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Toddlers who show stronger abilities in pretend play tend to experience fewer emotional and behavioral difficulties as they enter primary school

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Fantasizing about someone else during sex is common and doesn’t necessarily signal relationship trouble

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When teenage daughters use humor to talk about sex with their mothers, they tend to experience better sexual well-being

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Receiving a thumbs-down on social media doesn’t push people away from a conversation, but instead tends to encourage them to post more while softening their tone

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Among white evangelical Americans, higher levels of racial resentment were strongly associated with a higher probability of voting

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Brain scans of 800 incarcerated men link psychopathy to an expanded cortical surface area

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More than half of adults seeking clinical help for ADHD may also meet the criteria for at least one personality disorder

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Turning to chatbots when lonely may exacerbate feelings of loneliness, study finds

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New neuroscience research shows how slowing your breathing alters your perception of the people around you

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Being ignored by a romantic partner in favor of a smartphone is linked to lower relationship quality

40 days ago psypost.org psychology