Articles related to the psychology of social interaction.
When I yawn you yawn. Hey, stop that, you're making me tired. Yawning is clearly contagious, but why? The following article digs deep into the studies that give us some insight to why we are prone to yawn in response to other's yawns. One word: Empathy.
In the context of a hyper-active world in which people are often running in many directions at once, text messaging appears to be a viable way for people to not just remain in touch with each other but actually increase their social productivity. Perhaps for a new form of communication (text messaging), for...
America. Is. Fat. In fact, America is only getting fatter. Volp et al. discovered that those individuals who were given a cash incentive to lose weight performed significantly better than those given no incentive other than their good health.
Swat teams, Oakland Raiders fans, The Wicked Witch of The West, the Russian MIGs in Top Gun, ninjas, and L.L. Cool Jay in Any Given Sunday all have two things in common; they all wear black and they are all pretty intimidating.
The internet has made it possible for humans to remain connected. Individuals who have problems finding friends or romantic partners by "normal means" may go to the internet and unleash the narcissism within themselves in an attempt to grab the worlds attention.
As much as we like to think of ourselves as individuals, the truth is that humans are very prone to herd behavior. That is to say that much of what we do is the result of what others is doing around us. In this post, we explore social proofing and how easily...