Explore how scientific research by psychologists can inform our professional lives, family and community relationships, emotional wellness, and more.
Work in America™ 2026
Workers weather stress, uncertainty, and AI with psychological capital
Children’s and adolescents’ learning with educational technology
Research-based recommendations to protect and support students’ learning, development, and well-being
APA Publishing products and resources that support research, education, practice and general wellbeing.
Tools for psychologists to do their jobs every day.
Perspectives on aging: Psychology across the lifespanlogin required
Sue Grigson’s research could help change the way we treat addiction
Resources for students, teachers and psychologists at all levels to explore career growth in psychology.
Professional Resilience in Changing Times
Paid Promotional Presentations Designed to Deepen Your Clinical Knowledge
Browse the latest updates from APA, informed by psychological science.
Candice Hargons, PhD, elected as 2028 APA president
APA CEO Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, to retire in January 2028
You can make a difference
Learn about key issues impacting psychologists today
Judicial notebook: The psychology behind how the public assigns fault and responsibility
People’s perceptions of civil settlements influence how they understand and participate in the legal system.
Judicial notebook: Neither admit nor deny
Some argue the “no admit or deny” policy allows defendants to escape public accountability and that settlements are not fair tothose who lost money because the defendant is not forced to admit wrongdoing.
Judicial notebook: ‘Liking’ on Facebook and the First Amendment
Courts interpret what Facebook users intend to communicate when they click the “Like” button.
Judicial notebook: Intellectual property law and the psychology of creativity
The case illustrates one of the many ways in which law, particularly intellectual property law, can be informed and shaped by psychological principles.
Judicial notebook: Public trials, private lives and jury questionnaires
Social science can inform a range of issues raised by the legal struggle to balance juror privacy against the public’s right of access.
Judicial notebook: Statistical significance in court
The U.S. Supreme Court took up the question of how much emphasis courts should place on statistical significance in a legal context. It is important for social scientists to recognize the role that statistical significance plays in the law.
