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 ...

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 ...

How bold declarations shape perception, morale, and destiny in our democracy When the drumbeat changes, the dancer must also change his steps .

A recent study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology suggests that people consistently overestimate how much their political peers will judge them for changing their minds on ...

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 ...