It’s funny. For the most part, we know that there’s a good way and a bad way to fight. We know not to bring up the past, to focus on compromise, to listen to the other’s person’s side of the story, and to not hit “below the belt.” That kind of goes down the drain […]

Psychology isn’t always about the negative side of human nature. Case in point: Our study on sexual attitudes. Thanks to the sexual revolution in the 60’s, sex has become a less taboo topic, but one can’t help but look back at sex-related scandals that would barely make a blip these days. For example, Cleopatra and […]

I remember a reality show from years ago where couples whose marriage was in trouble were sent to a deserted island with other troubled couples. And not just any couples. We’re talking model-esque goddesses and chiseled Greek gods in their barely-there bathing suits complaining about how their partner “just doesn’t get me anymore.” So hey […]

I was flipping through the channels when I came across a reality TV commercial with some woman yelling at what looked like a group of 5-year-olds…something about how they’ll never become famous if they don’t get the dance steps right. Camera pans to mothers of said 5-year-olds who grimace but do nothing besides recite a […]

I figured if I wrote the title in French, it would sound a bit more romantique. I was intending to talk about our research on paranormal beliefs, but I realized it wouldn’t be very apropos this week – unless we talk about tragic romances. Quick romantic history facts: Antony died in Cleopatra’s arms, after stabbing […]

Some people have no qualms about disclosing intimate details about their life – and this is without the cajoling affects of alcohol. As soon as people hear I’m in the psychology field, one of two things will happen: They’ll either shut tight like a clam and make sure they don’t say anything I will “analyze,” […]

“By the time you swear you’re his, shivering and sighing, and he vows his passion is infinite, undying – Lady, make note of this: One of you is lying.” Dorothy Parker Men get the bum rap when it comes to commitment. The media has turned their relationship phobic tendencies into a running joke, where men […]

After driving noticeably above the speed limit and being pulled over by a man in uniform, I had no intention of flirting. Really. But as the officer came up to my window and went through the typical protocol (“Do you know how fast you were going miss?”), it’s almost as if a natural instinct took […]