Department of Psychology

If you're a sparrow and you've flitted into another sparrow's territory, you can expect some warnings before you get attacked -- but not always, and that's puzzling University of Washington researchers.

Turns out your vocabulary doesn't have to be top-notch to help your kid learn more words - baby talk is the key, University of Washington research shows.

Cheryl Kaiser, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, explained that there are many subtle ways holiday parties can be less enjoyable for members of minority groups.

CNN is honoring 10 emerging ideas in technology and related fields. Number six on the list is a UW team that managed to connect two brains using non-invasive technology.

In 1948 the president of Costa Rica announced something truly extraordinary: Henceforth, the nation would take the almost unheard-of step of renouncing its military.

Like humans, some song sparrows are more effusive than others, at least when it comes to defending their territories.

"I think the sex difference in stereotype strength says something about the extent to which gender stereotypes are established in girls early in life but reinforced pretty continuously thereafter," said Tony Greenwald

Alcohol may not be the social lubricant everyone thinks it is, according to University of Washington health psychologist Jason Kilmer.

In a guest piece, David Barash, professor of psychology, looks at several recent books on evolutionary science that consider reproduction.

UW psychology professor David P. Barash says there's evidence that cooperation may have played just as much of a role in human evolution as war did.

In an op-ed piece, David Barash, professor of psychology, argues that because of biology, mammalian male parents may act in ways that are less than admirable, but human dads can trump nature.

Wall Street Journal columnist Sue Shellenbarger responds to a question about healthy self-esteem in children by suggesting work by John Gottman, professor emeritus of psychology.

In a new book, Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People, Anthony Greenwald, a social psychologist at the University of Washington, and co-author Mahzarin Banaji turn the conventional way people think about prejudice on its head.

President Obama's call for universal preschool in his State of the Union address underlines a national shift in thinking about early childhood education. Andrew Meltzoff, co-director of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences. is quoted..

Research from the Department of Psychology shows territorial song sparrows use increasingly threatening signals to ward off trespassing rivals.