To stimulate people’s curiosity in a topic, explain how it benefits society
Study finds people might be more curious to know the answer when they think the topic is personally or socially beneficial.
'People like us…'
The psychology of class-based identities, interventions, and injunctions in education.
- Social and behavioural
- Personality
- Developmental
Racial biases shape the way people interpret body poses
12 July 2022
Study finds that an expansive pose might lead others to perceive them as being more aggressive than a white person.
Most of us don’t have a desire for unlimited wealth
12 July 2022
Having limited wants, the study suggests, is normal - understanding this more thoroughly could help us consume less.
Young children think that teachers who count out rewards are fairer that those who don’t
12 July 2022
Children's judgement of fairness includes how resources are allocated, study finds.
The dialogue between citizens and their governments – that’s what I care about
Dr Kesi Mahendran on her ambitions as the new Chair of the BPS Political Psychology Section.
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Extracting information with drugs
09 June 2022
Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media is published by Yale University Press.
Mud sticks
16 May 2022
An exclusive chapter from 'Stop F*cking Nodding: and Other Things 16 Years Olds Say in Therapy', by Jeanine Connor, courtesy of PCCS Books.
How to train a cat
12 May 2022
Zazie Todd with an adapted extract from her new book, Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy.
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