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New Content From Current Directions in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on ADHD, how nervous systems process information about quantities, the tactile system, uncertainty, the agents of influence, and much more. Visit Page
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Can Shifting Social Norms Help Mitigate Climate Change?
An interdisciplinary team of researchers reports on how social norms can be harnessed to bring about collective climate action and policy change. Visit Page
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What’s the Right Age to Get a Smartphone?
It is a very modern dilemma. Should you hand your child a smartphone, or keep them away from the devices as long as possible? As a parent, you’d be forgiven for thinking of a smartphone Visit Page
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on personality across the world and face impressions, perceptual and cognitive judgments, cognitive control in lemurs, attitude change, fear, social touch, and much more. Visit Page
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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. Visit Page
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‘Not Me, but We’: Identifying With a Group May Boost Individuals’ Sense of Control
Group-based control theory proposes that social identification with agentic in-groups—groups with a common goal—and engagement in collective action allow people to restore and maintain a sense of control and can help efforts feel less futile, even when the odds seem stacked. Visit Page
