New research suggests that the emotional content of a facial expression influences how well observers can predict social ...

One of the characteristics of depression is a tendency to perceive sensory stimuli and everyday situations in an excessively negative way. But the mechanisms underpinning this "negativity bias," which ...

Student views of campus police may be affected by societal views of law enforcement more broadly. steved_np3 via Getty Images Racial, ethnic and self-identified sexual minorities possess more negative ...

A public survey indicates that Americans have negative opinions of scientists who work on AI. Dror Walter and colleagues collected opinions about scientists from thousands of US adults via the ...

I am always amazed at the things people do to make a good living. I mean this in the most open and generous way: My own skill set is limited — as is my imagination — so when I meet people who do ...

We hear a great deal about self-esteem. But what is self-esteem, really? Self-esteem is our opinion of ourselves, based on others' perceptions. So, how is it that we all, or at least many of us, have ...