Psychology Articles

The science of how (and when) we decide to speak out—or self-censor

The study's main takeaway: "Be bold. It is the thing that slows down authoritarian creep." ...

Does swearing make you stronger? Science says yes.

"A calorie-neutral, drug-free, low-cost, readily available tool for when we need a boost in performance.” ...

Do animals fall for optical illusions? It’s complicated.

Guppies are highly susceptible to the Ebbinghaus illusion. Ring doves? Not so much. ...

These psychological tricks can get LLMs to respond to “forbidden” prompts

Study shows how patterns in LLM training data can lead to "parahuman" responses. ...