Uncertainty is the ally of selfishness, most psychology studies show. For instance, people donate less to charity when they aren’t sure their donation will reach its target, and companies skirt safety regulations when it’s not certain doing so will harm...
A survey of 15,000 online workers has confirmed the hypothesis that Republicans and Trump voters are less analytical than Democrats and Hillary Clinton voters.
Well, sort of.
While results of the Yale research do show Clinton voters scored slightly higher...
Children as young as age 4 express dislike of and are willing to punish those who freeload off the work of other group members, a new Yale University study has found.
But kids also make a clear distinction between those who freeload intentionally and...
It’s still a man’s world, a bias revealed in phrases about humanity as “measure of man” or “man shall not live by bread alone,” or the ubiquitous use of pronoun “he” even when subject is not identifiable as a man or woman.
A trio of Yale psychologists...
People admire those who build homes for the poor or donate mosquito nets to those at risk of malaria — but they don’t necessarily want them as friends or romantic partners, a new study by researchers at Yale and the University of Oxford shows.
Asked to...
People often think more highly of themselves than facts warrant. People believe they work harder, have better spouses and relationships with family and friends, and are to blame less for their failings than other people, studies have shown. Psychologists...
When assessing the moral character of others, people cling to good impressions but readily adjust their opinions about those who have behaved badly, according to new research.
This flexibility in judging transgressors might help explain both how humans...
Women seeking jobs often have to overcome the conscious or unconscious gender bias of those doing the hiring, many studies have shown. But women job-seekers also must overcome another hurdle: Gatekeepers in charge of hiring are heavily influenced in their...
Ideology, not culture or even personal experience, seems to explain why men react more negatively than women to the #MeToo movement in both the U.S. and the comparatively progressive Norway, researchers at Yale and in Norway report in the journal Media...
The desire for revenge that motivates most gun violence can be slaked by offering those considering violence a safe alternative – a mock trial of the individual who has done them wrong, a Yale pilot study has found.
While gun control efforts have proved...