From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Over-30s can benefit from being nagged, nudged and cajoled by family and friends into being more active, according to new sport psychology research being presented…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release by Diana Lutz: What worker bees do depends on how old they are. A worker a few days old will become a nurse bee that devotes…
From the Flinders University press release via MedicalXPress: Flinders University psychologist Professor Neil Brewer is proposing a radical alternative to the traditional police line-up, arguing current eyewitness identification tests often fail to pick the culprit,…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Students who bring water into exams may improve their grade by keeping hydrated. That is the finding of a study conducted by Chris Pawson from…
From the Tulane University press release: Childhood exposure to lead dust has been linked to lasting physical and behavioral effects, and now lead dust from vehicles using leaded gasoline has been linked to instances of…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: “One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody’s listening.” – Franklin P. Jones Most people talk to themselves at least every…
From the University of Missouri press release: Tipping back one too many cocktails during an individual’s early 20s doesn’t correlate to a personal sense of immaturity; however if this habit doesn’t stop as they reach…
From the University of Warwick press release: Unlike women, men don’t curb certain risk-taking behaviours when a baby is present, a new psychology study at the University of Warwick suggests. Whereas women are significantly more…
From the Ohio State University press release via EurekAlert!: A small change in how teachers and parents read aloud to preschoolers may provide a big boost to their reading skills later on, a new study…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: What makes some people give blood and bake casseroles for their neighbors, while others mutter about taxes from behind closed blinds? A new paper published in Psychological…