r/askpsychology↗
Ask Psychology
Science-based answers for questions about the mind, behavior and perception. This is not a mental health/advice sub! Non-Science-based answers may be removed without notice. Posts that draw too many opinions or anecdotes without empirical answers may be locked at mod discretion. Feel free to pick an applicable flair, or one will be chosen for you.
312k subscribers488 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)405 authors / mosince 2011
r/askpsychology has 312k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 488 posts a month from 405 people. Top topics: Psychology Careers & Degrees, Empathy Discussions and Music and Brain Science.
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- Psychology Careers & Degrees0.6%
- Empathy Discussions0.4%
- Music and Brain Science0.3%
- Mental Health Disorders0.2%
- Social Work Jobs & Careers0.1%
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- Doi
- ScienceDirect
- American Psychological Association
- Nature
- ResearchGate
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