- Is social psychology still the science of behavior? (Research Digest)
- 10 Things You Should Know About Social Psychology (Very Well Mind)
Classic Experiments and Studies
- Revolutionary experiments in psychology (Science Focus)
- Researchers have replicated a notorious social experiment that claimed to explain the rise of fascism (Quartz)
- Philip Zimbardo defends the Stanford Prison Experiment, his most famous work (Vox)
- The Stanford Prison Experiment: A lie that won't die (Hot Air)
- The Stanford Prison Experiment is based on lies. (Vox)
- How the Stanford Prison Experiment Worked (How Stuff Works)
- Why Was the Milgram Experiment So Controversial? (Very Well Mind)
- How The Milgram Experiment Proved Everyday Humans Are Capable Of Evil (All That Is)
Cooperation
- Cognitive science shows that humans are smarter as a group than they are on their own (Quartz)
- When people work together, they’re literally on the same wavelength, brain waves show (Los Angeles Times)
- How One Bad Employee Can Corrupt a Whole Team (Harvard Business Review)
Social and Behavioral Influence
- People are naturally good, but groups are not (really) (Psychology Today)
- The life-changing magic of getting a person to change their mind—even yourself (Quartz)
- How to change minds and influence people's behaviour (Wired)
- Behavioral science is influencing policymaking—and helping parents teach their kids to read (Quartz)
- How behavioral economics is being used against you (Market Watch)
- Rude people secretly impress us, even if we don’t really like them (Quartz)
Cognition & Bias
- The Mandela Effect: Why So Many Recall Events That Never Occurred (How Stuff Works)
- 50 Common Cognitive Distortions (Psychology Today)
- When Bias Turns Into Bullying (Counseling Today)
- Scientists show how opinions trick your understanding of facts (Quartz)
- This Article Won’t Change Your Mind: The facts on why facts alone can’t fight false beliefs (The Atlantic)
- You’re probably not as nice as you think you are, according to science (Independent)
- Humans selectively edit reality before accepting it, a review of decades of social and economic behavior shows (Quartz)
- The five universal laws of human stupidity (Quartz)
- Science Says the Ugliest 3 Percent of People Out-Earn Average-Looking People (Inc.)
- Your Attractiveness Depends on Who Else Is Around: Study (Time)
- How Confirmation Bias Affects You Every Single Day (Psychology Today)
- An Introduction to the Dunning-Kruger Effect (ThoughtCo.)
- A psychological phenomenon known as the 'default effect' could help us make better decisions (Business Insider)
- Most people can tell if you're rich just by looking at your face (CNBC)
Morality
- Moral Outrage Is Self-Serving, Say Psychologists (Reason)
- Why do we feel so guilty all the time? (The Guardian)
- Why humans are cruel (Vox)
Humor
- What Makes Something Funny? (The Atlantic)
Inequality
General
- Overcoming Embarrassment (Moneyish)
- The are Four Types of Shame (Business Insider)
- The 2 Reasons Why So Many People Are Becoming Lonelier (Psychology Today)
- Psychology offers a simple rule to consider before you tell someone your woes (Quartz)
- The Fewer Friends You Have, The Smarter You Are (MSN)
- The road to wisdom runs through hardship (Medical News Today)
- Science Predicts You're Hiding 13 Secrets - And Nearly Half of Those You've Never Told a Soul (Science Alert)