Category: Behaviour

Study suggests praise delivered by robots and virtual agents improves offline learning

From the University of Tsukuba press release: Social rewards such as praise are known to enhance various stages of the learning process. Now, researchers from Japan have found that praise… Read more »

Study suggests conflicts in kindergarten can reduce children’s interest in reading and math

From the University of Eastern Finland press release: Teacher-perceived conflict predicts lower interest and pre-academic skills in math and literacy among kindergarteners, a new study from Finland shows. Kindergarten represents… Read more »

Study suggests a brief pilot intervention enhances preschoolers’ self-regulation and food liking

From the Elsevier press release: Mindfulness training and engaging in classroom-based games can influence self-regulation and food liking when introduced during the preschool years according to a new study in… Read more »

Study suggests parents may end up with more stress when kids watch a lot of TV

From the University of Arizona press release: There’s bad news for parents who frequently plop their kids in front of the TV to give themselves a break: It might actually… Read more »

Study looks at how people with prestigious jobs manage their professional brands

From the American Marketing Association press release: Researchers from HEC Montreal and York University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how people who attain “prestigious” posts in… Read more »

Study suggests how people use social media affects their well-being

From the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus press release: New research from UBC Okanagan indicates what’s most important for overall happiness is how a person uses social media. Derrick… Read more »

Study suggests generational differences in behaviour over course of COVID-19 pandemic

From the PLOS press release: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, old and young individuals did not differ in taking precautions, but over time, older people quickly adopted preventive behaviors and… Read more »