PSYCHOLOGY

False Memories Are Most Often Linked to the Subjects We Know Best

No one is safe from the occasional faulty memory invading their thoughts.

Study Links Black and White Instagram Photos to Depression

Your filter choice reveals a lot about you.

People Are More Likely to Do Chores When They’re Happy

Way to ruin a good mood.

Study Finds Happy People Are More Authentic on Facebook

What happens when your “true self” and the self you present online are two different people?

Go to Sleep: Your Dreams May Help You Prepare for Disaster

Here's yet another reason to make a good night's sleep a priority: You're missing a potentially vital opportunity to practice essential survival skills.

5 Ways We Trick Ourselves Into Bad Financial Habits

Despite our good intentions, we overspend, bust our budgets, or derail our debt payoff goals—and we only have ourselves to blame.

If You Want to Succeed, Don’t Bother With a Backup Plan

Having a Plan B could stand in the way of Plan A.

Why Do We Procrastinate—And Can We Stop?

A procrastination psychology expert gives you the low-down on everyone's favorite activity.

Self-Checkout Kiosks Might Encourage Shoplifting, Report Argues

Retailers might be eager to replace cashiers with robots, but it could come at a price.

Dissatisfied With Your Marriage? Sleep On It

A small study of young couples found that people who got a little extra sleep were happier with their relationships the next day.

5 Tips for Staying Productive After a Breakup

Practice these five habits to stay on task at work, even if your mind is somewhere else.

9 Celebrities Who Have Authored Psychological Studies

Can you guess which actor is a published expert on the topic of migraines?

Colloff et al. in Psychological Science. 2016.

How Unfair Police Lineups Land the Wrong People Behind Bars

Researchers say eyewitnesses shown unfair lineups are more likely to choose the person police want them to choose—even when that person is innocent.

Want to Motivate Yourself to Change? Ask Yourself, ‘Will I?’

If you want to change your habits, interrogate—don't instruct—yourself.

Matching Drinking Habits May Mean a Happier Marriage

A survey of older adults found that couples with similar drinking habits reported less trouble in their marriages.

The Easy Way To Become a Better Schmoozer

Just focus on the qualities you share with your future pal.

12 Impatient Facts About Waiting in Line

Theme parks intend to keep you waiting.

Telling Yourself 'I Think I Can' May Help Your Performance

A large online study found that motivational self-talk and visualizations improved people’s scores in a video game.

Canada's Trippy History of LSD Therapy

In the 1950s, Saskatchewan was home to a group of doctors who had an answer for alcoholism: tons of acid.

A Whole Lot of Women Are Grooming Their Pubic Hair, Study Finds

A large, representative study of American women finds that 84 percent do some landscaping down there, and 40 percent of them do it before they go to the doctor.

Study: Improvement From Brain-Training Apps Might Be a Placebo Effect

If brain games feel like they're working, that might be because you expect them to.

Touching Money Makes Kids Less Helpful, According to Researchers

Researchers found that children were more successful at problem-solving tasks immediately after handling money—but they were also less willing to be helpful.

Want to Be a Better Speaker? Ignore Your Haters

Anxious speakers tend to focus on frowning audience members, a new study finds.

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