Whenever I fly, one line jumps out from the pre-flight safety briefing. Somewhere between "welcome aboard" and "use this whistle for attracting attention", we're reminded to "put on your own oxygen ...

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Some children are born with what scientists call a strong food reward drive, says psychologist Ashley Gearhardt at the University of Michigan. They feel extra strong motivation to eat. They're hungry ...

For parents with resistant kids, their best hope is to avoid bribes, allowance, other incentives, and chore charts, and instead turn chores into a social activity. Saying “Let’s do this together” can ...

With the stresses of daily life, it can often seem difficult to find moments to smell the proverbial roses....“You can make small changes in your life that have big effects,” said Darwin Guevarra, an ...

To improve willpower, it boils down to “just try harder,” said Kentaro Fujita, a professor of psychology at Ohio State University who studies self-regulation and decision making. But self-control ...

Optimism and pessimism aren’t unchanging traits; they tend to shift with age, although the trajectories vary from culture to culture. Nor is optimism an unquestioned good. “Extreme optimism might not ...

Indeed, studies have shown that having more distributed attention, where a child is able to absorb the world around them and ...

In adults, three key areas of the brain are known to respond specifically to faces. These include the fusiform face area (FFA ...

Firestone and the members of the Perception & Mind Laboratory, 2024.Chaz Firestone is a cognitive psychologist and associate ...

Education is often thought of as an equalizer, as a way to allow anyone who works hard to pursue their aspirations. However, ...

When someone you care about lies to you, you’ll probably feel betrayed, furious—and maybe even foolish, because how could you possibly have been duped like that? “People start to question themselves ...