From the University of Kansas press release via MedicalXpress: Much research in psychology and economics has shown that people are “loss averse,” meaning they tend to weigh losses more strongly… Read more »
From the University of Exeter press release via ScienceDaily: New research shows that people can recover from poor performance when rivals comment on their failures. The research, to be published… Read more »
From the Stanford University press release by Brooke Donald via HealthCanal: Toddlers who heard praise commending their efforts were more likely as older children to prefer challenges than those who… Read more »
From the University of Michigan press release via ScienceDaily: Hunger, thirst, stress and drugs can create a change in the brain that transforms a repulsive feeling into a strong positive… Read more »
From the Kingston University press release via AlphaGalileo: Mediocre managers are just as damaging to employee well-being as the more outlandish ‘David Brent’ style nightmare bosses, according to new Kingston… Read more »
From the Asociación RUVID press release via ScienceDaily: The widespread belief that dopamine regulates pleasure could go down in history with the latest research results on the role of this… Read more »
From the INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) press release via ScienceDaily: Physical inactivity is a major public health problem that has both social and… Read more »
From the Frontiers press release via EurekAlert!: Children of low socioeconomic status work harder to filter out irrelevant environmental information than those from a high-income background because of learned differences… Read more »
From the Imperial College London press release via MedicalXpress: Stroke patients who have difficulty paying attention to part of their visual field may perform better when offered a reward, a… Read more »
From the Concordia University press release via EurekAlert!: What if factory foremen treated their workers less like the machines they operate, and more like people, with personality strengths and differences?… Read more »
