Your Psychology Psychology articles and news

From the Christian Crusades to the Paris attacks, countless conflicts and acts of violence have been claimed to be the result of differing religious beliefs.

Cellphones, any parent can attest, play a central role in the lives of college students.

With increasing age, the propensity to take physical, social, legal or financial risks decreases.

Exposure to small amounts of lead may contribute to ADHD symptoms in children who have a particular gene mutation, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the…

Is sympathy considered a sign of weakness or is there a place for sympathy in negotiations?

Using fitness DVDs to work out at home may seem like a good way to get started on new exercise goals this year, but those DVDs may also include negative imagery and demotivating language.

The most effective crisis managers show strong preferences for variety at work and keep their cool when operating outside of their comfort zones.

Personality has a big impact on the type of office environment people prefer to work in.

Using mice whose front paws were still partly disabled after an initial induced stroke, researchers report that inducing a second stroke nearby in their brains let them ‘rehab’ the animals to successfully grab food pellets with those paws at pre-stroke…

Researchers have identified a cellular circuit that helps the mouse brain to remember which environments are safe, and which are harmful. Their study also reveals what can happen when that circuitry is disrupted — and may offer new insight into the tr…