SPSP 2013: How to Get Your Message Across

The team at Psych-Your-Mind is at the annual meeting for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology in New Orleans, LA bringing you th...

Friday Fun: Psychology at the Movies III

www.imdb.com It's been a few months since we last discussed movies on PYM. Since my spouse and I moved to Chambana, we have had a lot of...

When Objectification Is a Choice

In a recent interview, actress Cameron Diaz controversially said "I think every woman does want to be objectified." Given that de...

The power of image: Does TV influence our view of the presidential candidates?

A family mesmerized by JFK during the first televised debate In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon engaged in the first televised presi...

A Game of Thrones: Lessons About Status II

Lord Varys, the eunuch ( source ) This week is my first week of teaching a new course at the  University of Illinois . The course is called ...

"She Asked For It": The Destructive Impact of Rape Mythology

Source A U.S. congressman and senate candidate recently made headlines for his comments about the link between rape and pregnancy. "If...

When "He's Just Not That Into You" Backfires

Source The popular self-help book  He's Just Not That Into You: The No Excuses Truth To Understanding Guys  is intended to empower women...

A Game of Thrones: Lessons About Status

source In the Fall of 2012 I will be teaching a new course titled "Status, Power, and Influence" at the University of Illinois . I...

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 ...

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...

The Psychology of Hazing

Paddle to the back side - a classic hazing strategy Would you join a new club if you knew it meant you had to sing an embarrassing song in p...

The Bachelor: A modern-day replication of the Stanford Prison Experiment?

Bachelor Ben and his ladies. In 1971 a group of Stanford researchers led by psychologist Philip Zimbardo conducted what became a famous stu...

Friday Fun: At the Movies With A Psychologist (Twilight Edition)

source This past weekend I was among the fortunate viewers of Twilight: Breaking Dawn (part I). Now, you might be asking yourself, "Mic...

A Gene for Empathy?

We hope you had a great Thanksgiving yesterday, I know I ate more than my share of pumpkin pie and apple pie!  Today, we have another awesom...

Friday Fun: A Healthy Skepticism About Science?

"There are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data, so that they will have dollars rolling into their projects....

Good food, bad food: The psychology of nutrition

Source Imagine you are alone on a desert island for one year and you can have water and one other food. Pick what food you think would be be...

Friday Fun: Breaking News! Correlation Does Not Equal Causation

Man and IPhone pictured in loving embrace ( source ) Right now I am teaching a personality psychology class and we are talking about researc...

Dear Science, Stop Cheating Already

Last night I was eating dinner at Rubio's ( side note: "Baja Fresh," Rubio's slogan is a little confusing considering that...

Are the Rich Really Rude? What Science Actually Says

source In a previous post I wrote about how cool it can be for one's research to be picked up by the national media. Last week I was...

The Power of Prejudice: A Class Divided

Do you remember your first brush with prejudice as a child? These students certainly do. A classic in intro social psychology classes, the v...