The ability to cooperate plays a crucial role in many areas of human life—whether in the workplace, in politics, or in personal relationships. A new study shows how memory and the recollection of past ...

Attitudes in psychology are powerful sets of emotions and beliefs that directly influence human behavior. These attitudes can form through experiences, education, and social influences, and they play ...

In the digital age, the escalating accessibility of the Internet to younger populations prompts significant concerns about its potential behavioral repercussions. The objective of this research is to ...

Whether genes are able to compromise between their competing interests can have consequences for development. pressureUA/iStock via Getty Images Plus As a species, humans like to think that we are ...

In a new study, Northwestern University neurobiologists discovered that gut bacteria and the nose work together to shape social behavior in mice, including who fights and who backs down. Using a ...

Sigmund Freud described the unconscious mind as a hidden influence on our behaviors, containing thoughts and urges we are unaware of. Techniques like free association and dream analysis can reveal ...

Young children often display similar eating behavior as their parents, with a parent's own eating style influencing how they feed their children, research at Aston University has shown. The research ...

When facing persistent, resistant challenges, leaders often surrender to poor results or invest in change efforts that waste time and resources. And yet it’s possible to influence behavior with ...

For decades, marketers and mass media’s overemphasis on idealized figures and social networks’ distortion of aesthetic norms have led to very narrow and distorted aesthetic standards. As a result of ...

The unconscious mind is fascinating, operating just beneath the surface of our awareness. While we don't know exactly how much of our cognitive function is unconscious, estimates are generally about ...

Today’s most effective campaigns do more than capture attention; they create lasting impact. This is the power of behavior change marketing (BCM), a strategic (and scientific) approach that goes ...