Life can be incredibly confusing. We all want a good life filled with happiness and peace. We yearn to wake up each morning with gratitude and end our days with a sense of fulfillment. But achieving ...

We've all come across that special someone who can sail through any social situation with ease and grace. They somehow have people eating out of the palm of their hand, without even having to say a ...

Researchers led by Sophie Bavard at the University of Hamburg, Germany, found that people can infer hidden social preferences by observing how fast others make social decisions. Publishing June 20 in ...

Researchers have found that people can infer hidden social preferences by observing how fast others make social decisions. The study shows that when someone knows the options being considered by ...

The simple act of observing others cope with a traumatic experience can increase our capacity for resilience and prevent the pathological states that can result from it, notably depression.

How can disaster response teams benefit from understanding how people most efficiently pick strawberries together, or how they choose the perfect ice cream shop with friends? All these scenarios are ...

Have you ever felt a chill run down your spine while watching someone else in distress? This phenomenon, known as vicarious fear, allows us to experience fear by observing others—even when we are not ...

My teenage son and I were playing basketball, and things were getting competitive. As my shot sank through the net, I didn’t mean to start talking trash. It just kind of … happened. The thing is, I ...