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Study suggests fantasizing about dream vacation could lead to poor decision-making

From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via ScienceDaily: Summer vacation time is upon us. If you have been saving up for your dream vacation for years,… Read more »

Study suggests patient mental health more likely to be overlooked by physician in presence of family member

From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health press release: Existing research shows that it is beneficial to have a loved one present when visiting the doctor, but a… Read more »

Study suggests babies learn from experiences that are “just right”

From the University of Rochester press release via EurekAlert!: Long before babies understand the story of Goldilocks, they have more than mastered the fairy tale heroine’s method of decision-making. Infants… Read more »

Study looks at how visualizations can be helpful in decision-making

From the Aalto University press release via Physorg: The human brain is not very well-equipped for analysing multidimensional data. In his doctoral dissertation, Mikko Berg, M.Sc. (Tech.) examined how graphical… Read more »