With the upcoming presidential election, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at psychology’s influence in elections, by exploring the role of political psychology. Political ...

This post is written by Apoorva Thakur, junior research assistant at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala, Mumbai, India. Humor, specifically political humor, serves a purpose. It can be a ...

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Political polarization has dramatically shifted voters’ perceptions of the economy despite a lack of major economic change at the national level, Detroit Regional Chamber President Sandy Baruah told ...

Past neuroscience and psychology studies have shown that people's expectations of the world can influence their perceptions, either by directing their attention to expected stimuli or by reducing ...

Political leaders are usually judged by ideology, strategy, and electoral success. Yet sometimes the deeper question is psychological: how does a leader instinctively understand politics itself? In ...