You wake up in the morning, ready to enjoy the day and get things done; you feel able to move mountains. Then something goes wrong. For unknown reasons, your confidence turns into fatigue. You get ...

Conspiracy theories have occurred in society for centuries, but they have gained increased prominence in our contemporary culture, fueled by the unease of an anxious world. In the high-speed ...

“There is nothing as practical as a good theory” was Kurt Lewin’s (1943) way of asserting the value of theory in guiding research that addresses broad social problems. But psychological theory also ...

Cybercrime is rising sharply, with hackers using advanced AI and sophisticated social engineering tactics to exploit human weaknesses to avoid and bypass strong technical defenses. The pace of ...

What causes a person to believe in a conspiracy theory? What role does personality play? What about social conditions, political views? What is the impact of social media? What can we do to help ...

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is the kind of “see it everywhere, can’t remember where you learned it” concept that pops up every so often in conversations about psychology, social issues and ...

Psychological measurement and theory constitute a central endeavour in the modern scientific study of human behaviour and mental processes. This field explores the quantitative assessment of abstract ...

A recent study takes a closer look at what’s happening in the human mind when we really want to believe something.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine the ongoing pursuit by psychology ...