A new longitudinal study suggests that overall well-being—and especially a strong sense of purpose—are important components ...

Memory helps us make sense of the present by retrieving past experiences based on either surface-level similarities or deeper ...

When you hear the term “normal” in psychology, do you ever wonder what this means? A new paper takes psychology to task in ...

Podcast: This guest's research uncovers a surprising illusion: Repeated experiences, which are more vividly remembered, are often perceived as having occurred further in the past than they did.

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Looking back at an awkward moment in the history of adolescent psychology. By Matt Richtel I spent 90 minutes attempting to empty my mind and slow my heartbeat at a “space out” competition. It ...