Psychology & Behaviour
Cognition, decision-making, motivation and human behaviour.
The Intelligent Tutor’s Dilemma: Finding the Balance of Feedback
Personalized feedback from robotic tutors—while effective for long-term learning—can create short-term cognitive overload that hinders immediate learner performance. This study explores the nuance of timing and personalization in human-robot learning interactions.
Shifting Frontlines: How Intelligent Attack Tactics Are Redefining Modern Defensive Postures
The threat landscape in mid-2026 is defined by intelligent, optimized attacks. From Dolphin X malware to AI-driven supply chain threats like slopsquatting, we explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping cybersecurity.
Why AI's 70th Birthday Is Also Psychology's Birthday
The 70th anniversary of artificial intelligence isn't just a milestone in computing—it's the birthday of cognitive psychology. This article traces the intertwined origins of AI and the human mind, revealing how our machines reflect our flaws, not our perfection, and how psychology's shift from behaviorism birthed both fields simultaneously.
Inflection’s New Bet: Can Relational Memory Displace the Single-Turn App?
An analysis of Inflection AI’s relaunch of Labs, Pi Journeys, and their relational database model to challenge the standard conversational search paradigm.
The Custody of Things: Why True Wealth Lies in Tending, Not Accumulating
Explore the psychological transition from passive possession to active stewardship. By shifting from mindless accumulation to active curation, attachment theory, and intentional care, learn why tending to what we own is the key to psychological enrichment.
Can AI Understand Human Psychology? How Dating Apps Are Rewiring Love Through Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence isn't just matching profiles—it's learning how humans feel, communicate, and connect. This is the true impact of AI on human psychology, and it's changing dating forever.
How Digital Media Rewires Attention and Cognitive Control Through Effort Recalibration
A new scientific framework proposes that digital media don't destroy your attention span—they recalibrate what your brain considers worth the effort, shifting you from deep focus into perpetual novelty-seeking.
How to End a Relationship with Compassion: Seven Evidence-Based Guidelines
A practical guide to breaking up respectfully, grounded in psychological insights and real-world relationship dynamics.
AI Won't Tell You What Your Partner Is Thinking — Here's Why That Matters
AI can support difficult conversations in relationships, but it only knows your side of the story. Learn why clarity isn't certainty, how to keep your authentic voice in AI-assisted messages, and the one question worth asking before you hit send.
Primates, Children, and Adults Share Ancient Intuition for 2D Geometry
A landmark study reveals that olive baboons, rhesus macaques, young children, and adults rely on the same evolutionarily ancient cognitive architecture to understand abstract two-dimensional geometric relationships — a foundation for human mathematical reasoning.
What AI in Psychology Reveals About College Tour Decisions
A science-backed guide for parents on balancing involvement and autonomy during college visits — using psychological principles to foster independent decision-making in students.
The Search Attention Shift: What Declining Clicks Really Mean for Content Leaders
Episode one of SEJ's revived podcast examines where search attention is actually going as open-web clicks decline, what the 68% zero-click statistic reveals about Google's changing landscape, and how content leaders should reset their measurement frameworks beyond sessions.