From the University of Guelph press release: Constraining choice isn’t necessarily a good thing when it comes to managers’ problem-solving, according to a new Canadian study. Managers tend to pick higher-risk options when forced to…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Some retailers, such as Apple’s iTunes, are known for using uniform pricing in an effort to simplify consumers’ choices and perhaps increase their tendency to make impulse…
From the Vanderbilt University press release by Melanie Moran via MedicalXpress: We know that casting a ballot in the voting booth involves politics, values and personalities. But before you ever push the button for your…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: Extraversion does not just explain differences between how people act at social events. How extraverted you are may influence how the brain makes…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via Physorg: Feeling socially isolated causes consumers to pursue riskier but potentially more profitable financial opportunities, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Whether an applicant receives a high or low score may have more to do with who else was interviewed that day than the overall strength of the…
From the Science Network WA press release by Narelle Towie via MedicalXpress: Compulsive hoarders struggle to throw out their many possessions because their brains lack flexibility, new research suggests. To most people, the idea of…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: In the face of hard times, which strategy gives us the best shot at survival: saving for the future or spending resources on immediate gains? The answer…
From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: A monkey would probably never agree that it is better to give than to receive, but they do apparently get some reward from giving to another monkey.…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: You may have to be over a certain age to be a contestant on “Deal or No Deal”, but children as young as five start…