Videogame players who helped a High Need NPC reported higher levels of moral satisfaction, but were less likely to report moral reasoning than if the NPC was Low Need / No Reward

We choose ignorance as we age – even when knowledge is more useful

New research shows people often reach their all-around mental and emotional peak around age 60, not in their twenties

Sexual consent tends to decline with age for women who have experienced nonconsensual sex

Self-affirmations—brief exercises in which people reflect on their core values, and positive traits—can increase people’s general well-being and make them happier in small significant ways

A 10-year study finds that romantic partners gradually shape each other’s political party preferences — when one partner’s support for a party rises or falls, the other tends to follow the next year, a dynamic that may help explain political alignment and polarization.

Doing almost anything is better with friends, research finds by analyzing how more than 40,000 participants felt during more than 100,000 instances when they were doing more than 80 activities.

Contrary to common belief, tipping is not an effective incentive for improving service

Study shows how domestic abusers build ‘trauma bonds’ with victims before violence begins

Romantic and platonic relationships might be more similar than we think