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Why Truth Is Not an Opinion and Alternative Facts Do Not Exist

What scientific psychology has to say about truth, opinion, and the seductive idea of 'alternative facts' — from cognitive dissonance and motivated reasoning to the need for cognitive closure and the discipline of epistemic honesty.

Animal Psychology: What a (Clinical) Psychologist Should Know

Psychological Assessment vs. Astrology: A Scientific Evaluation of Two Different Approaches to Personality

Can Stupidity Be Measured? On a Concept Psychology Both Uses and Avoids

Culture-Bound Disorders of the Western World: What Is So Special About Us?

Why Do Good Parents Become Bitter Enemies? The Psychology Behind Parental Behavior in Custody Disputes

The Otrovert: Does It Actually Exist? A Critical Analysis of a New Personality Concept from the Perspective of Clinical Psychology

Functional Somatic Syndromes, Psychosomatic Illness, and Somatoform Disorders: Where Are the Boundaries?

Why Narcissists Love Politics and Autistic People Love Science: Personality Structure, Cognitive Style, and Professional Affinity from a Psychodiagnostic Perspective