Category: Behaviour

Study suggests supervisors focused on others’ needs get ‘benefit of the doubt’ from employees

From the University of Notre Dame press release: Like beauty, fairness is in the eye of the beholder. In the workplace, whether or not we believe that a supervisor has… Read more »

Study suggests older adults found resilience during pandemic through community, human connection

From the Oregon State University press release: Older adults were significantly affected by isolation and stress during Oregon’s initial COVID-19 lockdown last spring, but they were also able to find… Read more »

Researchers look at what it means to be a picky shopper

From the Penn State press release: There are hard-to-please customers in almost every industry, with certain people being picky about which clothes, houses and even romantic partners they will consider…. Read more »

Study suggests ‘decision acuity’ predicts broad range of decision-making abilities

From the Cell Press press release: A common factor called “decision acuity” underpins diverse decision-making abilities in adolescents and young adults, suggests a study appearing May 20th in the journal Neuron…. Read more »

Study suggests waking just one hour earlier cuts depression risk by double digits

From the University of Colorado at Boulder press release: Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person’s risk of major depression by 23%, suggests a sweeping new genetic… Read more »