Do Narcissists Ever Grow Up?
New research investigates continuity and change in narcissism from young adulthood to midlife
Beautiful Minds
Insights into intelligence, creativity, personality, and well-being
Cultivating Emotion Regulation and Mental Health
Susanne Schweizer is a neuroscientist investigating the development of emotional regulatory processes and their role in mental health across the life span
Toward a Positive Evolutionary Psychology
A new book integrates positive psychology and evolutionary psychology to help advance the human condition
Emotionally Extreme Experiences, Not Just “Positive” or “Negative” Experiences, Are More Meaningful in Life
Peak emotional experiences are the most meaningful ones in our lives
Autism: More Than Meets the Eye
How ability can grow out of seeming disability
The Psychology Podcast Recap (June 2019): Good Porn and the Quest for a Moral Life
The Psychology Podcast Recap for June 2019
Authenticity under Fire
Researchers are calling into question authenticity as a scientifically viable concept
In-Group Favoritism Is Difficult to Change, Even When the Social Groups Are Meaningless
One has to go to great lengths to counteract the deeply ingrained tendency to infuse new social groups with rich meaning
The Psychology Podcast Recap (May 2019): Gifted Education, Hope, Male Incompetence and Contextual Evolution
The Psychology Podcast Recap for May 2019
Toward a New Frontier in Human Intelligence: The Person-Centered Approach
New research is shedding light on how intelligence changes and develops over time
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