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Ostracism hurts—but how? Shedding light on a silent, invisible abuse
Humans need to belong. Yet they also commonly leave others out. Animals abandon the weakest to ensure the survival of the fittest. So do kindergartners and ’tweens, softball players and office workers. Common though they
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When Properties Seem Priced to Spur a Bidding War
The New York Times: Despite the housing market slump, homes in some areas of the country are still selling above listing prices. In the Noe Valley area of San Francisco, where I live, for instance
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Happiness Gets Better With Age
Older people tend to be wiser, but did you know they tend to be happier too? A recent paper published in Current Directions in Psychological Science suggests this may be because older adults are better
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Psychology and the Law: A Special Issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science
Legal systems are necessary in any functioning society. Centuries ago, people realized that the only way to maintain a peaceful community was to develop a firm set of rules—laws—to punish transgressors. As laws have continued
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Tots fearless when facing spiders, snakes, study suggests
MSNBC: Like the girl in that old Jim Stafford song, most people don’t like spiders and snakes. But according to new research involving infants and children, we don’t start off this way. According to Vanessa
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People Aren’t Born Afraid of Spiders and Snakes: Fear Is Quickly Learned During Infancy
Studying how infants and toddlers react to scary objects can help reveal the developmental origins of common fears and phobias.
