Humans have a deep-seated tendency to categorize others into “us” and “them,” a process that occurs within fractions of a second. The study demonstrated that feedback monitored in the presence of an ...

Humans tend to form groups, which often find themselves in conflict with rival groups. But why do people show such a ready tendency to harm people in opposing groups? A new study led by researchers at ...

Ed Yong, who among other things is an oxytocin-news watchdog of late, highlights yet another study showing that oxytocin, sometimes typecast as the "love hormone," carries a dark side. In case, the ...

Across political ideologies, mothers use two types of tactics (direct and indirect) to teach their child how to feel toward an outgroup member. Yet, not all mothers want their child to be empathetic ...

A quirk in how the brain processes faces makes it harder to tell members of a racial outgroup apart, according to new research. A quirk in how the brain processes faces makes it harder to tell members ...

Many times when I tune into a major news channel, whether it be CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, or the like, I am constantly struck by a glaring psychological phenomenon as the talking heads spew invective at ...

More than 70 years ago, a pair of psychologists conducted a study in which they asked young Black girls to choose between Black and white dolls. The girls overwhelmingly chose white dolls, ascribing ...

In the United States, political polarization seems to be at an all-time high these days. Some Americans even have trouble seeing political opponents as human beings, worthy of care and concern. This ...

When it comes to seemingly insurmountable conflicts, the one between Israelis and Palestinians ranks high. The work grew out of previous research by Schroeder and Risen, who in 2014 studied the ...