In human cognition, attention enables the ability to focus on what is most important and filter out the nonessential.

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Risë VanFleet's paradigm-shifting book is a must-read for anyone living with a companion animal, and I'm sure the animals in ...

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What looks like self-sabotage among women and girls in sports may be self-protection shaped by perfectionism, comparison, ...

Extremism doesn't begin with a single event. Multiple adverse experiences can add up to give rise to extremist beliefs.

When someone you love keeps getting the same negative feedback from everyone but refuses to accept it or change. What then?

I’ll start living for what matters once things ease up. New research suggests this reasoning is built on a false assumption.

Why do some people keep pursuing difficult goals while others give up? Psychology uncovers the mindsets that power ...

Researchers studying stepparents and stepchildren have reported that a stepparent’s generosity can contribute to more positive relationships with stepchildren.

She was trying to complete her own thoughts and describe the feelings gathering around that experience, but it was like a dance. She would start talking, then get lost without words, then move again ...