Psychology

"DMT has remarkable effects in human consciousness," Christopher Timmermann, from the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, told Newsweek.

Research has shown that people who live in Western, industrialized societies display psychological traits that are "particularly unusual" compared to the rest of the world.

The researchers assert that fears of an evil supernatural power contributes to the "behavioural immune system"—that is, it changes believers' behavior in a way that protects them from infectious diseases.

The amount of food people eat tends to be profoundly influenced by evolutionary psychology, a study led by researchers from the University of Birmingham found.

There's a lot of research in consumer behavior that disputes the notion "more is better." It says many of us, when confronted with too many options, either make poor decisions or avoid decisions altogether. But not true for everyone.

There have long been questions around President Donald Trump's mental fitness to lead in the White House.

I believe children are bearing the emotional burden of climate change more courageously than adults, but we owe it to them to share it.

Even in the starkest of situations, the act of eating another human's flesh remains almost beyond contemplation.

"Activity like how quickly or how far we walk, or when we pick up our phones up during the night, often follows patterns and these patterns say a lot about our personality type," Flora Salim, an author of the study, said.

In one tribal hunter-gatherer group, if a dominant male tries to take control, the others team up against him and ostracize or desert him.

Our species has long grappled with the question of where consciousness originates. Is it an intrinsic part of the world around us?

Researchers found that those who displayed what they called "anxious and avoidant" attachment styles used the pronoun "I" more often when talking about romantic experiences.

Those with more extreme religious and political views do tend to score lower in intellectual humility.

Being Machiavellian doesn't necessarily mean you're a "bad" person, a psychologist told Newsweek on the anniversary of the statesman and writer's birth.

We often make judgments about how sexually faithful someone is based on that person's face.

The documentary raises important issues which we need to better understand if we are to prevent abuse happening.

Psychologists are debating whether the presence of one trait—boldness—is the key to determining whether or not someone is a psychopath.

Researchers conducted a series of experiments involving verbal insight problems to study creative thinking.

Even when everything's going great in your relationship, deep down you likely harbor some ambivalence toward your partner. Psychology research suggests it's not just OK, but normal.

The subjective experience of consciousness and associated psychological processes—thoughts, beliefs, ideas, intentions and more—are products of non-conscious processes, researchers say.

Psychologists studied over 2,000 people to understand sadistic aggression, which they believe plays a critical role in real-world violent acts such as school shootings and terrorism.

From ancient Greek philosophers to face mask–clad millennials, there's more to self-care than you might think.

Get "those demons out of your head," Obama advised young women.

The research could have implications for identifying early signs of developmental disorders in children.

Explaining consciousness is one of the hardest problems in science and philosophy.

Twenty-five percent of the students surveyed showed clinically significant levels of stress.

The experience of grief is highly individualised and not well captured by the commonly known "five stages."

Humans often use facial expressions to communicate social messages.

Those with an "agreeable" personality type were more likely to suffer financial woes, according to a study.

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy has previously shown promise in the treatment of a variety of conditions ranging from post-traumatic stress disorder to depression and alcohol addiction.