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Free Will in Social Psychology

... as believing that people genuinely make choices, in the sense that they are capable of acting in different ways in a given situation. ... general idea of free will and, crucially, that share some common psychological processes, then perhaps it is reasonable to start thinking ... / more

Penetrating the Circle of Death: Why People are Dying (and Killing) Not to Die

... (the first known work of prose fiction in any modern sense), which centered around the search for immortality.  So if death is ... the willingness to engage in self-sacrifice is not the most common form of combating death anxiety. There are many ways of endorsing and ... / more

Love at First Sight

... and take control of their lives by overriding both common sense and conscience. In one legendary case, a handsome Trojan prince named ... / more

The Anatomy of Love

... According to a very prominent psychology theory, having a sense of relatedness with others is one of the three most fundamental human ... families the itch to start arranging marriages (which is common in much of the world), or, if there is just no sane reason to marry any ... / more

Taking One for the Team, Even on Your Way Out of the Door

... about little inconveniences in the workplace). In a sense, Kaitlyn is being asked to engage in mix of all of these OCBs at the same ... both the company and the employee. In fact, one of the most common frameworks for understanding OCBs is based on the notion of mutual ... / more

There’s Something About Zero

... the perception of a stimulus (the inducer) in one sense will activate a sensation (the concurrent) in a second sense, or a ... the phenomenon. Colored graphemes are one of the most common forms of synaesthesia , and the most extensively investigated. ... / more

The Double Edged Passion

... are passionate creatures. Our passions drive us, gives us a sense of belonging, and unite us as few other things can. Still, there are only ... than 'smelly' (well, sometimes), but do we have more in common with Sherif's boys than we care to admit? The last half century has ... / more

Five Social Psychology Essentials

... are often wrong. Although the distinction between common sense and science is sometimes exaggerated, it’s good to learn how ... / more

Evolution of Religion

... Seeing an agent behind actions certainly makes a lot of sense in a world that is both predominantly social and full of hidden ... against science and, some would argue, even at odds with common sense . So what is it that makes people accept ideas and spread them? ... / more

The Night of Nancy: Social Psychology and Football

... that loyalty might present part of the problem. Common sense does not explain why the most gentle father, perhaps a hard-working ... / more