Choosing a Spouse -- A Product of Evolution? (How evolutionary psychologists view choosing a marriage partner -- 9/8/96)

Love, Commitment and Communication (Love is not enough; it needs communication and commitment to help a marriage succeed -- 9/3/95)

"Marriage isn't what it used to be." (Comparing marital standards to those in previous eras -- 8/26/91, Revised 11/2/02)

Recipe for a Happy Marriage (Qualities of a relationship that lead to a good marriage -- 2/6/94)

Myths of Marital Infidelity (Some incorrect beliefs about marital infidelity -- 10/16/94)

Managing the Monthly Menace (Problems related to menstruation and some ways to deal with them -- 8/18/96)

Making the Most of Medication (What patients can learn and do to make their medications safer and more effective -- 9/25/94)

Myths of Menstruation (Why we still believe some of the myths about menstruation -- 12/3/87)

The Definition of Manhood (How we are effected by the changing definition of masculinity in our culture -- 4/27/97)

Menarche and Thinness (How the body image of maturing girls can lead to anorexia or bulimia -- 7/9/95)

Managing Family Meetings (The importance of family meetins and how to make them more effective -- 12/25/94)

News Media and the Mean World (How media overdependence on negative news stories influences our perception of the world -- 4/21/96)

The Media and Meanness (How fictional media violence leads to desensitization and viewing violence as a social norm in real life -- 11/5/95)

Making the Most of the Media (How to evaluate the thurthfulness of media information -- 9/3/90)

How Great Is the Power of the Media? (Although the media does influence people, it is not as effective as some people think -- 4/25/90)

The Media Magic of Michael Jordan (How the media promoting the fame of star athletes effects black students -- 12/14/97)

Meditation -- Another Option (How changing one's lifestyle to include meditation can help us to become more aware of our experiences -- 12/7/97)

Memory? What Memory? (Aspects of memory, including how we remember and forget -- 1/7/88)

Do You Remember? (Only some types of memory are affected by aging -- 3/8/92)

"Remember What's His Name?" (Causes of memory lapses that occur in all of us -- 9/13/92)

Helping Your Memory (Methods to help you remember better -- 10/2/94)

Recovered or False Memories? (Are newly-discovered memories of sexual abuse real? -- 11/20/94, Revised 2/14/03)

Getting the Message Across (Verbal and nonverbal methods to communicate more effectively -- 8/31/98)

The Mexican Clock "Walks" (Differences in nonverbal communication with time -- 4/13/83, Revised 5/5/01)

Past, Present or Future? (Cultural and individual differences in time perspectives -- 10/30/94)

Caught in the Middle (Facts and myths about the lives of middle-aged people -- 12/1/96)

Self-Monitoring in the New Year (Managing the self-image you present to others -- 12/27/89)

Managing the Monthly Menace (Problems related to menstruation and some ways to deal with them -- 8/18/96)

News Media and the Mean World (How media overdependence on negative news stories influences our perception of the world -- 4/21/96)

Caught in the Middle (Facts and myths about the lives of middle-aged people -- 12/1/96)

The Gender Gap in Morality (Morality differences between men and women -- 6/28/94)

"What's in a name?" (Criteria for formal and familiar ways of addressing others -- 7/4/99)

Getting Optimistic about Optimism (Comparing the adjustment of optimists to pessimists -- 4/19/98)

Why Are We Overconfident? (Exploring an overconfidence bias that exists in many people -- 6/27/99)

Person Perception -- East vs. West (How Oriental and Occidental cultures differ in their perceptions of other people -- 7/20/97)

Pet Therapy (How having a pet can improve a person's health -- 1/25/98)

Coping with Phobias (How to reduce phobic behavior -- 5/19/96)

Prejudices (A summary of factors related to prejudice -- 5/20/91, Revised 11/2/02)

Prejudices, Causes and Solutions (A summary of what factor increase and what factors decrease prejudices -- 10/25/98)

Treating People More Like "Us" (Prejudice as a function of perceiving others as "us" or "them" -- 11/9/97)

Changes in Prejudice (Changes in prejudices that have occurred over the past several decades -- 1/17/99)

Framing a Question (The way a question is asked greatly influences the way it is answered -- 9/18/94)

Race and IQ (How racial differences in IQ are caused mainly by environmental factors -- 3/7/90)

Less Than Enthusiastic Letter of Recommendation (How to get a bad recommendation and how it will affect your life -- 8/28/85, Revised 8/1/02)

Controlling Behavior by Reinforcement (How various schedules of reinforcement influence behavior -- 6/26/84, Revised 6/29/01)

Every Once in a While (How the special case of random reinforcement influences gambling and superstition -- 7/4/84, Revised 6/29/01)

Too Much Reward (How extra rinforcements can reduce intrinsically motivated behavior -- 9/23/91)

Reward Children for Doing Well (Reinfrocement needs to be attacted to achieving goals -- 11/2/97)

Starting Relationships -- And Continuing Them (Factors that influence how relationships begin and how they are maintained -- 2/4/88 & 2/11/88, Revised 8/15/02)

Religion and Helping Others (Are prosocial behaviors truly altruistic or merely a need to be needed? -- 4/23/95)

Challenges of Retirement (Ways to make retirement more fulfilling -- 1/5/97)

Road Rage (Causes and remedies for violent behavior on our highways -- 2/21/99)

Evaluating Rumors (The need to evaluate information and how to do it — 1/22/86)

Legalizing the Good Samaritan (Laws are not enough to encourage or foster helping behavior — 9/30/91)

School Phobias (Causes of school anxiety with some ways to reduce them -- 2/1/98)

Graham Crackers, Corn Flakes and Sex (How diet was thought to be related to a person's sex drive -- 7/18/99)

Deciding about Sex (Questions that people -- especially teens -- need to ask themselves before becoming sexually active -- 1/25/89)

Shyness (How lack of social skills is related to shyness -- 7/6/97)

"Oops, I slipped!" (Monitoring of our own behavior is needed to avoid mistakes -- 7/11/99)

Social Power and Its Abuse (Types of social power and ways they can be misused -- 9/17/90)

Speed Reading Is Not Good for Studying (Studying requires a higher level of attention to detail than speed reading provides -- 3/8/98)

Communicating Your Status (How nonverbal cues modify our ability to influence others -- 6/3/91)

Preventing Suicide (Methods to reduce suicidal potential in others -- 2/8/89)

Teenage Suicide (Causes and some possible remedies for potential suicide among adolescents -- 10/29/87)

Teen Decision Making (Adolescents need to learn and practice decision-making skills -- 6/21/98)

The Magic of "Thank You" (How expressions of appreciation help to get other to repeat desired behavior -- 7/21/96)

"Throwing Like a Girl" (Causes for gender differences in throwing ability -- 4/26/98)

Anger and Violence (Causes of teenage violence and some ways to reduce it -- 5/16/99)

Visual Depth Cues: Near or Far? (Monocular cues for depth perception -- 3/14/84, Updated 6/21/01)

Visual Depth Cues: Near or Far? (Binocular cues for depth perception -- 3/21/84, Updated 6/21/01)

Volunteerism -- Not "Without Reward" (How Maslow's hierarchy and intrinsic motivation influence volunteerism -- 8/1/84, Updated 6/30/01)

Makings of a Winner (Ego-oriented vs. Task-oriented goals for excelling in sports -- 7/28/96)

Women's Health -- More Than Physical (In fulfilling their responsibilities to family and work, many women neglect their own health -- 3/24/96)

Why Worry? (How to get rid of useless worrying -- 11/8/89)

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