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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on visual illusions, the use of gestures to communicate, well-being and altruism across nations, sensory encoding, empathy, semantic similarity and attention, the neuronal processing of faces, categorical perception, and a learning disability affecting the acquisition of arithmetic skills.
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Can Coping With COVID Make Things Worse?
How people respond to health threats can influence their own health and, when people are facing communal risks, even their community’s health. This interview explores how reducing fear may jeopardize health behaviors.
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New Content From Current Directions in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on messaging to older adults, loyalty, mindfulness and motivation, semantic working memory and language, a new paradigm for conflict resolution, treatment of substance use disorders, stereotypes and social roles, self-control during adolescence.
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The Burden of the COVID-19 Pandemic May Motivate Outbreaks of Violent Protest and Antigovernment Sentiment
Civil unrest and political violence may be related to the psychological burden of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Content From Perspectives on Psychological Science
A sample of articles on bodily postures, contemplative psychology, mirror neurons, deception-detection experiments, culture and development, the importance of small effects, health behaviors and mental illness, signal detection and fake news, and what makes a sports champion.
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research on evaluation in psychopathology, adolescents’ use of digital technologies and mental health, depression in adolescents and their parents, childhood adversity and cardiovascular reactions, self-regulation and institutionalized children, marital satisfaction and mental health, and the benefits of imagining one’s goals.