The Race and Relationships (R&R) Lab is a counseling psychology research lab at ASU that studies topics primarily impacting communities underrepresented in research. Current areas of focus include the ...

Morgan Housel's book, The Psychology of Money, has become a modern classic in personal finance and investor psychology. First published in 2020 by Harriman House, it uses a collection of short stories ...

If you’ve ever wondered what makes Disney World feel so magical, psychology students at USC Aiken may have some of the answers. A compilation of findings on the amusement park’s psychological tactics ...

Researchers who study animals face a common problem. When working with one institution, the pool of study participants is limited. A small sample size can lead to less precise conclusions and presents ...

Athena Aktipis receives funding from the National Science Foundation. She is the Executive Director of the Cooperative Futures Institute. Jessica D. Ayers does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...

Arousal—how alert or excited one feels—is a basic part of emotions, along with whether those emotions are positive or negative. Scientists still don't fully understand how the brain creates these ...

In 1785 English philosopher Jeremy Bentham designed the perfect prison: Cells circle a tower from which an unseen guard can observe any inmate at will. As far as a prisoner knows, at any given time, ...

Decades of wellness studies have identified a formula for happiness, but you won’t figure it out alone. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer Supported by By Susan Dominus Growing up in Maryland, ...

Despite the growth and popularity of remote work, companies and governments have increasingly been calling their employees back to the office in the past year, sometimes at the expense of significant ...

Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding. By Joseph Goldstein Cancer researchers examining the use of ...

A couple sits together on a sunny park bench. He appears to be studying the passing clouds; she’s absorbed in a novel. Some passersby might think, How sweet. Others might see them as bleak. They could ...