Doctoral student Miranda Wood explores the flaws of the clinical psychology admissions process and the challenges prospective ...

Having a child, getting a new job, winning a sports game or performing in front of people — those are all stressful,” says Jeremy Jamieson, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester who ...

Podcast: This episode explores how non-representative samples can influence study conclusions and highlights solutions for ...

New research shows that people post more on social media when bad weather hits, sometimes even more than during large social ...

In a set of articles appearing in Perspectives on Psychological Science, an international array of scientists discusses how ...

A recent study has linked longevity specifically to verbal fluency, the measure of one's vocabulary and ability to use it.

Despite years of programs to get girls to code and to pair female scientists with mentors, men outnumber women two-to-one in STEM—science, technology, engineering and math—jobs. The gender gaps are ...

As COVID surged and schools across the U.S. shuttered in March 2020, Jamie Wyss, an elementary school counselor at the Virginia Beach City Public Schools system in Virginia, vividly remembers quickly ...

She was inspired by studies that explore how context clues affect people’s perceptions of others’ emotions. She was also inspired by a distinctly pandemic-era technology: Zoom. The video conferencing ...

Over the last decade or so, research has revealed a clear pattern: People tend to overeat ultraprocessed foods. This could be one reason they’re linked with weight gain and obesity....As recently as ...

In 2011, Victor Saad, a secondary school teacher, decided he wanted a new career. At first, he considered getting an MBA. But when he reflected on what he really wanted from it — credibility in the ...