Past psychology and behavioral science studies have identified various ways in which people's acquisition of new knowledge ...

A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.

After the age of 32, a person’s brain enters its adulthood era, which is the “longest era” of the brain. During this phase, ...

For psychology Prof. Steven Franconeri, the rise of heated political conversations was more than just noise — it was a ...

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

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 ...

Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was ...

Since the early years of this century, it has been commonplace for computerized analyses of athletic statistics to guide a baseball manager’s choice of pinch hitter, a football coach’s decision to ...

Six months after Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, was fatally shot by police in her own Louisville, Kentucky home, a grand jury decided not to indict any of the officers ...