Dr. Pamela Rutledge, Director of the Media Psychology Research Center, discusses why people love predictable, feel-good holiday movies.

The website Wikipedia describes curiosity as a “quality related to inquisitive thinking, such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident in humans and other animals.” But there is a lot more ...

New research finds that lifelong singles have lower life satisfaction scores compared to those in relationships.

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The most downloaded psychological science research published in APS's six peer-reviewed research journals in 2024 cover a ...

The study of framing effects is a multidisciplinary line of research that investigates when, how, and why language influences ...

Teaching: Teaching psychology students about semantic memory will inform them how we learn about the world, piece by piece, ...

They’re young and in love. But she’s sick, and he’s her caregiver, and that means nothing else comes easy. At this age, people typically explore new beliefs, relationships and friendships. It’s when ...

Hello Kitty has eyes but no mouth. The unique anatomy of the world-famous Japanese cartoon girl, who appears to be a cat, ...

Altruistic Acts More Common in States With High Well-Being People are much more likely to decide to donate a kidney to a stranger -- an extraordinarily altruistic act -- in areas of the United States ...

‘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 ...