At school all the cool kids were slouchers. No one wanted to be seen sitting up straight, paying attention or, heaven forbid...

Both sexes know men prefer a direct approach from woman, but is it just because men can't read the signs? Men and women's attitudes to relationships have become remarkably similar -- when...

Here are a few pieces of psychobabble I currently love to hate:

We are surprisingly poor at working out what others think of us. Experiments suggest we rarely do better than chance at rating how likeable, intelligent or attractive others think we are.

New psychology research demonstrates a direct effect of snack food adverts on increased consumption for both adults and children. Nowadays the word 'obesity' is rarely seen in print without its partner-in-crime, 'epidemic'. The developed world seems...

Does mimicking other people's body language really make them like us? Self-help books, persuasion manuals and glossy magazine articles often advise that mimicking body language can increase how much others like us. But is it really true that mimicry...

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We get over bad moods much sooner than we predict, thanks to the covert work of the psychological immune system. One of the most incredible things about the human mind is its resilience. Let's face it, life can be pretty depressing at times, and yet...

Why we overestimate the power of our own vote. It might seem like an undemocratic question but it's one that's always plagued me: why do I bother voting? Most people know their own tick in the box is hardly worth it when weighed against the effort...