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Next time you pick up a package of coffee or a pack of toilet paper, take a closer look. You might notice the package looks familiar, but what is inside has subtly diminished. This is “shrinkflation” in action, a pricing strategy used by manufacturers worldwide. By reducing product size instead…

Psychology movement that asks 'what makes life worth living?'

“There are so many more options. They can be overwhelming.” The post Psychology Professor Gives Her Advice On Healthy Gen Z Dating Amid New Rising Challenges first appeared on Bored Panda.

Fifteen years ago, the great American activist and author Barbara Ehrenreich launched a broadside against what would soon become known as toxic positivity.

Other lives: Professor in occupational psychology at Sheffield University, whose research improved the quality of workers’ lives

"Authoritarian control also involves telling members to not talk to ex-members or critics," Hassan explains

Participating in the Olympic Games is a rare achievement the pressures and stressors that come with it are unique. Whether an athlete is battling to win the breaststroke or powering their way to gold in the modern pentathlon, psychology will play a vital role in their success or failure in…

I share co-blogger Sam's misgivings about Josh's post assessing the courage of the justices, which I think demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of judicial psychology. There's a difference between lacking courage, and just not agreeing with your colleagues (or your blog critics) about the right thing to do. I've never seen…

As a species, humans like to think that we are fully in control of our decisions and behavior. But just below the surface, forces beyond our conscious control influence how we think and behave: our genes.