Group gender composition: Does it matter?

source When I was younger, I can remember being split into teams in gym class and different tables in art class and having one que...

Is it the thought that counts?

source Now that we are in the midst of the holiday gift-giving season, many of you may be searching for the perfect presents to gi...

"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...

Wedding Bell Blues: Dealing with Post-Wedding Depression

First comes marriage. Then what? You’ve been planning your wedding for months, possibly even years. The big day came, it was magical, and no...

Perils of Positive Thinking

Fantasies are not the same as positive expectations. This morning, Kate Reilly, graduate student at New York University, joins Psych Your Mi...

It's lonely at the top: Power makes you mistrusting

It's lonely at the top Power is desirable – it helps us achieve goals, frees us from many social constraints, and allows us to be oursel...

Can your phone cure depression?

Source After years of resistance to the smartphone craze, I reluctantly accepted an iphone as a gift last month. I instantly fell in love. A...

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...

Class Warfare

"I think it's dangerous, this class warfare." -- Mitt Romney (2012 presidential candidate) In the last week or so, everyday Am...

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...

Narcissists know they're narcissists

source While positive self-views are generally considered healthy, adaptive, and attractive, OVERLY positive self-views often have social...

What you expect is what you get: The "Pygmalion Effect"

Source "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right." -Henry Ford A couple of Fridays ago I ...

The Spotlight Effect or You're the Only One Who Knows You're Having a Bad Hair Day

Source Part of the human experience seems to be finding ourselves in highly embarrassing situations. At some time most of us have tripped...

Initial leanings: When names become destiny

Source Have you ever noticed that a person's name resembles their profession, their significant other's name, or some other importan...

Too many choices? The limits of free will

Source Think back to the last big decision you made. How much was that choice influenced by factors outside of your control - external circu...