The Daddy Chronicles: What Happened To My Testosterone?

Zoë at two weeks I'm not sure how many of you know this, but on March 19th of this year I became a new daddy. It's hard to describe ...

Do I have the least stressful job in 2013?

About a week ago, Forbes magazine published a list of the least stressful jobs in 2013 ( here ). At the very top of the list was the college...

Friday Fun: My Favorites of 2012!

Hello again PYM readers! The end of 2012 marks the end of our second year as a psychology research blog (the first full year). I feel like a...

Tabula Rasa: Do genes influence personality?

wikipedia.org If I were to ask you the simple question, "Do you think that genes influence your personality?" The first thing you ...

Is there a feminine side to dominance?

Is there a female dominance hormone? ( source ) Today on PYM we are pleased to bring you a guest blog from Emily Plutov . Emily is an advanc...

Honor Killings and the People Who Love Them

Source A husband shoots his wife in the back nine times with a rifle as neighbors watch and cheer. The first four shots shake her body as it...

Friday Fun: The Ryan Gosling Obsession

Source When Bradley Cooper was named People Magazine's Sexist Man Alive this year, angry protesters swarmed People's headquarters (...

Neighborly Love: The Psychology of Mr. Rogers

Source Mr. Rogers is undoubtedly one of the most beloved cultural icons in American history. His TV show, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood , ran...

SPSP 2012: Poster Highlights

Not actually SPSP but the closest I could find As Amie said in a previous post, SPSP poster sessions are like your " elementary school ...

SPSP 2012: Oxytocin, Threat, and the “Mama Bear Effect”

“Oxytocin may be critically involved in both ethnocentrism and parochial altruism.” -Carsten de Dreu, University of Amsterdam Long called th...

Cutting up flags and kissing your sister – what is morality?

Today's post comes from another great guest blogger. Olga Antonenko Young is a graduate student in the social-personality psychology pro...

There's nothing wrong with turning red: The social functions of embarrassment

Source Embarrassment is embarrassing. The act of blushing, for example, can itself be more traumatic than whatever triggered it, prompting s...

Women better at judging men’s sexual orientation near to ovulation

source Living in the San Francisco Bay Area provides many benefits: good food, great activities, incredible landscape. For me, however, the...