Category: Behaviour

Study examines political differences in perceptions of COVID-19

From the Lehigh University press release: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, political ideology has been perhaps the strongest predictor of consumers’ perceptions of the coronavirus’ threat. According to a new study… Read more »

Study suggests reasons for why motivation to learn declines with age

From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: As people age, they often lose their motivation to learn new things or engage in everyday activities. In a study of mice,… Read more »

Study looks at how initiatives empowering employees can backfire

From the Michigan State University press release: Strategies meant to motivate people in the workplace may have unintended consequences — depending on who’s in charge. Recent research from Michigan State… Read more »

Study looks at psychological ownership in the evolution of consumption

From the American Marketing Association press release: Researchers from Boston University, Rutgers University, University of Washington, Cornell University, and University of Pennsylvania published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that… Read more »

Study suggests corporations are directing our attention online more than we realise

From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: We know how search engines can favor certain results and how social media might push us into bubbles, but it’s still… Read more »

Study evaluates effectiveness of school bullying prevention programs that involve peers

From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: School bullying has been identified as harmful to students’ mental health. Many studies have evaluated the effectiveness of bullying prevention… Read more »