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Ironic Effects of Anti-Prejudice Messages
Organizations and programs have been set up all over the globe in the hopes of urging people to end prejudice. According to a research article, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological
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Mo’mimicry, mo’problems
Financial Post: What is a little money between friends? According to new research, at the very least, it’s not going to stimulate bonding. Researchers have longknown mimicry strengthens social bonding between strangers. By subtly imitating
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Up, Down, Right, Left – How Visual Cues Help Us Understand Bodily Motion
“Our visual system is tuned towards perceiving other people. We spend so much time doing that—seeing who they are, what they are doing, what they intend to do,” says psychology professor Nikolaus F. Troje of
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Distract Yourself or Think It Over? Two Ways to Deal with Negative Emotions
A big part of coping with life is having a flexible reaction to the ups and downs. Now, a study which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the
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The Dark Side Of Choice in America
Huffington Post: Around July 4 every year, Americans think a lot about what it means to be an American. A big part of our identity is the freedom of choice. The strong libertarian streak that
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‘Evil Scientist’ Wants To Teach People To Do Good
NPR: In 1971, at Stanford University, a young psychology professor created a simulated prison. Some of the young men playing the guards became sadistic, even violent, and the experiment had to be stopped. The results