Manipulative people rarely sound manipulative — in fact, they can often sound reasonable or even helpful at first. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leaders who demonstrate high emotional intelligence (EI) are often praised for their ability to empathize, communicate, and ...

Gaslighting is a covert form of emotional manipulation that can erode your confidence, distort your reality, and leave you questioning your sanity. At its core, gaslighting is about control, often ...

When we think about manipulation in relationships, we often focus on the words being said. But just as crucial—if not more so—are the ways in which those words are delivered. Tone, pitch, and other ...

Recent research has analyzed the benefits of manipulation in hopes of teasing out the differences between “harmless” manipulation and “harmful” manipulation. Most social interactions involve some form ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. These docu-series depict how two of the world’s most nefarious cults managed to ...

This article examines how Russia uses information warfare as a permanent tool of state power to manipulate perceptions, weaken societies, and reshape the international order.

In the first half of the 20th century, Americans gained a new awareness of the malleability and manipulability of the human mind, and the result was a wave of concern over “propaganda” and other ...