Karen Horney was a prominent psychoanalyst best-known for her theories of neurosis, feminine psychology, and and self psychology. While Horney was a neo-Freudian, she also challenged many of Sigmund Freud's ... Read More

A new study links brain damage in an area of the brain known as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex to moral decisions. In the study, which appears online in the ... Read More

While there are several different theories of intelligence, psychologists do not agree on a universal definition of intelligence or on exactly which qualities it encompasses. Is intelligence a single ... Read More

Among psychologists, earnings and salaries vary greatly depending upon factors such as specialty area, the degree held, and the sector of employment. According to the U.S. Department of Labor's ... Read More

Mary Whiton Calkins is probably best-known as the first woman president of the American Psychological Association, but she made many more contributions to the field as well. Her experiences ... Read More

In honor of Women's History Month, we'll be exploring the lives, careers, and theories of a number of eminent women in psychology. This week's feature biography is a profile ... Read More

If you're taking a child development class this term, you will likely spend a great deal of time discussing the cognitive development of children. The foremost cognitive theorist was ... Read More