From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumer decision-making is affected by the relationship between time and spatial distance, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. “We…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: The color red influences consumers to become more aggressive in online auctions and affects how much they are willing to pay for products as…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via EurekAlert!: Intuitively it simply makes sense: exposure to sexual content in movies at an early age probably influences adolescents’ sexual behavior. And yet, even though a…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: Using adult stem cells, Johns Hopkins researchers and a consortium of colleagues nationwide say they have generated the type of human neuron specifically damaged by Parkinson’s…
From the University of Montreal press release via Newswise: Each hour of TV watched by a two- to four-year- old contributes to his or her waist circumference by the end of grade 4 and his…
From the University of Western Australia press release via HealthCanal: Between five and 10 per cent of people over 60 suffer from depression – a common and disabling disorder. It is predicted that depression will…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered a cause-and-effect relationship between two well-established biological risk factors for schizophrenia previously believed to be independent of one another.…
From the Springer Select press release: Macho men whose partners earn more than they do have worse romantic relationships, in part because the difference in income is a strain for them, according to a new…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: Human beings have the ability to convert complex phenomena into a one-dimensional sequence of letters and put it down in writing. In this process, keywords serve to convey the content…
From the Clemson University press release via EurekAlert!: Computerized aids that include person-like characteristics can influence trust and dependence among adults, according to a Clemson University researcher. A recently published study by Clemson University psychology…