Changing entrenched beliefs to alter people's behavior and increase societal welfare has
been at the forefront of behavioral-science research, but with limited success. Here, we …

Despite the remarkable cognitive power, humans are not alien beings living in their isolated
universe but part of the Earth's biosphere–a dynamic, intelligent system. The working of the …

The spread of misinformation threatens democratic societies, hampering informed decision-
making. Partisan identity biases perceptions of reality, promoting false beliefs. The Identity …

How do collective events shape how we remember our lives? We leveraged advances in
natural language processing as well as a rich, longitudinal assessment of 1,000 Americans …

Behavioral scientists enjoy vast methodological freedom in how they operationalize
theoretical constructs. This freedom may promote creativity in designing laboratory …

Cognitive approaches to depression have benefitted from recent research on belief
updating, examining how new information is used to alter beliefs. This review presents …

Diversification of police forces is widely promoted as a reform for reducing racial disparities
in police–civilian interactions and increasing police legitimacy. Despite these potential …

Introduction People hold general beliefs about the world called primals (eg, the world is
Safe, Intentional), which are strongly linked to individual differences in personality, behavior …

A key debate in the psychology of ideology is whether leftists and rightists are
psychologically similar or different. A long-standing view holds that left-wing and right-wing …

People are constantly bombarded with information they could use to adjust their beliefs.
Here, we are interested in exploring the impact of social norms on health‐related belief …