Why do people who are generally unskilled at a task “hold overly favorable views of their abilities”? For those who do, this phenomenon is called the […]
Humans have been taking psychoactive substances since the dawn of civilization. The ancient Egyptians, for example, according to author David J. Triggle, Ph.D., have been found […]
Substance abuse disorders are a serious problem in the United States. According to recent estimates, “12-months prevalence rates for addictions in 2014 were 3.0% for alcohol […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) “is a subtype of major depression, characterized by a recurrent pattern in which depressive episodes start in fall/winter and remit in spring.” […]
The 1960s and 1970s appeared to be the high-water mark for social psychology. During that time, many famous experiments were conducted that we are still learning […]