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Psychology for You!

  • Magazine Issue
    02/2026

    A spoonful of misinformation helps the medicine go viral. How misinformation spreads and who bears the consequences.

    • written by
    • Lotte Slootmaekers,
    • Sanne Houben,
    • Irena Boskovic
    Back to January 2021: you are at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic and decide to scroll through social media for some much-needed distraction. Within seconds, you come across posts about microchips in vaccines, COVID spreading through 5G networks, and President Trump suggesting that injecting disinfectants could be a cure for COVID-19. Social media has become a hotbed of armchair experts, doom-mongers, and conspiracy theorists. You laugh off the misinformation easily, after all, nobody really believes this... Right?
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  • Magazine Issue
    02/2026

    A step-by-step guide to writing science communication articles

    • written by
    • Maike Ramrath,
    • Stella Wernicke
    Effective science communication bridges the gap between science and society. This guide outlines practical strategies for turning psychological research into engaging, accessible articles, including topic selection, structuring the article, and responsible presentation of results.
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  • Magazine Issue
    02/2026

    When loving hurts: The pervasiveness of stigma towards consensual non-monogamy

    • written by
    • Stefano Ciaffoni,
    • Yasin Koc,
    • Silvia Moscatelli
    Consensual non-monogamy is often seen as immoral, childish, or even harmful. This article reviews how stigma towards consensually non-monogamous relationships is widespread and socially shared, shaping judgments and discrimination against those who love outside monogamous norms.
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  • Magazine Issue
    02/2026

    Scrolling through the past: How digital tools change the way we remember

    • written by
    • Kate Schramm,
    • Fabian Hutmacher
    We are constantly documenting our lives with digital technologies. But how do these tools, from smartphone camera rolls to wearables and social media platforms, change what and how we remember? In this article, we explore the interplay between memories stored in our minds and the available technological devices.
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  • Magazine Issue 02/2026

    A spoonful of misinformation helps the medicine go viral. How misinformation spreads and who bears the consequences.

    written by: Lotte Slootmaekers, Sanne Houben, Irena Boskovic
  • Magazine Issue 02/2026

    A step-by-step guide to writing science communication articles

    written by: Maike Ramrath, Stella Wernicke
  • Magazine Issue 02/2026

    When loving hurts: The pervasiveness of stigma towards consensual non-monogamy

    written by: Stefano Ciaffoni, Yasin Koc, Silvia Moscatelli
  • Magazine Issue 02/2026

    Scrolling through the past: How digital tools change the way we remember

    written by: Kate Schramm, Fabian Hutmacher
  • Magazine Issue 10/2016

    Why Has Donald Trump Lost So Much Conservative Support?

    written by: Chris Martin
    Donald Trump has lost the support of many conservatives, a problem that may be explained by his lack of conscientiousness . This trait is more characteristic of conservatives than liberals... more
  • Magazine Issue 10/2016

    Elephants and Donkeys Are Killing The United States: Why We Need Political Diversity

    written by: Kate Johnson
    While the opinions expressed in our own social networks may overwhelmingly predict our presidential candidate winning by a landslide, almost half of Americans polled support the candidate we oppose. As... more
  • Magazine Issue 10/2016

    Are Perceptions of Election “Rigging” Racialized?

    written by: Christopher M. Federico, Jacob Appleby
    Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has departed from the usual norms of campaigning by repeatedly alleging that the November election is “going to be rigged” by his opponents. In recent... more
  • Magazine Issue 07/2016

    Was that how it happened? Shaping our memory for personal experiences in conversation with others

    written by: Joanne Rechdan, Melanie Sauerland, Lorraine Hope, James Ost
    Conversations with others can alter our memories for life events. Our purpose in relating a story, and how our audience receives it, are factors that influence our selection of what... more
  • Magazine Issue 04/2016

    It’s not a matter of fashion: How psychological research can revamp common beliefs on lesbian and gay parenting

    written by: Diego Lasio
    Lesbian and gay parenting is still controversial and same- sex parents are often subjected to prejudices founded on the belief that parental sexual orientation exposes children to various negative outcomes... more
  • Magazine Issue 01/2016

    What is c Factor, and Where Can I Get It?

    written by: Barbara Wood Roberts, Douglas E. Colman
    Meredith just landed her first job at a run-of-the-mill industrial design firm. As the newest member of an important project team, she began as an “average” member of the group... more
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In-Mind Blog

  • 14.03.2014 | Happiness & Well-being

    Variety and motivation: The crux to lasting happiness

    written by: Alina Feinholdt
    Most people seek lasting happiness but only a few are aware of the fact that false expectations and a tedious lifestyle can speed up the disappearance of happiness. In this... more
  • 10.03.2014 | Political Psychology

    Being rational and emotional are not (necessarily) contradictions

    written by: Mark Brandt
    In the first part of this three part series, my colleague Ellie Shockley described how rational thinking may drive political attitudes and voting behavior. In the second part of the... more
  • 07.03.2014 | Meaning Making

    CEO’s, morality, and minds: How good and bad guide our perceptions of others

    written by: Andrew Monroe
    Morality colors the way we view the world, but how it influences our judgments of others is a controversial debate.  One popular view is that morality biases people’s perceptions of... more
  • 01.03.2014 | Political Psychology

    Political convictions emerge from the gut

    written by: Matt Motyl
    In the first part of this three part series, my colleague Ellie Shockley described how rational thinking may drive political attitudes and voting behavior. In this second part of the... more
  • 27.02.2014 | Violence & Aggression

    Fifty Shades of arousal misattribution and cognitive associations: How Christian Grey is making us believe that women find BDSM “hot”

    written by: Kathryn Bartlett Anderson
      Does Fifty Shades of Grey make you wonder if BDSM is arousing? If women secretly want to be spanked? This post explains how Fifty Shades readers may develop this... more
  • 24.02.2014 | Political Psychology

    Are voters rational?

    written by: Ellie Shockley
    Are voters rational? There is, unfortunately, no easy answer to the question. Social psychological science, like all science, is a quest for knowledge in a complicated world. However, research helps... more
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Book Reviews

Buried Secrets: Rememberance of Things Past, a Review by Christopher Perez

reviewed by: Christopher Perez

The Coddling of the American Mind, reviewed by Dylan Selterman

reviewed by: Dylan Selterman

My Year of Rest and Relaxation, reviewed by Andrew Archer

reviewed by: Andrew Archer

The Hope Circuit, Reviewed by Joe Smith

reviewed by: Joe Smith

Social Psychology: Revisiting the Classics (2nd Edition)

reviewed by: Richard Skaff

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  • Magazine Issue 01/2018

    Cooperation in social dilemmas: How can psychology help to meet climate change goals?

    written by: Rachel New, Julian Savulescu, Nadira S. Faber
  • Magazine Issue 08/2014

    Revisiting the past can make the present a better place: The psychological and social benefits of nostalgia

    written by: Clay Routledge
  • Magazine Issue 10/2007

    There’s Something About Zero

    written by: Clare Jonas
  • Magazine Issue 01/2012

    Honor in the Past: The Case of Mexico

    written by: Sonya Lipsett-Rivera
  • Magazine Issue 01/2025

    From moderate to radical - will failure change the climate movement? Psychological studies on the impact of success and failure on social movements

    written by: Johanna Kranz, Astrid Carrapatoso, Martin Schwichow

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