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The psy-disciplines can't advance as a science built on diagnosis and biological reductionism—can system science provide a way forward?

What determines how we feel about new technologies? Can an existential approach help us deal with apocalyptic fears about the climate crisis? And does having brothers or sisters influence our personality? New research in APS …

Over the weekend, a teenage male shooter perpetrated a horrific mass murder in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York,

Online games and nudges aim to curb viral misinformation around vaccines and more.

It’s impossible that the twelve jurors who decided death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s guilt and punishment weren’t affected by the prosecutor’s evidentiary sleight of hand: knowingly admitting a false disciplinary record for Lucio into the trial record.

Reconnecting with your childhood self will help you be a more conscious parent

Research on war, conflict, and authoritarianism published in various APS journals between 2008 and 2020.

Rather than signifying an immune system gone haywire, pioneering research reveals that autoantibodies are a biological prerequisite, and ...

It may be unrealistic to pull the plug entirely on your technology. But these strategies can help you get into healthier use patterns.

In Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13 teams of researchers explore the potential consequences of behavioral measurement technologies.