From the Journal of Consumer Research, Inc. media release: Shoppers are more likely to buy a product from a different location when a pleasant sound coming from a particular direction draws attention to the item,…
From the University at Buffalo media release: A new set of studies by researchers at three universities led by University at Buffalo psychologist Lora E. Park, PhD, has found that the previously assumed link between…
From the Wiley media release: Is this my finger? People can be easily tricked into believing an artificial finger is their own, shows a study published 23 September in The Journal of Physiology. The results…
From the media release: Lots of people say they do. They’re “carrying guilt” or “weighed down by guilt.” Are these just expressions, or is there something more to these metaphors? Princeton researcher Martin Day and…
From the Brigham Young University media release: When shopping for a big ticket item, such as a television, there is a checklist of things you should always do: Read reviews Compare prices Wear high heels…
From the Brigham Young University media release: Warning Instagrammers: you might want to stop taking so many pictures of your food. New research out of BYU finds that looking at too many pictures of food…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Drug ads often warn of serious side effects, from nausea and bleeding to blindness, even death. New research suggests that, rather than scaring consumers away, these warnings…
From the Cornell University media release: After a long week, you relax and pour yourself a glass of wine — but could the wine glass you choose cause you to pour more than you think?…
From the American Physiological Society media release: Several studies have shown that expecting a reward or punishment can affect brain activity in areas responsible for processing different senses, including sight or touch. For example, research…
From the NIH media release: The structure of the brain may predict whether a person will suffer chronic low back pain, according to researchers who used brain scans. The results, published in the journal Pain, support…