Emotional Behavior, Behavioral Emotions

Cross-Cultural Psychology

How Culture Shapes Language and Shapes Us

Tamim Mobayed MA on October 3, 2026

Reflecting on Muhammad Ali's poem, cross-cultural pronouns, and the ways to change prosocial thoughts and behavior.

Reflecting on Muhammad Ali's poem, cross-cultural pronouns, and the ways to change prosocial thoughts and behavior.

Awe

Awe Is an Amazing Emotion, but Do We Know What It Is?

Tamim Mobayed MA on August 14, 2026

Understanding the debate over awe's origins in experiences of powerful leadership, nature, and the divine.

Understanding the debate over awe's origins in experiences of powerful leadership, nature, and the divine.

Cognition

What Do Americans Think About?

Tamim Mobayed MA on July 26, 2026

Insights from a new study report on the content of thoughts among 258 Americans.

Insights from a new study report on the content of thoughts among 258 Americans.

Artificial Intelligence

Do Large Language Models Think Like Us?

Tamim Mobayed MA on July 20, 2026

Seven ways in which human reasoning differs from large language model "reasoning."

Seven ways in which human reasoning differs from large language model "reasoning."

Meta-Analysis

Global Increases in Mental Illness and the Treatment Gap

Tamim Mobayed MA on June 15, 2026

Findings from a recent Lancet study highlight the growing burden of mental disorders and the need to address the treatment gap globally.

Findings from a recent Lancet study highlight the growing burden of mental disorders and the need to address the treatment gap globally.

Artificial Intelligence

Do Psychologists Hate AI?

Tamim Mobayed MA on May 16, 2026

Reflecting on whether psychology is problematizing AI, or if concerns are well-founded.

Reflecting on whether psychology is problematizing AI, or if concerns are well-founded.

Emotion Regulation

Is Emotional Regulation Effective Everywhere?

Tamim Mobayed MA on April 20, 2026

A meta-analysis from 2025 reported on important cross-cultural differences in emotional regulation.

A meta-analysis from 2025 reported on important cross-cultural differences in emotional regulation.

Artificial Intelligence

LLMs and the 'Blandification' of Writing

Tamim Mobayed MA on March 25, 2026

A new study looks at the impact LLMs could be having on writing at scale.

A new study looks at the impact LLMs could be having on writing at scale.

Self-Control

Has the Strength Model of Self-Control Been Depleted?

Tamim Mobayed MA on March 17, 2026

Reflecting on the strength model of self-control, some criticisms of the model, and some of the adjustments that have emerged.

Reflecting on the strength model of self-control, some criticisms of the model, and some of the adjustments that have emerged.

Social Media

Why We Can’t Put Our Phones Down, and What to Do About It

Tamim Mobayed MA on January 31, 2026

Self-control has long been touted as a key factor of well-being and success, but it might not be enough for tackling the beast that is the smartphone.

Self-control has long been touted as a key factor of well-being and success, but it might not be enough for tackling the beast that is the smartphone.

Depression

Can Coffee Help You with the Winter Blues?

Tamim Mobayed MA on December 28, 2025

Do coffee and caffeine provide a buffer against the negative psychological effects of winter?

Do coffee and caffeine provide a buffer against the negative psychological effects of winter?

Evolutionary Psychology

Schizophrenia Is Costly, So Why Didn’t Evolution Remove It?

Tamim Mobayed MA on December 17, 2025

The cliff-edge model may explain evolutionary paradoxes such as schizophrenia.

The cliff-edge model may explain evolutionary paradoxes such as schizophrenia.

Grief

Is Grief the Cause of Liverpool FC's Decline?

Tamim Mobayed MA on November 30, 2025

Reflecting on the role grief might be playing in the decline of a high-performing sports team.

Reflecting on the role grief might be playing in the decline of a high-performing sports team.

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Are Immigrant Families at Greater Risk of Emotional Neglect?

Tamim Mobayed MA on November 28, 2025

Here are two reasons why immigrant families can be especially prone to childhood emotional neglect, one of the most harmful forms of maltreatment.

Here are two reasons why immigrant families can be especially prone to childhood emotional neglect, one of the most harmful forms of maltreatment.

SSRIs

Antidepressants Significantly Differ in Physical Impact

Tamim Mobayed MA on October 25, 2025

A recently published systematic review reports that different antidepressants have significantly different physiological impacts on individuals, including weight gain and loss.

A recently published systematic review reports that different antidepressants have significantly different physiological impacts on individuals, including weight gain and loss.

Personality

Is This the Personality Trait That Prevents Nazism?

Tamim Mobayed MA on September 12, 2025

Reflecting on the personality trait that might have led one famous German to refuse to salute despite the potential cost.

Reflecting on the personality trait that might have led one famous German to refuse to salute despite the potential cost.

Bias

Did COVID-19 Increase Xenophobia and Racism?

Tamim Mobayed MA on August 26, 2025

Research explores whether a prediction that the pandemic would lead to increased racism and xenophobia proved true.

Research explores whether a prediction that the pandemic would lead to increased racism and xenophobia proved true.

Behavioral Economics

Could the Diddy Case Popularize Cuckoldry?

Tamim Mobayed MA on July 16, 2025

Personal Perspective: Through the changing of empirical expectations, Diddy's heavily covered court case could bring new attention to cuckoldry.

Personal Perspective: Through the changing of empirical expectations, Diddy's heavily covered court case could bring new attention to cuckoldry.

Artificial Intelligence

Your Brain on ChatGPT

Tamim Mobayed MA on June 19, 2025

A new study from MIT reports that when being assisted to write essays with an LLM, neural connectivity is reduced, while memory and heterogeneity are also weakened.

A new study from MIT reports that when being assisted to write essays with an LLM, neural connectivity is reduced, while memory and heterogeneity are also weakened.

Mental Health Stigma

Avoiding the Most Common Barrier to Seeking Psychological Help

Tamim Mobayed MA on May 6, 2025

Looking at the most commonly cited barriers that sustain the "mental healthcare treatment gap" and prevent people from seeking psychological support.

Looking at the most commonly cited barriers that sustain the "mental healthcare treatment gap" and prevent people from seeking psychological support.