Assistant professor of psychology Jessica Ayers’s new research challenges assumptions about the kind of friendships we need

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Friendships are integral to human health and well being, yet researchers know very little about how people make friends. A new study investigated what people prioritize for new friendships.

H!, I’m Diana! I’ve been a part of the APE Lab since Fall 2024 and graduated from Boise State University in May 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. This fall, I will conti

Why is lower social class often associated with greater empathy? We test whether less wealthy people experience more challenges, thereby motivating them to help...

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– by Diego Guevara Beltran English Imagine you live in a small community where food is often scarce; storms, droughts, pests, and fires can destroy crops, disease and injuries can keep you from workin...

After publishing over 100 peer-reviewed papers—an essential but slow process—I’m opening decades of notebooks to explore the evolution of life, the practice of living well now, and the work of buildin...

Friendship isn’t a tit-for-tat balance sheet, but that’s how researchers have traditionally defined it. New studies are refining the model to be less about transactions and truer to real life.

Friendship isn’t a tit-for-tat balance sheet, but that’s how researchers have traditionally defined it. New studies are refining the model to be less about transactions and truer to real life.

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I’m Grace, and I’ve been part of the APE Lab since Spring 2024. I graduated with a degree in Psychology in May 2024, and will be starting a Couples and Family Therapy graduate pro

My name is Benjamin Zubaly. I am an incoming PhD student in the Evolutionary Social Psychology lab at the University of Michigan and a research assistant in the Ayers Psychology an