Exploration of key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in social psychology (including conformity, persuasion, social cognition, attraction, altruism, aggression, prejudice, and group ...
Altruism values for treatments of rare, severe pediatric diseases have not been estimated. This study found the altruism value for a hypothetical new Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment to be $ ...
By Santura Pegram Most dictionaries, in this instance Merriam-Webster, define altruism (al-tru-ism) as 1: unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others; 2: behavior by an animal that is ...
A recent editorial calls for a significant change in how laboratory alcohol studies are conducted. Published in the journal ...
A reader is worried about socialising without the confidence boost she gets from alcohol. But studies show that the chemical ...
Every academic discipline has at least one conceptual tool that helps us better understand how the world works. Here are two ...
The choice of weapons used by terrorists and murderers may depend less on tactical suitability than on psychological ...
Study published in PNAS by researchers from Brazil and the UK shows that primates from the Brazilian semi-arid biome are able ...
Brown’s influential book dispels the power of market economics, self-interest and world domination in place of altruism, social interdependence and respect for nature. “Our economic focus on increase ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — A research team identified the brain's food-specific memory system and its direct role in overeating and diet-induced obesity. They found a specific population of neurons in the ...
Alexithymia is a term you may not have heard before. But it describes something many people experience: difficulties in ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — An international study has identified three psychological profiles associated with different patterns of cognitive and brain decline in aging. The ...