One of the ongoing themes in my blog is impulsivity. Expending willpower can make us more impulsive, and affirming our core values, being in a good mood, or consuming glucose can reduce that effect.

One of the most important issues we face today is climate change. In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded not only are human activities changing the climate, but also that ...

The Implicit Association Test works by asking participants to categorize groups of people with "good" words like "nice" or "laughter" and "bad" words like "nasty" or "rotten." Its results are ...

There is increasing evidence that implicit bias – non-conscious attitudes toward specific groups – is a source of racial inequities in certain aspects of health care, and lawmakers are taking note.

Societal stigma against autistic people may influence how much effort individuals put into 'prosocial' or charitable behaviors, according to a new study. In a new study published in Research in Autism ...