Anti-Black Racism in America is Pettigrew’s 11th and final book, which he is releasing at the age of 94. He first joined the ...

And research has consistently pointed to the health and relationship benefits of the fairly simple and cost-effective ...

The harder we try to use niceness to cover up our discomfort, the more people can see right through us,” says Tessa West, ...

How then do we practice gratitude during such times? I am a social psychologist who runs the Positive Emotion and Social Behavior Lab at Gonzaga University. I teach courses focused on resilience ...

Social discomfort is so universal that social psychologists like me have made careers out of studying it. We can find it almost anywhere, like in salary negotiations or small talk conversations ...

If you're being too nice at work, there's a chance that over time, the person on the receiving end becomes distrustful of you, says social psychologist and New York University professor Tessa West.

Fung added that while some people could turn their nervousness into a source of motivation, for those with social anxiety disorder, their fear could feel like a threat. Psychologist explains how ...