From the University of Innsbruck press release: Unplanned purchases are an important profit source for retailers. Because looking at products is always the first step in making a purchase decision, retailers apply various strategies in…
From the University of California – Davis press release: Young children who have experienced compassionate love and empathy from their mothers may be more willing to turn thoughts into action by being generous to others,…
From the Lancaster University press release: General smartphone usage is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress say researchers, who advise caution when it comes to digital detoxes. The study published in Technology, Mind, and…
From the Yale-NUS College press release: From climate change to the ongoing pandemic and beyond, the issues facing today’s world are increasingly complex and dynamic. Yet solving problems like these — which interweave social, environmental,…
From the Virginia Tech press release: Your high school friends may have had a bigger influence on your behavior than you once thought. Prior studies about peer pressure have focused on why adolescents are likely…
From the University of Exeter press release: People borrowing money for the first time should only be given small amounts until they have proved their competence, a new study says. The paper argues that new…
From the University College London press release: People who are dogmatic about their views seek less information and make less accurate judgements as a result, even on simple matters unrelated to politics, according to a…
From the Stockholm University press release: New Year’s Eve is coming up, a holiday when many people choose to make a New Year’s resolution. They may be hard to keep, but research shows there is…
From the University of Colorado at Boulder press release: “Put your phone away!” “No more video games!” “Ten more minutes of YouTube and you’re done!” Kids growing up in the mobile internet era have heard…
From the Wiley press release: A study published in Ecological Applications suggests that nature around one’s home may help mitigate some of the negative mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire survey completed by…