In the previous article, we discussed cognitive dissonance – the tendency to reject information that creates psychological discomfort. This week we remain within the same category of belief ...

Here’s a science-inspired and reflective tool to uncover the hidden emotional labor you do before you even say a single word.

This is the lived reality of millions of people in highly controlling religions, cults, and coercive situations worldwide. Individuals in such situations are physically free to leave and yet feel ...

Why do we seek certainty in our lives? Why do we sometimes not want certainty? This post explains how certainty is part of affect, the evaluative common currency of the mind.

Discover how the massive Ashley Madison data leak allowed psychologists to study the real reasons people seek affairs and how society judges them.

NCL banned shorts at 6 restaurants. Angry passengers say it breaks a promise. But neuroscience suggests they may have a point. Here are both sides.

A good question to ask yourself when you see opinions presented as facts, is what is that person’s history with their subject matter. In the case of the aforementioned post, it turns out that the ...

Every employee interaction is a brand moment, and those moments compound into either loyalty or loss. Last month, I watched a woman abandon a shopping cart full of merchandise at a specialty home ...

Most of us have been there: a relationship ends—one that, by any rational measure, needed to end—and yet you find yourself replaying memories, checking their social media, or wishing things had turned ...

Positive affirmations, intended to counter negative self-talk, are explored for their effectiveness. While some find them empowering and confidence-boosting, others experience mixed results, ...