The 13 psychological scientists listed below account for all but one of the individuals in the Section on Psychology.

When Martin Seligman, bestselling author, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and one of the most influential figures in the field, became a psychologist in the mid-1960s, the ...

According to recent polling from the American Psychiatric Association, Americans are feeling anxious — about current events, job security, finances, the future.You don’t have to be in the center of a ...

Since our worries tend to fixate on the future, rather than the past, it can also be used to focus our attention on preparing and problem-solving. It can also motivate us to take action.Research has ...

The director of Duke University’s Mind & Culture Lab conducts research that sits at the intersection of culture, development, ...

A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to new research.Surprisingly, it wasn’t memory or problem-solving tasks that ...

Homophobia of course never went away, but not long ago, it seemed like it might. Implicit and explicit bias against gay people fell steadily from 2007 to 2020 and was on track to soon hit ...

Concerns about bots answering online surveys are exaggerated, but a new threat is emerging in artificial intelligence agents.

Edward L. Deci, a psychologist at the University of Rochester whose groundbreaking insights, with his colleague Richard M. Ryan, into what motivates people to do what they do — or not — helped ...

Maintaining a positive outlook on life, and about aging in particular, also appears to benefit people in their later years.A 2022 study found that women over 50 who scored highest on a measure of ...