Social Psychology
04/04/2024 - 15:35
These behaviours seem irrational. If you were uninjured, why do anything at all after the stumble? For some reason, such public mishaps –... →
29/06/2022 - 13:21
I asked Professor Oesch if he felt personally connected to this tiny smudge on his computer screen. Does this faint blob feel like part of... →
07/12/2019 - 13:08
People tend to think of gossip as synonymous with malicious rumors, put-downs or the breathless propagation of a tabloid scoop. But... →
25/08/2019 - 13:28
Or Pokémon, the video-game franchise that’s hot again in 2019 with a major US and UK film release for its rodenty detective Pikachu, its... →
16/06/2017 - 14:44
President Donald Trump is an example of a dominant candidate, and Hillary Clinton is an example of a prestigious one, says the paper in the... →
28/03/2017 - 12:29
A lot of us are familiar with the psychological construct of narcissism as applied to an individual: someone who is grandiose and... →
22/12/2014 - 20:40
Support network
To understand this we need to look at the impact our social networks can have. For the most part, a lively mix of friends... →
17/10/2014 - 13:47
Although Corti and Gillespie are the first to publish a scientific paper on this effect, the idea came from Stanley Milgram, the... →
24/09/2013 - 13:15
But how much does Milgram’s work really illuminate? In 2004, Gina Perry, an Australian journalist and psychologist, was conducting research... →
31/12/2012 - 15:08
2. We all want to date a hottie
Sure, you may say you look for a good sense of humor and a sweet disposition, but deep down, you have to... →
20/03/2012 - 13:29
"If that sense of being neglected and disregarded and taken advantage of is the biggest obstacle to progress, from their perspective, then... →