The human brain is a story-making organism. In order to comprehend the world and make sense of its craziness, we have to create scenarios that make sense out of nonsense. These stories also justify ...

Have you ever noticed that when we label people by behavior, characteristics or perceived political affiliation, we limit our curiosity about that person? When we think we know who a person is, based ...

Social psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains what happens when we create an environment that obsesses over the talents of the few. Credit - Getty Images One of the greatest musical geniuses of our time ...

If you’ve been frustrated by a problematic relationship with an employee, a family member, or a romantic partner lately and gone to the internet for advice, you’ve undoubtedly been told the same thing ...

Today, there are a plethora of labels, categories, and diagnoses. Someone who might simply have been called eccentric 50 years ago, for example, may now be labeled as on the autism spectrum or ...

Labels, particularly when applied to human beings and their behavior, can have a surprisingly polarizing effect, regardless of the label’s efficacy. Some people resist labels altogether, while others ...

Psychologists and therapists insist labeling people 'narcissists' often says more about you than it does about the other ...