Study finds personalized algorithms can skew users' understanding and increase confidence in incorrect information.

Who owns the mind? Is it the believers in spirit, that illusive "thing" that isn't a thing, but somehow resides in the brain . . . or is it the heart? Do scientists own the mind? Those dissectors and ...

Chimpanzees may have more in common with human thinkers than previously thought. A new study published in Science by an international team of researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can ...

Last-year psychology majors' research sheds light on the effects of studying abroad on professional and personal development. Every year hundreds of students from SLU-St. Louis and other partnership ...

Playing a musical instrument as a child might have mental benefits later in life, a new study suggests. The study, published in the journal Psychology and Aging, found that musicians do marginally ...

If you are interested in understanding people—how they think, behave, and interact with other people, technology, or the world around them—in order to improve their personal and professional ...

Pop psychology tends to portray all stable behaviours as habitual, as well as implying that forming new habits will always lead to positive long-term change. New analysis by Surrey researchers argues ...

Adolescents find social media to be the most authentic media form, according to a new Center for Scholars and Storytellers at UCLA study. CSS, an adolescent-centered research group within the ...

Many people feel that life speeds up as they get older. But what actually causes this sensation? A new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin sheds light on the reasons people ...

Early findings from Penn research study “Phones in Focus” suggest that stricter policies surrounding cell phone use may contribute positively to student mental health and learning outcomes. Psychology ...