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Debbie Sorenson is a psychologist in Denver and the host of the excellent podcast Psychologists Off the Clock.
From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims …
We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money, time, and possessions; bigger budgets, job titles, and teams; and addit…
Marc Brackett is a professor in Yale University's Child Study Center and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. In his 25 ye…
Microaggressions have been identified as a common and troubling cause of low retention and poor psychotherapy outcomes for people of color. All therap…
In a culture where women are still paid less for doing the same jobs, expected to juggle family and career effortlessly, and faced with the harsh real…
Long-term solitary confinement meets the legal definition of torture, and yet solitary confinement is used in every state in the United States. People…
Adolescence is a unique developmental period of life, during which we face the challenges and pressures of moving from childhood into independent adul…
Whether graduating from college, starting a career, trying to gain financial independence, or creating meaningful relationships—entering into the worl…
Gender and sexual minorities face unique concerns and, according to research, are actually more likely to want and seek therapeutic help due to greate…
Most of us can be self-critical about our bodies sometimes. At the extreme, painful thoughts and emotions about body image can lead to emotional suffe…
Humans are the only animals that can use language processes to create abstract, symbolic thoughts. This is both a blessing and a curse. Although symbo…
Evolution science and behavioral science both have strong theories that can help us understand humans in context, and yet, until now, the two fields h…
While most children experience some fear and anxiety, some develop more extreme forms of anxiety that can impair their daily functioning. In this epis…
April is "Child Abuse Prevention Month," and parents and child professionals may be curious to know what they can do to help keep their children safe …
On the day you were born, you arrived with your own unique biology and into your own unique social and cultural context. It would have been impossible…
Like it or not, the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) has an enormous influence in deciding what qualifies as…
Get more exercise, clean out the garage, quit smoking, put down the pint of ice cream... Most of us have behaviors wewant to change, projects we keep …
Identical twins, separated at birth, raised in different families, and reunited in adulthood. In 1979, psychology researchers in Minnesota found some …
If you have studied neuroscience, memory, or even basic psychology, it is likely that you have heard of the famous amnesic patient Henry Molaison, or …
Human behavior is notoriously complex and difficult to predict. For decades, social psychologists have been exploring situational variables and how th…
Many parents are interested in learning about how their children develop, and pretty much all parents want to do a good job with their kids. So, often…
What happens in our brains when we do things that feel good, such as drinking a glass of wine, exercising, or gambling? How and why do we become addic…
You might think that if you were watching a basketball game and a person in a gorilla suit walked through the game, you would notice. Or that if you w…
The creative ability of human beings is remarkable. Evidence of this can be seen in beautiful and unique works of art and music, innovations in archit…