The Hidden Psychology of Spending Research on spending and happiness has shown that participants derive high levels of ...

The Consortium of Sleep Psychology created one of the largest research studies on campus, focused on the relationship between sleep and obesity. They received a National Institute of Health (NIH) R15 ...

A new study analyzing tens of thousands of edited selfies reveals that beauty standards on Chinese social media often favor ...

Buddhist wisdom reveals how modern therapy may reinforce inequality. Research examines mindfulness commercialization.

It’s no accident that people remember certain events in their lives because of music. Yiren Ren, a psychology researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology, and others published a new study that ...

Early findings from Penn research study “Phones in Focus” suggest that stricter policies surrounding cell phone use may contribute positively to student mental health and learning outcomes. Psychology ...

Chimpanzees may have more in common with human thinkers than previously thought. A new study published in Science by an international team of researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can ...

Faculty, are you interested in testing your ability to distinguish between student and ChatGPT writing? The Cognition and Aging laboratory in the Psychology Department at UMass Lowell is conducting a ...

A new McGill study reveals that specific online brain training can upregulate key brain chemistry, reversing age-related decline and offering fresh hope for dementia prevention.

Psychology is a science and research is a core component of what we do. Many students see research as a way to get to know faculty and to get hands-on experience with the field. Conducting ...