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Do you know your own "mate value" in the dating world? Curious about evolutionary psychology? In this interview with Dr....

The obedience studies originally conducted by Stanley Milgram (sometimes referred to as the Milgram Shock studies) have finally been replicated...

How can you use psychology to design a website so people are likely to buy products from you? Or design...

Do you hate meetings as much as I do? Business people and students often hate meetings and group projects because...

Social Psychology

Watching commercials actually increases your enjoyment of the show. Do you believe it? Did you, like myself, pay good money...

How can waiters increase their tips? Would you believe psychologists have devoted a great deal of research to this question?...

Do subliminal messages in self-help tapes really work? There actually is some evidence that people can be influenced by subliminal...

Social Psychology

The Foot in the Door and the Door in the Face are two classic social influence techniques that have been...

On The Folly of Rewarding A While Hoping For B is a well known article by Steven Kerr that appeared...

Psychologists say that winning the silver medal - coming in second - is actually less satisfying than coming in third...