Two Words That Rarely Travel Down the Hierarchy: Thank You! Why do those with the most express gratitude the least?
The Powerful Are More Grateful. What!? Powerful individuals feel more grateful than less powerful people. Differences in self-esteem may explain this.
Stereotypes in Space: How Vertical Location Can Transmit Gender Stereotypes The arrangement of pictures on a magazine page can affect people’s stereotypes about women and men.
Why Do Sexist Men Aggress toward their Female Partners? Sexism is related to aggression toward women, but why?
How Your Power May Affect My Impression of You When do stupid behaviors mean that someone is stupid? New research suggests that, when people do stupid things, we are more likely to cut them a break if they are powerful than if they are powerless.
Why Does Joe Biden Touch People So Much and Why Do We Care? Former Vice President Joe Biden has always been a physically affectionate man, but recently that touching has become controversial.
Does Power Corrupt? How Powerful People React in Moral Dilemmas Being in a position of power can influence moral decisions, but not in the way you think.
Does Trump Grasp the Horror of His Nuclear War Threats? Our minds are not evolved to casually comprehend a disaster, but we can make a difference in how we use our minds.
Are Men Seen as ‘More American’ Than Women? If so, how does this influence the way American women identify with their country?
Was Trump’s ‘Hope’ Comey’s Command? We Asked a Language Expert Much of Comey’s testimony hinged on a single word from Donald Trump: “hope.”