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The Joy of Giving Lasts Longer Than the Joy of Getting
The happiness we feel after a particular event diminishes each time we experience it, but giving to others may be the exception to the rule.
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Unrelated Events Are Linked in Memory When They Happen Close Together
Occurring within a brief window of time links two events in memory, such that calling forth memory of one helps retrieve memory for the other event.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring how we make and perceive Bayesian judgments, visual attention and objective perception, and pupillary contagion in autism.
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Gender Bias Sways How We Perceive Competence in Faces
Faces that are seen as competent are also perceived as more masculine, research reveals.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring how trait anxiety relates to attention, how choosing different career paths may shape personality development, and how attentional selection contributes to risky decision making.
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Solving 21st-Century Problems Requires Skills That Few Are Trained In, Scientists Find
Tackling modern problems requires individuals who have the unique social and cognitive skills that allow for collaborative problem solving, say authors of a new report in Psychological Science in the Public Interest.