Conversation among us is peppered with observations of the division within the American population. The division is revealed in a number of forms. It may be the acknowledgement of the political gap ...

It is the great recurring theme throughout social psychology. Legendary social psychologist Leon Festinger (1957) proposed his theory of cognitive dissonance which holds that inconsistency within ...

After an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minnesota, responses have ranged from compassion for the victim to extreme ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Cult leaders employ a myriad of tactics to warp the beliefs and ...

The holidays can be joyful, but social pressures, clashing cultural and family traditions, overeating and overspending invariably also leave many of us with a “cognitive dissonance hangover” once all ...

In society, we often try to achieve goals with a means to an end. We aim for a certain grade on a test, a new personal record, a promotion. In the sustainability world, policymakers set goals to be ...