From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release: Prior research has long shown that women are, on average, less risk tolerant in their financial decisions than men. This is a concern as investors with low levels of…
From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Every couple has conflict, and new research finds that having good friends and family members to turn to alleviates the stress of everyday conflict between partners. In…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Educational and developmental psychologists have tried to understand how skills and motivation are linked to academic achievement. While research supports ties between individuals’ concepts of their…
From the Yale-NUS College press release: A new study by Yale-NUS College Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Psychology) Cheung Hoi Shan has discovered that shy children with low English vocabulary skills, can still be popular among…
From the Ohio State University press release: People who tend to trust their intuition or to believe that the facts they hear are politically biased are more likely to stand behind inaccurate beliefs, a new study…
From the American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev press release: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is not associated with a higher intelligence quotient (IQ), a myth popularized by Sigmund Freud, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of…
From the University of Cambridge press release: Footballers in flashy cars, City workers in Armani suits, reality TV celebrities sipping expensive champagne while sitting in hot tubs: what drives people to purchase luxury goods? New research…
From the NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine press release: Brain structures that control sexual and aggressive behavior in mice are wired differently in females than in males. This the finding of a study…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: From an evolutionary perspective, cooperating with others can yield benefits that increase chances of survival. But what are the conditions that motivate us to cooperate? New research…
From the University of Portsmouth press release: Scratching is more than an itch — when it is sparked by stress, it appears to reduce aggression from others and lessen the chance of conflict. Scratching can be…