From the University of British Columbia press release: For decades, marketers have used envy to sell, attempting to cash in on consumers’ desire to want what others have. But does it actually work? According to…
From the University of Sussex press release: ‘Inattentional smell blindness’, or inattentional anosmia, has been proven to exist in a study from the University of Sussex. Just as it has previously been found that people…
From the Ohio State University press release: Good teamwork begins with a cup of coffee for everyone, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people gave more positive reviews for their group’s performance on a…
From the Cornell University press release: Struggling to finish that report for your boss? One way to increase your interest in a task is to add immediate rewards, rather than wait until the end to…
From the University at Buffalo press release: When narcissistic individuals are able to imagine themselves in a victim’s situation, they are more likely to donate to charity, according to new research from the University at…
From the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University press release: Just a little longer. It’s a common experience: hanging on in the hopes that our patience will pay off in the end.…
From the Institute of Science and Technology Austria press release: Why do people make anonymous donations, and why does the public perceive this as admirable? Why do we downplay our interest in a potential partner,…
From the University of Zurich press release: Ostracism or social exclusion within a group serves to discipline disagreeable, awkward, or free-loading members and thus promote cooperation — at least this was the assumption of previous…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: If you want to give a little boost to your life satisfaction a year from now, you may want to try socially-focused strategies over strategies that involve…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: Oxytocin’s effects on human social behavior aren’t clear. Some studies reveal significant positive changes, yet others show none at all. In many animals, from rodents to non-human primates,…