From the American Psychological Association press release: If you saw someone steal an expensive item from a department store, would you think he is less capable at his job? Most people would think that, according…
From the New York University press release: Our trust in strangers is dependent on their resemblance to others we’ve previously known, finds a new study by a team of psychology researchers. Its results show that…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: Americans believe they have less stamina for strenuous mental activity than their European counterparts — an indication that people in the U.S. perceive their willpower or…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: A new study has found that 5- to 6-year-olds view people’s environments, not their skin color, as the most important determinant of their behavior and…
From the University of Vienna press release: Sexualized representations, especially the emphasis of secondary sexual characteristics, can change the way we perceive an individual. An international team of researchers led by Giorgia Silani from the…
From the University of Haifa press release: Do we believe apologies by people who have committed a transgression? It depends on their power status. A new international study including the University of Haifa found that…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Virtual assistants have become increasingly sophisticated — and more humanlike — since the days when Clippy asked if you needed help with your document. These assistants are…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: The male rat brain changes how it stores information depending on whether the environment in which it learns is safe or dangerous, according to new research published in eNeuro.…
From the Springer press release: Two researchers from the University of Hong Kong suggest that toymakers and parents avoid gender-labelling toys, remove colour divides, and manufacture toys for both boys and girls in a wide…
From the University of Chicago Booth School of Business press release: Merchants and charities alike understand that advertising their product for “just pennies a day” is an effective way to convince consumers to make a…