When you see other people in the world, there are several predictions you often make about them. You often want to predict what they will do (like whether someone standing at a crosswalk is about to ...

A person can display behavior that seeks positive or negative attention. Both children and adults may display attention-seeking behavior. Attention-seeking behavior can appear as acting out, excessive ...

Recently, I came across a helpful article by William Baum (2018) 1 on the “three laws of behavior.” Baum is a behavior analyst who works in the tradition of B. F. Skinner, and the article focuses on ...

We unconsciously form prejudice toward groups when we see biased people interact with members of a group. That is according to new research by psychologists, who show for the first time that ...

How can you determine someone's true character? Is it possible for someone to hide something from you without it being reflected in their behavior or facial expressions? originally appeared on Quora: ...