Conventional wisdom holds that targeting the best-connected individuals in a social network is an effective way to nudge a wider group of people to change their behavior. For example, public health ...

Extroverts gain energy from social interactions. In the big 5 theory of personality, extroversion (often known as extraversion) is one of the five core traits believed to make up human personality.

Young children often display similar eating behavior as their parents, with a parent's own eating style influencing how they feed their children, research at Aston University has shown. The research ...

Past psychology studies have consistently highlighted the importance of social bonds for survival, showing that enduring ...

A study assessing adolescents' self-reported sleep behavior and social factors unearthed a relationship between individual popularity and their sleep patterns. Adolescent sleep behavior can be better ...

To learn to socialize, zebrafish need to trust their gut. Gut microbes encourage specialized cells to prune back extra connections in brain circuits that control social behavior, new UO research in ...

Behavioral economics combines psychology and economics to understand human behavior. People often make decisions based on their emotions and act on impulse. However, the right nudges—monetary and ...

Whether you reside in sunny San Diego, showery Seattle, blustery Buffalo, or hot and humid Houston, it is a common question to wonder: Does the weather outside affect how we feel on the inside? Does ...

When facing persistent, resistant challenges, leaders often surrender to poor results or invest in change efforts that waste time and resources. And yet it’s possible to influence behavior with ...

Psychology says people who raise numerous children aren't always motivated by the same reasons. Psychology explains that ...