An Emotional Election

Politics and emotions are deeply intertwined. Think of the last political conversation you had and how you reacted to it emotionally. Was yo...

Olympics Fun: National Personality Types: Fact or Figment?

source With the summer Olympics fast approaching, and our nation's birthday on Americans' minds, July seemed an apt month to dig a l...

The Importance of Being Agreeable

Consider, for a moment, two very different people: Draco Neville   Neville is a friendly, warm person who tends to cooperate with and trust ...

Pets with benefits: Social support from other species

 The millions of Americans who own pets spend billions of dollars on them annually, shower them in love, and – anecdotally – talk and post a...

Rue and Racism: Intergroup dynamics and the Hunger Games

  Today we have the second installment of awesome guest blogger Maya Kuehn's posts on the psychology behind the Hunger Games. Check out ...

Mind Games: The Psychology of the Hunger Games

Guest blogger Maya Kuehn is back with a two-part post on the psychology of the Hunger Games. So sit back and enjoy another round of “at the ...

Valentine's Day Special: An Insider's Guide to Speed Dating

This week's guest blogger is Maya Kuehn , a fellow graduate student at UC Berkeley. We're thrilled to have this talented researcher ...