A study led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has determined that the size and composition of our social support ...

A recent headline in the Times of London declared that: "Social psychology has reached its tipping point." The article goes on to describe an intellectual revolution, in which social psychological ...

Research in collaborative memory processes and social influence has significantly advanced our understanding of how group interactions shape individual recollections. Studies have shown that while ...

In the last article, we evaluated why people follow the crowd—and when that may or may not be a good strategy for personal decision-making. In that evaluation, we discussed how individuals often look ...

Why are we drawn to thought leaders? When we hear them speak or read their articles or books, what happens in our brains that spurs us to follow them? It all comes down to the psychology of influence, ...