Society & Psychology

The Psychological Science Behind Pseudoscience

October 8, 2021 by

How do pseudoscientific beliefs, as they are called, spread and come to be accepted by many as fact? 
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Tracing the Pandemics of California Past

September 25, 2021 by

One of the most devastating impacts to arise from the Spanish colonial system emerged in the form of disease.
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Researchers Study PTSD-related Symptoms Among LGBTQ Latinx Immigrants

July 18, 2021 by

Researchers discovered that not even high levels of social support insulated SGM Latinx immigrants from developing symptoms. 
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UCSB Researchers Study “Collective Intelligence” In Effort to Understand Why Some Groups Fly While Others Flounder

June 20, 2021 by

Kim and her collaborators carried out a meta-analysis on 22 studies evaluating collective intelligence in 1,356 groups and 5,279 individuals. 
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Thinking Ahead: How Do UCSB Students Feel About Climate Change?

June 20, 2021 by

Julia Fine worked alongside an array of collaborators to better understand how UCSB students relate to the climate crisis.
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Unlearning the “In-group Versus Out-group” Instinct

May 23, 2021 by

Liberman has been conducting research with the hope of understanding how parents can raise their children to avoid falling into the trap of stereotyping.
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Putting “Zoom Fatigue” On Mute: UCSB Researcher Explains Why Video Calls Can Be So Exhausting

May 9, 2021 by

On Zoom, exhaustion comes from the inability to distinguish between person, background and technology, according to Nadler.
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UCSB Lecturer Partners with CEC in Advocacy of Sustainable Living

April 23, 2021 by

The campaign, known as Earth Day Every Day, represents the culmination of five years of accumulated lifestyle changes carried out by Williams and her husband.
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To “Decolonize” the Social Sciences, Cross-Cultural Research Must Be More Equitable, Researchers Say

April 11, 2021 by

Lawson hopes that his colleagues see their perspective piece as an ultimately positive and optimistic one. 
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Tracing the Spread of Early Humans Across East Asia

March 12, 2021 by

New knowledge supplied by better technology allowed Kennett and his research group to determine the timing of ancestry change and population movements. 
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Director of Black Student Research Center discusses S.T.E.M. Initiatives

February 25, 2021 by

Of particular importance for Tettegah is S.T.E.M. and data science engagement with underrepresented groups on campus.
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Independence the “Right Way?”

February 6, 2021 by

“As social creatures and as cultural creatures, ultimately one feels good when one’s way of being fits in and is valued in one’s environment and context,” Lawrie said.
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Dating To a Science: UCSB Researchers Study Patterns in Assortative Mating

December 20, 2020 by

While doing matrix models of mate choice, Conroy-Beam saw a correlation between specific traits, despite the traits being assorted randomly throughout individuals in the simulation. 
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The Scientists’ Declassified Guide to Talking About Climate Change

November 13, 2020 by

Through these conversations you — better than any scientist — have the opportunity to find and address misinformation, misunderstanding and fear.
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UCSB Professor Investigates Cognitive and Neurocognitive Effects of Being an Interpreter

November 3, 2020 by

Whether or not there is a cognitive advantage due to the bilingual experiences of interpreters is still in debate.
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