Humans are a cultural species, constantly navigating a complex web of culturally bound
practices, norms, and worldviews. This article provides a brief overview of the relatively …

Psychological processes influence culture. Culture influences psychological processes.
Individual thoughts and actions influence cultural norms and practices as they evolve over …

We conducted preregistered replications of 28 classic and contemporary published findings,
with protocols that were peer reviewed in advance, to examine variation in effect magnitudes …

Behavioral scientists routinely publish broad claims about human psychology and behavior
in the world's top journals based on samples drawn entirely from Western, Educated …

Since the publication of our first text on social cognition, a lot has changed for us personally
(children come and gone, grandchildren have arrived, new jobs, new houses) and …

Cultural folk models of happiness and unhappiness are likely to have important bearings on
social cognition and social behavior. At present, however, little is known about the nature of …

In two studies, a newly devised test (framed-line test) was used to examine the hypothesis
that individuals engaging in Asian cultures are more capable of incorporating contextual …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 108 (3) of Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology (see record 2015-09924-005). Various corrections are …

Peter B. Smith was born near Colchester, UK, in 1937, and obtained his PhD from
Cambridge University in 1962. After working at Leeds University, he joined the University of …

As the speed of globalization accelerates, world cultures are more closely connected to
each other than ever before. But what exactly is culture? It seems to be involved in all …