Aug 16, 2018
Lausanne, Switzerland - In a series of studies, social psychologists show that educational tracking – grouping students based on their achievement levels - encourages evaluators to artificially create social class inequalities.
Aug 15, 2018
Washington, DC - When it comes to making new friends, status symbols actually repel people from making friends with us, according to new research published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.
Jun 25, 2018
Washington, DC - Contrary to a widely-held view in psychology and other fields of research, belief in free will appears to be unrelated to moral behavior.
Jun 20, 2018
Snapshot
People are often more swayed by stories than by research evidence.
For example, people often ignore evidence-based recommendations about how frequently to get screened for cervical and breast cancer.
Jun 13, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new nationwide study of obituaries has found that people with religious affiliations lived nearly four years longer than those with no ties to religion.
Jun 06, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. — When narcissistic individuals are able to imagine themselves in a victim’s situation, they are more likely to donate to charity, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management.
