Social Psychology | The Psych Files

What do street gangs and little boys at a summer camp in Robber's Cave State Park in 1954 have in...

How does the presence of others in the bathroom affect you? How close is too close? A psychological study was...

Social Psychology

What happens when people “marry outside their looks” (that is, when you marry someone who is obviously much more attractive...

Social Psychology

Here's a unique example of cognitive dissonance theory: the information you pay attention to (and ignore) as you search around...

Social Psychology

Every since Leon Festinger gave us the term cognitive dissonance, we've been asking questions about contradictions in human behavior. For...

Blaming the victim - why do we do it? Are rape victims responsible for what happens to them? Are victims...

Social Psychology

Do Birds of a Feather Flock together or do Opposites Attract? Find out which proverb is correct in this episode.