Consumer behavior—or how people buy and use goods and services—is a rich field of psychological research, particularly for companies trying to sell products to as many potential customers as possible.

Safety scores are worse for those with ELP violations, study finds. New research links truck drivers who violate English-language proficiency (ELP) rules to higher rates of safety violations and poor ...

To put it simply, ethics represents the moral code that guides a person’s choices and behaviors throughout their life. The idea of a moral code extends beyond the individual to include what is ...

Operant conditioning, sometimes called instrumental conditioning or Skinnerian conditioning, is a method of learning that uses rewards and punishment to modify behavior. Through operant conditioning, ...

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history. The theory explains the how and why behind mountains, volcanoes, and ...

How to free up time for meaningful work by Leslie A. Perlow, Constance Noonan Hadley and Eunice Eun Poking fun at meetings is the stuff of Dilbert cartoons—we can all joke about how soul-sucking and ...

National Geographic revisits Jane Goodall’s iconic 1963 article about the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream Game Reserve. The sun's fading glow on Lake Tanganyika silhouettes the author, who is preparing ...