Category: Communication

Study suggests people depend more on their right ear when trying to hear in a demanding environment

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From the Acoustical Society of America press release: Listening is a complicated task. It requires sensitive hearing and the ability to process information into cohesive meaning. Add everyday background noise… Read more »

Study suggests microblogging may help reduce negative emotions for people with social anxiety

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From the Society for Consumer Psychology press release: Have you ever wanted to tell someone about a tough day at work or scary medical news, but felt nervous about calling… Read more »

Study suggests major life events shared on social media revive dormant connections

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From the University of Notre Dame press release: Online social networking has revolutionized the way people communicate and interact with one another, despite idiosyncrasies we all love to hate —… Read more »

Study suggests Twitter can reveal our shared mood

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From the University of Bristol press release: In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the University of Bristol have analysed mood indicators in text from 800 million anonymous… Read more »

Study suggests babies understand when words are related

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From the Duke University press release: The meaning behind infants’ screeches, squeals and wails may frustrate and confound sleep-deprived new parents. But at an age when babies cannot yet speak… Read more »

Study suggests punctuation in text messages helps replace cues found in face-to-face conversations

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From the Binghamton University press release: Emoticons, irregular spellings and exclamation points in text messages aren’t sloppy or a sign that written language is going down the tubes — these… Read more »

Study suggests commonplace jokes may normalize experiences of sexual misconduct

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From the Taylor & Francis press release: Commonplace suggestive jokes, such as “that’s what she said,” normalize and dismiss the horror of sexual misconduct experiences, experts suggest in a new… Read more »

Study looks at language often used by people with ADHD on Twitter

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From the University of Pennsylvania press release: What can Twitter reveal about people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD? Quite a bit about what life is like for someone with the… Read more »

Study suggests performance appraisal success depends on frequent feedback and good standard setting

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From the University of Leicester press release: Appraisal of employees often gets a bad press, but recent research suggests if it involves frequent feedback between the formal appraisal and good… Read more »