Overexposed: How Women’s Perceptions of Thinness Are Distorted
Recent research suggests that women’s judgments about other women’s bodies can be biased by an overrepresentation of thinness. Sean Devine explains these findings and elaborates on their implications for policy.
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Want to Achieve Your Biggest Long-Term Goals? Science Says Avoid the Dreaded Negative Lumping Effect
Imagine you want to increase sales by 70 percent this quarter. Big jump, sure, but you think you can do it. Instead, you finish the quarter up 67 percent. How do you feel? According to research recently published
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How Can I Help? In Times of Need, People Just Want to Feel Supported
More often than not, recipients of support perceive offers of help far more positively than we might expect them to.
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Feelings of Belonging May Indicate Students’ Risk of Depression
Depression may be more closely related to how we perceive our relationships and position within a community than to whether or not we are socializing with others.
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New Research Examines the Reluctance We Feel Before Offering Support to Someone in Need
A new study published in Psychological Science urges us not to think twice about offering support or condolences to a friend or acquaintance in need. The study suggests that we have a tendency to underestimate how positively recipients respond
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on teaching and growth mindset, human echolocators, children’s knowledge about numbers, deception during 911 calls, mind wandering, depression, and memory.
