Whether it's sports, poker or the high-stakes world of business, there are those who always find a way to win when there's money on the table.
When dreaming is believing: Dreams affect people's judgment, behavior
Whether bloggers are writing to change the world, or just discussing a bad break-up, they may get an extra boost of motivation from traffic-measuring and interactive tools that help them feel more connected to and more influential in their communities.
But after studying common roadblocks to problem-solving, a cognitive psychology researcher has developed a toolkit for enhancing anyone's skills.
In the not-too-distant past, young people aspired to become lawyers and doctors. Now they yearn to achieve the celebrity of a Mark Zuckerberg or Oprah Winfrey -- and these goals extend to adults as well.
Contrary to popular belief, the people who become truly famous, stay famous for decades.
Most of us experience ‘gut feelings’ we can’t explain, such as instantly loving -- or hating -- a new property when we’re house-hunting or the snap judgments we make on meeting new people.
Psychological scientists have found that the size of different parts of people's brains correspond to their personalities; for example, conscientious people tend to have a bigger lateral prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain involved in planning and controlling behavior.
A study finds that men are more likely to share their creative work online than women, despite the fact that women and men engage in creative activities at essentially equal rates.
Why do "Aha!" moments sometimes come easily - and sometimes not at all?
Students, athletes and performing artists are often advised to imagine themselves performing successfully. But is that motivation influenced by what perspective they take when imagining their performance?
Most self-help books on the subject offer tips on how to maximize one’s bliss, but one study suggests that moderate happiness may be preferable to full-fledged elation.
Some argue that happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
Canada’s literary celebrities struggle to find a happy medium between glad-handing with their public and craving the solitude that the writing life affords them.
When faced with a difficult decision, we try to come up with the best choice by carefully considering all of the options, maybe even resorting to lists and lots of sleepless nights.
It's not just in movies where nerds get their revenge.
A team of researchers led by a Michigan State University neuroscientist has created a quick but reliable test that can measure...
When people feel they’ve hit a roadblock in reaching a personal goal, such as losing weight, a change in perspective...
Happy individuals are predisposed to seek out and undertake new goals in life and this reinforces positive emotions, say researchers who examined the connections between desirable characteristics, life successes and well-being of over 275,000 people.
Backpackers scored 50 percent better on a creativity test after spending four days in nature disconnected from electronic devices, according to a study by psychologists from the University of Utah and University of Kansas.
Can money make us happy if we spend it on the right purchases?
It's often said that women can have it all - motherhood and a career. But a study suggests that women who rule the household have less energy for or interest in being a rising star in the workplace.
A study has found that you are more likely to perform well if you do not think too hard, and instead trust your instincts.
While some psychologists still argue that people perform better when they do something because they want to, research suggests we shouldn't even make that distinction.
You win some, you lose some. Such are life's ups and downs.
Researchers had students think up solutions to problems while acting out various metaphors about creative thinking - and found that the instructions actually worked.
For centuries, scientists have studied how we go about the difficult task of choosing A or B, left or right, North or South - and how both instinct and intellect figure into the process.
Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again?
It seems really simple: If you want to achieve something, set a goal and then make specific plans to implement it.
Computer scientists have shown how crowdfunding websites can use data science to boost cash value of donations. Their research confirms,...