From the Concordia University press release: Rows of chip bags in a vending machine, endless bottles of shampoo on pharmacy shelves, long lines of books arranged in the bestsellers section… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Neighbors’ lawn signs, public opinion polls and even a conversation in the next restaurant booth can affect how people vote in an… Read more »
From the University of Warwick press release: Just a tiny hint of opportunity has a disproportionately powerful effect – making unfairness more acceptable to disadvantaged people, new research has found…. Read more »
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Anxiety disorders affect approximately 40 million American adults each year, and although they are treatable, they often cause significant distress.The excessive fear and… Read more »
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: Synapses are modified through learning. Up until now, scientists believed that a particular form of synaptic plasticity in the brain’s hippocampus was responsible for learning… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: It doesn’t matter what we’ve experienced – whether it’s the breathtaking scope of the Grand Canyon, the ethereal beauty of the Aurora… Read more »
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Neuroeconomics experts and guest editors of the Biological Psychiatry special issue Carla Sharp, John Monterosso, and P. Read Montague in an introductory paper… Read more »
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers evaluate services and make decisions based on the level of uncertainty associated with a product—the greater the uncertainty,… Read more »
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumer decision-making is affected by the relationship between time and spatial distance, according to a new study in the… Read more »
From the Clemson University press release via EurekAlert!: Computerized aids that include person-like characteristics can influence trust and dependence among adults, according to a Clemson University researcher. A recently published… Read more »
