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

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

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

Scientists Discuss How to Study the Psychology of Collectives, Not Just Individuals In a set of articles appearing in Perspectives on Psychological Science, an international array of scientists ...

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 ...

Exposure therapy can help patients conquer their fears, but it isn’t effective for everyone. Researchers are exploring how this powerful intervention works and how it could benefit a wider range of ...

When children play, how do they develop the essential skill of cooperation? What methods do they use to solve complex problems while working in teams? How do they approach a threshold dilemma when ...

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