Psychology

Which countries are the most empathetic? According to the results of a new survey, people in Ecuador reported having the most empathy, while people in Lithuania reported having the least.

Wealthy people appear to spend less time looking at other human beings, according to a new study that used Google Glass headsets to track people's gazes.

A major idea in psychology might be all wrong.

Selfies may be good for your mental health, a new study finds.

Face transplantation is psychologically unlike other transplants because face transplants involve a re-understanding of what it means to be yourself.

Adding a factory farm label to meat influences the taste.

Humans' supposed "optimism bias" might not actually be a thing.

Scientists have found that a brain region called the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex plays a key role in people learning to help others.

There are so many false beliefs out there about single people and single life, says one researcher.