In an article from this special issue of Scientific American, Robert B. Cialdini describes how businesses exploit basic human behavioral tendencies to persuade people to buy their products. For ...

The other day, I was talking to a guy with a physics background. He said that he is very fond of the field of psychology, but expressed concern about the fact that, unlike physics, it is “a soft ...

Facing challenges with your child's behavior? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, provides expert guidance on how to differentiate between normal childhood misbehavior and genuine behavioral concerns.

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A pioneering collaboration between 10 prestigious institutions across the nation has released a special issue of the peer-reviewed academic journal Health Psychology ...

Are human behaviors controlled by genetics, or are environmental factors major contributors to behavior? Such questions are fundamental to the study of behavioral genomics. Aa Aa Aa The first ...