Psychology

More Stories in Psychology

  1. Science & Society

    Why some chaos-seekers just want to watch the world burn

    A political scientist explains how a confluence of personality traits and perceived status loss can encourage some people to generate chaos as a solution to their woes.

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  2. Psychology

    Breaking negative thought patterns could ward off anxiety, depression

    Getting stuck in a negative loop is part of many mental health disorders. A new therapy focuses more on these thought patterns than the thoughts themselves.

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  3. Artificial Intelligence

    Are AI chatbot ‘personalities’ in the eye of the beholder?

    Defining AI chatbot personality could be based on how a bot “feels” about itself or on how a person feels about the bot they’re interacting with.

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  4. Psychology

    Survivors of the LA fires will face a complex blend of mental health challenges

    Logistical needs, like employment and housing, along with psychological needs must be met after disasters like the LA wildfires, research shows.

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  5. Humans

    How child soldiers heal after the trauma of war

    For more than two decades, Theresa Betancourt has studied Sierra Leone’s former child soldiers. Her new book Shadows into Light tells their stories.

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  6. Anthropology

    Humans have linked emotions to the same body parts for 3,000 years

    3,000-year-old clay tablets show that some associations between emotion and parts of the body have remained the same for millennia.

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  7. Psychology

    Researchers seek, and find, a magical illusion for the ears

    A contest to design a sound-only magic trick could help psychologists learn about differences between visual and auditory perception.

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  8. Anthropology

    The ‘midlife crisis’ is too simple a story, scientists say

    Some scientists want to shift focus to the teen mental health crisis. But the course of happiness is too complex for simplistic theories, experts warn.

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  9. Psychology

    Smiles tweaked by AI can boost attraction, a speed-dating study shows

    Using face filters to alter expressions manipulated feelings of attraction, raising questions about how such technology may influence social interactions.

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