The Big Questions

Relationships

I Reveal Myself Better Than You!

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on March 31, 2021

Relationships necessitate sharing important values. Research reveals that people think their own personal revelations reveal more than their partner's revelations.

Relationships necessitate sharing important values. Research reveals that people think their own personal revelations reveal more than their partner's revelations.

Sex

The Devil and Sex

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on March 30, 2021

Believing in evil religious beings can impact sexual attitudes.

Believing in evil religious beings can impact sexual attitudes.

Religious beliefs and nationalism are interchangeable in many ways.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Pandemic Eating

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on December 27, 2020

Did lockdown cause us to eat more? If so, how can this be prevented?

Did lockdown cause us to eat more? If so, how can this be prevented?

Bias

When Do Lives Not Matter?

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on December 26, 2020

Why is nationality such a key factor in the value of a human life?

Why is nationality such a key factor in the value of a human life?

Confidence

If My Professor Hits on Me

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on December 25, 2020

When professors hit on students, what impact does this have on their self-confidence and academic interest?

When professors hit on students, what impact does this have on their self-confidence and academic interest?

Persuasion

Dislike What I Like? You Are Not Objective

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on September 30, 2020

How naive realism can influence perceptions of art.

How naive realism can influence perceptions of art.

Play

Unpacking the Home-Field Advantage

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on September 29, 2020

How much of a difference does having fans in stadiums actually have on team performance?

How much of a difference does having fans in stadiums actually have on team performance?

President Donald Trump

Mitch McConnell's Moral Mandate

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on September 28, 2020

Are Republicans acting on a moral imperative in pushing through their Supreme Court nominee?

Are Republicans acting on a moral imperative in pushing through their Supreme Court nominee?

Cognition

Bad News? Try Affirming Important Values

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on June 29, 2020

Bad news got you down? Perhaps affirming important values can help.

Bad news got you down? Perhaps affirming important values can help.

Optimism

"I'm More Immune Than You Are!"

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on June 26, 2020

Unrealistic optimism might undermine health efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Unrealistic optimism might undermine health efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Psychology

The Psychology of "All Lives Matter"

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on June 24, 2020

Why are some people so hostile towards the "Black Lives Matter" mantra?

Why are some people so hostile towards the "Black Lives Matter" mantra?

Shyness

Humour in Dark Times

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on March 30, 2020

Why Andrew Cuomo didn't shy away from a joke in such dark times.

Why Andrew Cuomo didn't shy away from a joke in such dark times.

Health

The Case of the Rebellious Sheep

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on March 28, 2020

Can you become a "sheep" through rebellion? It's your life at risk—literally.

Can you become a "sheep" through rebellion? It's your life at risk—literally.

Gratitude

Beat the Coronavirus Blues with Gratitude

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on March 24, 2020

Gratitude helps in the toughest of times.

Gratitude helps in the toughest of times.

Neuroscience

Delighting in the Downfall of Others

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on December 30, 2019

How do we delight in the misfortunes of others? Recent research in neuropsychology provides some answers.

How do we delight in the misfortunes of others? Recent research in neuropsychology provides some answers.

Intelligence

Are Our Expectations Accurate?

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on December 28, 2019

Do we see in others what we see in ourselves?

Do we see in others what we see in ourselves?

Media

The Media Impacts Others—Not Me!

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on December 25, 2019

Governments and industries take pains to persuadie us to act in a certain way. But what do we think about how much we actually are affected by media?

Governments and industries take pains to persuadie us to act in a certain way. But what do we think about how much we actually are affected by media?

Bias

Brexit and the Bias Blind Spot

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on September 28, 2019

When it comes to Brexit, motivated reasoning is high. It's as if people on all sides are blind to their own biases.

When it comes to Brexit, motivated reasoning is high. It's as if people on all sides are blind to their own biases.

Sexual Abuse

Who Supports Rape Victims?

Nathan A Heflick Ph.D. on September 24, 2019

Does valuing your own physical beauty relate to victim blaming following sexual assault?

Does valuing your own physical beauty relate to victim blaming following sexual assault?