What causes individuals to conform to the opinions and judgments of others? Why do they need to? When is it an advantage to merge with the group and when is it not? Investigating the social, ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature Human Behavior examined why people follow rules. Rules are fundamental in maintaining a stable social order and fostering cooperation. Rules shape daily ...

One of the most famous experiments in social psychology took place in the early 1950s. Solomon Asch, a professor at Swarthmore College, gathered together groups of young men for what he told them ...

This week I’m glad that those who needed “permission” from our governor to remove their masks will finally be able to breath the air and show their beautiful faces to the world. In the beginning we ...