Studies of how well kids are able to delay gratification when offered marshmallows yield some surprising messages about how both character and context shape behavior.
People who recognize discrimination as a general social problem often fail to detect and acknowledge discrimination when it is directed at, of all people, themselves.
COVID-19 may help Trump for two reasons: COVID-19 is killing many more people in blue states than in red states, and death promotes political conservatism.
What do psychopaths and altruists have in common? According to Abigail Marsh’s eye-opening book, The Fear Factor, one answer is that they both have highly unusual brains – at least in one small but very important area.
A classic study in social psychology revealed that we cannot always trust our perceptions. Nonetheless, there are some good ways to uncover the truth. And doing so might help us reduce political polarization.
Social scientific research suggests that it would be much easier to eliminate poverty in the United States—and to increase well-being—than most Americans assume.
All else being equal, religious people have better health outcomes than less religious people. But being at risk for COVID-19 may be a troubling exception to this rule.