From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release: Hundreds of times during a baseball game, the home plate umpire must instantaneously categorize a fast-moving pitch as a ball or a strike. In new research…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: During an economic downturn, even people who are not directly affected spend less on goods and services that signal social status, according to a…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: How long it will take to bake a cake? Twenty-eight minutes or half an hour? According to a new study in the Journal of…
From the USC Marshall School of Business press release: Moving in harmony can make people feel more connected to one another and, as a result, lead to positive collective action. Think of those feel-good vibes…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers can have vastly different reactions to the same package deal, depending on the order the price and quantity are listed, according to a…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Choosing the right size and color of your bowls and plates could help you eat less, according to a new study in the Journal…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: A clean desk might not be all it’s cracked up to be. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, messiness…
From the King’s College London press release: Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King’s College London have, for the first time, identified the facial expression of anxiety. The facial expression for the emotion…
From the University of York press release: Scientists at the University of York have made a significant step forward in isolating the cause of Parkinson’s disease in younger adults. Research by a team in the…
From the Temple University press release: Babies embrace nice characters over those who are bad. That’s according to a new study co-authored by Temple psychology postdoctoral fellow Neha Mahajan with Kiley Hamlin of the University…