Tag: identity

Study looks at information exchange between separate identities in patients with disassociative identity disorder

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From the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) press release via MedicalXpress: People with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) are able to exchange information among their separate identities. This has been… Read more »

Study suggests social identification, not obedience, is factor in motivating unspeakable acts

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From the Association of Psychological Science press release: What makes soldiers abuse prisoners? How could Nazi officials condemn thousands of Jews to gas chamber deaths? What’s going on when underlings… Read more »

Study suggests short-term access to products leads to consumer indifference

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From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers who access products in the short-term instead of owning them show greater indifference toward these products and identify… Read more »

Study suggests poker faces may distort facial features more than smiles in passport photos

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From the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) press release via ScienceDaily: Photographs of faces may not be adequate proof of a person’s identity and this could have serious implications… Read more »

Researchers examine mechanisms behind multiple personality disorder

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From the King’s College London press release via HealthCanal: New research from King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry brings us closer to understanding the mechanisms behind multiple personality disorder.  The… Read more »

Study suggests what people like about social networking is the self-esteem boost it offers

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From the University of Georgia press release: People love social networks. That’s the obvious conclusion from Facebook’s 900 million active users and its current standing as one of the most… Read more »

Study suggests social identity threat may actually lead some to embrace identity-linked products

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From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers may embrace products linked to a social identity such as gender or university affiliation when that identity is… Read more »

Study suggests consumers shop differently when trying to cope with stressful situations

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From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers often shop to cope with stressful situations but they are much more selective when it comes to shopping… Read more »