Some people love to hug other people, while others don’t. A new study sheds light on personality differences between these ...

New research has found that putting lower-calorie meal choices at the top of a restaurant menu, and reducing the availability ...

Positive psychology research can help us lead better lives. Here are examples from studies on post-traumatic growth, ...

Green represents balance, hope, and peace. If your favorite color is green, you're usually gentle and sincere, as well as ...

Factors like low self-esteem, relationship dynamics, fear of rejection, and past trauma play significant roles. Individuals ...

Psychology Prof. Sandra Waxman introduced a new approach to measuring racial disparities in preschool classrooms Monday ...

A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

When dealing with a narcissistic parent or partner, it can help to be direct about the changes you’d like to see the person ...

Vales is special faculty in CMU's Department of Psychology. She worked with colleagues Zach Branson and Anna Fisher to find a ...

New research suggests satire may be more harmful than direct criticism, subtly dehumanizing its targets and damaging ...

Restrictive eating behaviors, such as dieting and purging, involve the deliberate limitation of food intake to control body weight and shape. In contrast, emotional or uncontrolled eating behaviors, ...

Although the deep seas and space seem like opposites, there are actually enough similarities between them that their study ...