"Zero personality" is often a mask for social anxiety, low self-confidence, or simply a lack of practice in being vulnerable. By recognizing these habits in yourself or others, you can begin to make ...

The second season of NBC's crime drama, “The Hunting Party,” has premiered, with prisoners from the Pit still on the loose, ...

In child psychology, there is a term called egocentrism. When children are young, they assume their view is the only one. Consequently, they have an erroneous sense of reality and may make irrational ...

In the 1960’s, a developmental psychologist named David Elkind coined the term imaginary audience to describe how young adults often assume that they are constantly being watched and judged by others.

My first papers in psychology addressed the growth of perspective-taking in children and adolescents. Having a particular interest in incompetence (the title of this blog), my main focus has generally ...

Maybe they take the dog out for a walk, just as they promised. Maybe they drive you to the airport at 4 a.m. Maybe they get you a really nice birthday gift. These acts of kindness when coming from a ...

As the dust settles from the general election, we as a nation are facing heightened division and political tension and undergoing deep societal introspection. At the heart of these challenges is this ...

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