Psych 101

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Articles about human thought and behavior that may help young people better understand themselves and their world.

Generations and political power

Generations and political power

We're in this together. Social scientists are really interested in generations. You can think of a generation as meaning “all of the people born and living at about the same time.” Though psychologists do study all of the individual differences that make us special,...

How to apologize

How to apologize

Let’s normalize apologizing! Look, perfection is a myth (and a damaging one at that). At some point, you may say or do something that hurts another. If you’re an empathetic person, you probably feel really badly about that thing, whether you did it on purpose or by...