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...

For the Love of Humanity: The Psychology of Thinking Globally

Source When was the last time you thought about the fact that you are a member of the human species? For most of us, this aspect of our iden...

Five Classic Psychological Catch-22s

Source Yossarian, the protagonist of Joseph Heller's classic novel,  Catch-22 , wants to be excused from air combat. To be excused, he n...

An Inconvenient Truth: Race in America (Part I)

source It is an American tragedy whenever an unarmed teenage boy--of any color--is fatally shot. And when you strip down the Trayvon Martin ...

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 ...

In Just 1 Hour: Reducing the Achievement Gap

Today we bring you a post by another amazing guest blogger, Michelle Rheinschmidt . Michelle is a graduate student at Berkeley and her guest...

Friday Fun: Five Surprising Findings from 2011

Source Social psychology findings can sometimes seem obvious . At times, however, they contradict common sense, make us question our assumpt...

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...