From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: A new study finds that 21-month-old infants can distinguish between respect-based power asserted by a leader and fear-based power wielded by a bully. The study, reported…
From the McGill University press release: Your teenage daughter gets into a shouting match with another kid at school. It turns out that it may have started over something as simple as not understanding one…
From the Penn State press release: Not only does time fly when people have fun, but when time flies by on a countdown clock, they may have more patience, according to researchers. In a series…
From the University of Nottingham press release: Even with an acute sense of hearing adults don’t always pick up exactly what someone has said. That’s because from childhood to adulthood we rely on vision to…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: When it comes to making new friends, status symbols actually repel people from making friends with us, according to new research published in the journal Social…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Could increasing your physical activity or feeling more in control of your life be the secret to staying young? Employing these simple strategies may help older adults feel…
From the University of Melbourne press release: Dr Elizabeth Hughes, the lead author and a research fellow from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Melbourne, said the study explored a link…
From the New York University press release: How we see emotions on another person’s face depends on our pre-conceived views of how we understand these emotions, researchers at New York University have found. Their study,…
From the American Chemical Society press release: A cranberry, honey or a candy bar — which tastes the sweetest? These foods contain sugars that humans can perceive differently. A cranberry seems tart, whereas a candy…
From the San Francisco State University press release: Think you’re totally in control of your thoughts? Maybe not as much as you think, according to a new San Francisco State University study that examines how…