Entitlement—a damning recipe for happiness September 19, 2016Entitlement—a personality trait driven by exaggerated feelings of deservingness and superiority—may lead to chronic disappointment, unmet expectations and...FeaturedHumanities, Art & Social Sciences·
Practicing how to play during school can improve student imaginations and creative problem-solving, study shows June 7, 2016Elementary students who practiced playing at school significantly improved their organization of stories, imagination and frequency in showing...FeaturedHumanities, Art & Social Sciences·
Millennials admit to being narcissists—but don’t you dare call them that April 13, 2016So-called millennials consider their generation the most narcissistic ever. Older generations agree—but think the narcissism goes even beyond...FeaturedHealth & Wellness·
Psychology’s Lisa Damour explains teenage girl behavior in new book February 12, 2016On Feb. 9, Lisa Damour, clinical instructor of psychology, released her book, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls through the...Publications & Presentations·
Psychology’s Jane Timmons-Mitchell blogs about accuracy of film “Inside Out” June 26, 2015Does Inside Outaccurately capture the mind of an 11-year-old girl? A child psychologist weighs in The Conversation:Jane Timmons-Mitchell, associate...Media·
Psychology instructor Lisa Damour blogs about Pixar’s approach to children feelings’s in film, ‘Inside Out’ June 24, 2015‘Inside Out:’ Pixar’s convincing argument against childhood happiness The New York Times: In a blog post, Lisa Damour,...Media·
5 questions with…documentary star, dual-degree student Imani Scruggs March 27, 2015Senior Imani Scruggs is a product of alchemy. No, not the medieval chemical science. Rather Alchemy Inc., a...5questionsFeatured·
Callahan Distinguished Lecture presents Sherry Turkle on how technology is shaping our relationships March 19, 2015With personal communication dominated by texts, tweets and online posts, some wonder if social technology has hollowed out...EventsFeatured·
People who believe they were ”born that way” more inclined to blame God for bad behavior, CWRU researchers find March 5, 2015People are more likely to blame God for their bad moral behavior when they believe they were born...FeaturedHealth & Wellness·
Children should confront stage fright in order to learn and grow, says Psychology’s Amy Przeworski February 9, 2015Should children be forced to perform? The New York Times: When an author reflected on her son’s stage...Media·