People with health anxiety tend to get tangled up in problematic behaviors, such as reassurance-seeking, excessive body checking and avoidance. These behaviors act like a vortex, sucking you into that ...

Ever wonder why adults cling to things in which they've invested time or effort? In behavioral experiments, people often predict that they would stick with an option just because it was harder to get.

Introduction: The Truth Behind the Lesson That 'Anyone Can Become Cruel Depending on the Situation''Even good, ordinary ...

There are bosses who suddenly raise their voices to dominate the room the moment there is even the slightest disagreement in a meeting. Subordinates shrink away and stop offering further ...

Social media has responded in shock to the news of the show, given the complex and unethical legacy of The Stanford Prison ...

The Stanford Prison Experiment started as a study on power and behavior, but quickly became one of the most disturbing and controversial studies in psychology history.

How have we learned about human behavior? Some studies caused a baby to fear animals — and other experiments helped us explore human nature. From the CIA’s secret mind control program, MK Ultra, to ...