Guilt and shame arise from different cognitive triggers and rely on distinct neural systems to guide compensatory behavior.

Feelings of guilt and shame can lead us to behave in a variety of different ways, including trying to make amends or save ...

While the psychology of consumer behavior would veer off into a number of different directions in the 1950s, its core remained psychoanalytic theory brought over from Europe in the 1930s. Nothing ...

You might have noticed that the seasons don’t quite behave like they used to. In some places, fall and spring seem to fly by, while winter and summer are much longer and feel more intense. This shift ...

Why do decent people make damaging choices? Psychology books reveal how bias, pressure and self justification quietly derail ...

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Making people feel positive about themselves gets better results than negativity. Here’s a common pattern in my house. See if it seems familiar to you. After my husband showers, he often forgets to ...