From the Oxford University Press USA press release: A new study in SLEEP, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that delaying school start times results in students getting more sleep, and feeling better, even within societies…
From the Wiley press release: A new study of more than 11,000 7-year-old twins found that how well children read determines how much they read, not vice versa. Furthermore, the authors of the Journal of Child…
From the Florida Atlantic University press release: When people think of “personality,” they are likely to think of traits such as warmth or extraversion. For example, a person with high extraversion tends to exhibit an…
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: Often people think performing in front of others will make them mess up, but a new study led by a Johns Hopkins University neuroscientist found the opposite: being…
From the University of Maryland School of Medicine press release: Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have for the first time found direct causal links between the neurotransmitter dopamine and avoidance —…
From the North Carolina State University press release: A recent study finds that older adults are better than younger adults at anticipating stressful events at home — but older adults are not as good at…
From the Wiley press release: When young children see a peer cause harm, they often tattle to a caregiver. But why do children tattle? A new Social Development study reveals that even when children cannot be blamed…
From the University of Kent press release: New research has shown that ignoring someone you’re with in a social setting to concentrate on your mobile phone — called ‘phubbing‘ — can have a negative effect…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: People tend to reciprocate others’ actions in ways that increase disparities in wealth, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.…
From the Portland State University press release: The higher a child’s family income, the more likely he or she is to feel control over their life, according to a new Portland State University study. Building…