I often catch myself prefacing my queries to ChatGPT with a “please” and concluding with a “thank you.” Apparently, I am not alone. A December 2024 survey published by TechRadar found that ...

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are ideals that span the globe, but their implementation is anything but uniform, as ...

As Americans scramble to respond to rising rates of suicidal behavior among youth, many policymakers have locked in on an alarming metric: the number of hours a day that American children spend glued ...

Social rejection by someone close to you can feel as acute as physical pain. If you felt as though your heart broke, or you’d been punched in the gut, that’s because social rejection and physical ...

Below are scenes from the successful 2025 APS Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. We can’t wait to see you for the 2026 APS ...

Groundbreaking research on the mechanisms of emotional memory and brain plasticity, the dynamics of collective cognition, and ...

At the APS 37th Annual Convention, scientists shared their concerns about the challenges facing psychological science amidst ...

The mechanisms fostering merging include mutual self-disclosure and repeated interactions. Such merging can have positive or ...

Roundtable Session . Roundtable sessions are an opportunity for attendees to lead discussions on a particular topic with fellow attendees. Roundtable session presenters should plan for a short ...

The idea seems so old-fashioned, so sentimental: that you could fall for someone “at first sight,” deeply and instantly. It’s straight out of the classic romance dramas—Jack’s gaze freezing when he ...

Loneliness has become a global public health concern. Countries including the United Kingdom and Japan have appointed “ministers of loneliness” to help tackle the problem. In the United States, ...

Aims and Scope Clinical Psychological Science. A Journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Clinical Psychological Science publishes advances in clinical science and provides a venue for ...