Study suggests savouring can extend beyond taste buds
From the University of Arizona press release: Most of us know what it’s like to savor a decadent slice of chocolate cake or a glass of our favorite wine. But savoring is a concept that…
Study looks at how people engage in casual conversations
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: Conversations are fundamental to relationships and wellbeing, but they often leave people feeling anxious, uncertain, and socially excluded. Social and personality psychologists will present their…
Study examines effectiveness of digital advertising on millenials
From the Virginia Tech press release: While millions of dollars are spent every day on digital advertising, no research has found these ads actually work — until now. Katherine Haenschen, assistant professor in the department…
Study looks at language use among children with ASD
From the Aarhus University press release: We often take for granted that children with ASD have difficulties with language and communication, generally learn to speak later and do not use language in fully appropriate ways.…
Study looks at how children represent themselves in drawings
From the University of Chichester press release: It’s the archetypal child’s drawing — family, pet, maybe a house and garden, and the child themselves. Yet how do children represent themselves in their drawings, and does…
Study looks at how musicians communicate non-verbally during performance
From the McMaster University press release: A team of researchers from McMaster University has discovered a new technique to examine how musicians intuitively coordinate with one another during a performance, silently predicting how each will…
Study looks at the multiple ways the human face conveys happiness
From the Ohio State University press release: Human beings can configure their faces in thousands and thousands of ways to convey emotion, but only 35 expressions actually get the job done across cultures, a new…
Study looks at why patients sometimes lie to their doctors
From the University of Utah Health press release: When your doctor asks how often you exercise, do you give her an honest answer? How about when she asks what you’ve been eating lately? If you’ve…
Study suggests that religious orientation may affect perception of empathetic machines
From the Penn State press release: Most people would appreciate a chatbot that offers sympathetic or empathetic responses, according to a team of researchers, but they added that reaction may rely on how comfortable the…
Study suggests open communication is necessary for cooperation
From the Institute of Science and Technology Austria press release: Indirect reciprocity is a model that explores how humans act when their reputation is at stake, and which social norms people use to evaluate the…