Philip G. Zimbardo, a towering figure in social psychology who explored how good people turn evil in the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment, which devolved into chaos after college students acting as ...

Daniel Jones never dreamed he'd still be doing a New York Times column about love two decades and 200,000 submissions later. Or that the Modern Love column would have grown to include a podcast, books ...

If you’re terrified of spiders, a psychiatrist might suggest facing your fears through seeing pictures or getting close to the real thing—not just one time but over and over. For someone with ...

APS Fellow Deanna Barch, a professor of psychology and radiology and Vice Dean of Research at Washington University in St.

A cutting comment can make you feel “diminished,” says June Tangney, a psychology professor at George Mason University whose research focuses on shame and guilt.“The times we feel hurt, it’s typically ...

A study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics finds that transgender teenagers who have pursued medical interventions like puberty blockers and hormones are highly satisfied with their care. “Regret was ...

This Emory University psychological scientist is engaged in cutting-edge research on the genetic and environmental factors that leave some people vulnerable to substance dependency.

Jen, a student I taught early in my career, stood head-and-shoulders above her peers academically. I learned she had started off as an engineering major but switched over to psychology. I was ...

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