Psychology

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High heels only make women look better until they start walking—then the benefit disappears unless they're pros.

Practical Magic psyarxiv | Mar 19

When it comes to tough moral calls, groups are way more likely to break the rules for the "greater good" than a person acting alone.

Paradigm Challenge psyarxiv | Mar 18

Successful social media stars actually have facial structures that are systematically different from the rest of us.

Nature Is Weird psyarxiv | Mar 18

That old scientific link between your finger length and who you're into? It pretty much disappears once you clear out the biased data.

Paradigm Challenge psyarxiv | Mar 18

A massive 84% of teens are venting to AI for emotional support, and many say it’s actually better than talking to a human.

Practical Magic psyarxiv | Mar 18

Even five-year-olds think it’s cooler to break an unfair rule than to follow it.

Paradigm Challenge psyarxiv | Mar 18

If you're trying to win an argument with someone who's tired, just keep talking—how long you speak matters way more than what you're actually saying.

Practical Magic psyarxiv | Mar 17

All those counting games parents play at home don't really help a kid's math future; it's mostly just about the parents' own math skills.

Paradigm Challenge psyarxiv | Mar 17

For bisexual men, getting flak from the gay community actually leads to better mental health because it pushes them to be more open about who they are.

Nature Is Weird psyarxiv | Mar 17

Your brain can actually be trained to process 'mixed signals' faster than clear ones, which flips a 100-year-old psychology rule on its head.

Paradigm Challenge psyarxiv | Mar 17

Weirdly enough, people would rather listen to an advisor who's usually 'right,' even if following their advice actually makes things worse for them.

Practical Magic psyarxiv | Mar 16

Meditation and sleep studies suggest being 'awake' isn't an on-off switch—there are these weird 'gaps' where you're neither conscious nor unconscious.

Paradigm Challenge psyarxiv | Mar 16

People using AI for therapy are starting to see it as less of a tool and more like a 'small God' or a spiritual guide.

Nature Is Weird psyarxiv | Mar 16

If you talk about "maintaining" the world instead of "changing" it, the political fight over climate change mostly disappears.

Practical Magic psyarxiv | Mar 13

It turns out men and women are actually equally good at showing and reading emotions—the "emotional woman" stereotype is a total myth.

Paradigm Challenge psyarxiv | Mar 13

By the time kids are five, they’ve already decided that "bad" people don't deserve to be treated with basic kindness.

Nature Is Weird psyarxiv | Mar 13

People in rich countries think their neighbors are less honest than they actually are, while people in poor countries have way too much faith in theirs.

Paradigm Challenge psyarxiv | Mar 13