From the Virginia Tech press release via EurekAlert!: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on my parahippocampal gyrus. Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found that suspicion resides…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: People who rate themselves as having high emotional intelligence (EI) tend to overestimate their ability to detect deception in others. This is the finding of…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: People who feel good about themselves are less likely to choose an attractive product than a functional one, according to a new study in…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: It seems really simple: If you want to achieve something, set a goal and then make specific plans to implement it. But according to…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release: Most consumers want to fit in while still asserting their individuality—and they balance these conflicting desires when choosing products, according to a new study in the…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Although it is tempting to use the word “we” to make consumers feel like part of the family, people react negatively when brands overstep…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals via EurekAlert!: People respond to facial cues and this affects their level of trust, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research that looks at…
From the Missouri University of Science and Technology press release via Newswise: In a new study analyzing Internet usage among college students, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have found that students who…
From the University of Edinburgh press release via EurekAlert!: Genes play a greater role in forming character traits – such as self-control, decision making or sociability – than was previously thought, new research suggests. A…
From the Washington State University press release via EurekAlert!: There are jerks, and then there are jerks. Joel Anaya has given them a fair amount of study, focusing on that very special jerk who can…