Edward L. Deci, a psychologist at the University of Rochester whose groundbreaking insights, with his colleague Richard M. Ryan, into what motivates people to do what they do — or not — helped ...

Two summer schools focused on skills for cognitive modeling and mathematical psychology will each receive $20,000 grants ...

Teaching: Lesson plans to teach students cutting-edge research on parenting and introduce feedback loops and expectancy-value ...

Do you see images in your mind? Do you have an inner monologue? Do you have memories you swear are real? Our minds have tremendous variation. This hour, insights on how our brains construct ...

What we believe is determined by more than just the facts we are exposed to, according to a new study in Psychological ...

Two researchers describe their experiences working on a multidisciplinary team during the development and implementation of an intervention designed to reduce intimate partner violence.

Class identity—whether a person identifies as upper, middle, or lower class—shapes how we behave, who we interact with, and ...

AMPPS periodically announces open calls for proposed manuscripts for special sections on topics of broad relevance to our readers, and calls for contributors to multi-lab studies. See announcements ...

So you want to reclaim your time and attention by spending less time on your phone. How do you do that when your phone is designed to suck you in and keep you scrolling?...That can cut down ...

Many people view their dogs as a central part of their lives. In fact, according to Pew survey data, almost all dog owners in the United States consider their canine companions to be important family ...

A sample of recent research covering language, friendships, misinformation, and more.

Friendship is particularly vulnerable to the alienating force of hyper-individualism. It is the most voluntary relationship, held together primarily by choice rather than by blood or law. So as people ...