From the University of Basel press release: When choosing between multiple alternatives, people usually focus their attention on the two most promising options. The quicker we do that, the faster we make the decision. Psychologists…
From the American Society for Horticultural Science press release: A study out of the University of Hyogo in Awaji, Japan, details the stress-reducing benefits to office workers that even a small plant situated within easy…
From the Picower Institute at MIT press release: When you expect a really bad experience to happen and then it doesn’t, it’s a distinctly positive feeling. A new study of fear extinction training in mice…
From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center press release: Interoception is the awareness of our physiological states; it’s how animals and humans know they’re hungry or thirsty, and how they know when they’ve had enough…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Children are more likely to control their immediate impulses when they and a peer rely on each other to get a reward than when they’re left to…
From the City University London press release: Members of collective leadership groups can maintain cohesion and act decisively when faced with a crisis, in spite of lacking the formal authority to do so, according to…
From the Harvard Kennedy School press release: What drives a person to smoke cigarettes — and keeps one out of six U.S. adults addicted to tobacco use, at a cost of 480,000 premature deaths each…
From the Anglia Ruskin University press release: New research has demonstrated how food producers could change the surface texture of products to change people’s perceptions and promote healthy eating. The study, led by Consumer Psychologist…
From the Ohio State University press release: How much you enjoy the new Star Wars movie will depend a lot on your expectations going in, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed 441 people before and…
From the University of Georgia press release: You’re on a diet, but the aroma of popcorn in the movie theater lobby triggers a seemingly irresistible craving. Within seconds, you’ve ordered a tub of the stuff…