From the University of Exeter press release: Attempts by managers to empower staff by delegating different work to them or asking for their opinions can be detrimental for employee productivity, research shows. Giving employees more…
From the Rutgers University press release: If you’re sitting around the holiday table and one of your curmudgeonly uncles says something unintentionally bigoted, your inclination may be to ask for more mashed potatoes and get…
From the American University press release: If you’re a job seeker driving your friends and family crazy with job search conversations, a new study finds you’re doing something right. New research co-authored by Serge da…
From the Society for Consumer Psychology press release: While many people consider themselves generally moral and honest, even the most upstanding citizens will likely become willing to lie, cheat and steal under certain circumstances, according…
From the Cell Press press release: When newborn babies are under stress, their brains show a heightened response to pain, a new study has found. However, you’d never know it from the way those infants…
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: People who enjoy hurting others and seeing them in pain are more likely to seek revenge against those who have wronged them, according to a new study led…
From the New York University press release: New psychology research points to the factors that explain why we find particular poems aesthetically pleasing — results that enhance our understanding of “why we like what we…
From the Springer press release: Can the fear of a relationship ending actually lessen love and cause a break-up? If yes, how does it happen? These were the questions that Simona Sciara and Giuseppe Pantaleo…
From the Penn State press release: Children growing up in poverty face many challenges, but a preschool program that aims to improve social and emotional skills may help increase their focus and improve learning in…
From the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences press release: It’s one thing to offer students fruits and vegetables for school lunch; it’s another for them to actually eat them. Children who…