Editorial Assistants: Elisabeth Höhne, Stella Wernicke

Note: The blog post was originally published in the German version of In-Mind.

Do you also believe, like most American adults, that children today have less self-control than prior generations? A large study suggests that this assumption is wrong: Children from the 2000s can wait longer for candy than children from the 1960s and 1980s.

The ability to control our wishes and desires is paramount. Should I play computer games or study for the math test? Should I run some laps on the sports field or hang out with friends? Should I indulge in

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Selfie is a new form of self-expression in this digital age. In this post, I will discuss our research on how selfies reveal the personality of their owners and how people judge others’ personality based on selfies. ...more

The confirmation bias – seeking and interpreting information to support your pre-existing beliefs – can have tremendous consequences. In this blog, I will explain the existence of the confirmation bias in the criminal justice system and give two possible explanations to why we still have this bias. ...more

In this blog post, I discuss what information people use to decide whether a behavior constitutes discrimination. Similar to the way people organize categories and identify objects, I review research showing that people rely on prototypes when deciding what is and is not discrimination. ...more