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A new systematic review published in Evolutionary Psychological Science suggests that the life stage of a mass murderer plays a significant role in shaping their motivations, stressors, and target ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Union College (Schenectady, N.Y.) have found that people's death anxiety can influence them to support theories of intelligent design and reject ...

American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 123, No. 6 (May 2018), pp. 1601-1634 (34 pages) Status behaviors are verbal and nonverbal behaviors that elevate or lower the status of the individuals who perform ...

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The New Science of Love and Connection’ (Crown, Feb.), the UC Davis psychology professor dispels popular theories about what makes relationships work and why.