Americans Want to Fire Their Congressmen. Here’s Why They Won’t
We may not approve of the jobs they're doing, but we're also unlikely to take a risk by replacing our elected representatives—especially when economic times are tough.
How Psychology Can Help Explain the GOP Fever
There's more than just cognitive dissonance at work here.
Can We Send More Low-Income Students to College Just by Instilling a Sense Competence?
New research unravels the difficult relationship between motivation and choice. Without a feeling of competence, it turns out, the presence of choice can drive people away from a given task.
What Makes People Ambivalent About Social Inequality?
Most Americans believe in meritocracy, even when it goes against their own self-interest.
Want to Win a Political Debate? Try Making a Weaker Argument
Gun control? Abortion? The new social science behind why you're never able to convince friends or foes to even consider things from your side.