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Just How Close is Close Enough? Trauma-Dumping and Social Disclosure in Our Changing World
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Obedience, Power, and Violence
Is an ordinary person capable of committing heinous acts? After the Holocaust (1941-45), many questioned how Nazi soldiers were capable of such senseless murder. Did it take a certain type of person, or did there exist situational factors that enabled their behavior? This historical moment inspired a series of influential psychological studies. Milgram’s Electric Shock…
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Living-Learning Communities: Separating Fact From Speculation
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Does it pay to be kind?
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Why Sharing Good News Matters For Your Relationships
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What’s the Latest from the World of Social and Health Psychology? Reporting from the Social Personality and Health Network Conference
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The Power of Social Belonging
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Benefitting Ourselves While Benefitting Others: The Importance of Generativity
“How to Talk About Dying” was the name of one of the “Most Emailed” articles on The New York Times website in early July. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, written by bestselling author and MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient Dr. Atul Gawande, has an average of 5 out of 5 stars with…
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Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: The Psychology of Survivor
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What’s the Deal with Replication?
Wondering what the fun and fascinating stories were in the world of Psychology on Twitter this week? Let me tell you! The Psychology Twittersphere has been full of thoughts about a very important topic lately: Replication. If you remember back to your first science classes, replication is a key part of the scientific method! In…