When Meeting Someone New, Try Skirting the Small Talk and Digging a Little Deeper We explored the seemingly radical idea that opening up to strangers can be deeply satisfying.
So You Want to Be Persuasive? Start by Sounding Confident One of the most effective tools in our persuasion toolbox happens to be our voice.
It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It It can be so difficult to express what we want to say in language. So what’s the point of having language at all?
What are College Teacher Evaluations Really Based on? Researchers have long overlooked the magic ingredient in teachers' success.
How Angry Do You Sound When You Are Irritated with Your Romantic Partner? Your choice of words when you are irritated with your partner may reveal something deeper about your relationship and your past family experiences.
Women Communicate More Details than Men. So what? Men and women adopt different speaking styles, but good leaders, male or female, must be able to shift their speaking style on a moment’s notice.
What WAS that Masked Man Saying? How Wearing a Mask May Influence Our Interactions with Other People We know that masks can reduce COVID-19 transmission, but how are they affecting our ability to communicate with each other? A psychologist who studies how well people understand each other offers some speculations.
Unleash the Tongue: The Effect of Sex on Self-Disclosure Recent research explores whether sexual priming increases the use of strategies that foster relationship development.