If you've been on social media lately—perhaps scrolling in the middle of the night, when you know you shouldn't but you just can't sleep—you might have seen those videos promoting a get-to ...

This simplified breakdown of Social Control Theory explains how our relationships, commitments, and social bonds influence conformity and law-abiding behavior.

In a recent review paper, our team summarized how chronic stress is a hidden but powerful factor underlying cognitive aging, or the speed at which your cognitive performance slows down with age.

It turns out that the fundamental theory behind cognitive shuffling, though conjectural, “aligns with established principles in cognitive neuroscience and sleep psychology,” Dr. Leah Kaylor, a ...

The researchers found that participation in social-based behavioral programs — such as group art projects, music therapy, guided reminiscence and social skill-building — led to a 20% ...

There’s an argument that paranoid conspiracy theories like this should not be amplified, but this particular conspiracy theory appears to be behind Musk’s talk about the need to modify Social ...

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“Also, the effects were strongest for studies that tested cognition after exercise, as opposed to during exercise," he added. "And lastly, the effects of exercise less than 30 minutes in duration were ...

Analyzing the contents of online social networks is an effective process for monitoring and understanding peoples' behaviors. Since the nature of conversation and information propagation is similar to ...

After proposing the concept of cognitive dissonance, psychologist Leon Festinger created an experiment to test his theory that was also known as the boring experiment. Participants were paid either $1 ...

Cognitive dissonance theory suggests that people naturally want to live in a state of cognitive harmony – when beliefs and actions are in line. If they don’t line up, it can make people feel ...