Instead of being thankful that a delicious beverage awaits at your favorite coffee shop, you fume because the person ahead in line ordered a caramel ...

What’s really going on inside the brain of an altruist? Why do altruists care so much more for a stranger who needs help? Why are they so willing to give away a kidney?In this episode, ...

Psychology has portrayed “risk-takers” in a familiar way over the past few decades: as skydivers, gamblers, motorcyclists, partygoers and thrillseekers. But in 2025, this archetype seems to be ...

Historically, rituals have acted as a social glue. “We’re especially interested in being like our family, and members of our community, of our region or country,” said Cristine Legare, a professor of ...

Dialing down the use of social media for a week reduced symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia in young adults, according to a study published on Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open....One ...

APS Fellow and distinguished scholar J.P. Das made lasting contributions that shaped the fields of educational psychology, ...

Simine Vazire, editor-in-chief of the Association for Psychological Science’s journal Psychological Science and professor of ...

You might think spending time on your smartphone or computer is bad for your brain. Indeed, “brain rot” — the slang term for a mental decline caused by mindlessly consuming social media or digital ...

The APS Mentorship Program welcomes 99 participants to this year’s cohort. The program is designed to help APS members make connections with other professionals across the globe, strengthening their ...

The incorporation of psychological science into public policy is key to supporting a stronger society, but the success of that societal impact is determined by how well the science is understood and ...

Speaking multiple languages could slow down brain ageing and help to prevent cognitive decline, a study of more than 80,000 people has found. The work, published in Nature Aging on 10 November, ...