From the University of Wisconsin-Madison media release: “Gaydar” — the purported ability to infer whether people are gay or straight based on their appearance — seemed to get a scientific boost from a 2008 study that…
From the Aarhus University media release: In the new study ‘Building trust: Heart rate synchrony and arousal during joint action increased by public goods game’ (Journal of Physiology and Behavior) PhD and assistant professor Panagiotis Mitkidis…
From the American Sociological Association media release: Early adolescent girls lose friends for having sex and gain friends for “making out,” while their male peers lose friends for “making out” and gain friends for having sex,…
From the SAGE Publications media release: The study, by scientists at the University of St Andrews, shows that simple increases in a man’s height and age automatically makes them appear more dominant. The research, published by…
From the University of Kansas media release: Compulsory schooling laws instituted in the late 1800s and early 1900s caused more people in Northern states to marry people at their same education level and race, possibly contributing…
From the Rowan University media release: Researchers from the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine presented findings at the “2015 Hurricane Sandy Conference: Translating Research into Practice,” showing that strong neighborhood relationships reduced the incidence of…
From the Society for Research in Child Development media release: Adolescents who have romantic relationships tend to have more problems with psychosocial adjustment. In contrast, young adults who have romantic relationships tend to have fewer problems…
From the University of Utah media release: A new study by University of Utah sociologist Nick Wolfinger and a colleague from the University of Virginia reveals that Republicans tend to be happier in their marriages than…
From the University of Delaware media release: The arguments were nothing new for the 43 couples who participated in a recent study of how marital stress affects appetite and eating patterns. Hostile exchanges were all…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: We may view our memory as being essential to who we are, but new findings suggest that others consider our moral traits to be the core component of…