People use mental shortcuts to make difficult decisions – even highly trained doctors delivering babies
By Manasvini Singh, Assistant Professor of Health EconomicsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst Being a physician is a difficult job. They must...
Psychology
‘Cheating’s OK for me, but not for thee’ – inside the messy psychology of sexual double standards
David M. BussProfessor of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts Sexual double standards – in...
Narcissistic people aren’t just full of themselves – new research finds they’re more likely to be aggressive and violent
By Brad Bushman and Sophie Kjaervik The big idea We recently reviewed 437 studies of narcissism and aggression involving a...
‘Sex addiction’ isn’t a justification for killing, or really an addiction – it reflects a person’s own moral misgivings about sex
Joshua B. GrubbsAssistant Professor of Psychology, Bowling Green State UniversityA 21-year-old white man is alleged to have entered three different...