Psychology & Psychiatry

Polluted air may pollute our morality

Exposure to air pollution, even imagining exposure to air pollution, may lead to unethical behavior, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. A combination ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Getting over guilt

(HealthDay)—Do you sometimes feel weighed down by guilt?

Psychology & Psychiatry

When 'golden opportunity' to bribe arises, it's hard to pass up

The path to corrupt behavior may sometimes be a steep cliff instead of a slippery slope, according to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. In four studies, psychology ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Expectations can minimize unethical behavior in the powerful

While there are many examples of unethical leaders, from FIFA to the recent political discoveries from the Panama Papers leak, there are countless other examples, though not as headline grabbing, in history of leaders acting ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Hormones influence unethical behavior

Hormones play a two-part role in encouraging and reinforcing cheating and other unethical behavior, according to research from Harvard University and The University of Texas at Austin.

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