From the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society press release via ScienceDaily: The personality and gender of the automated voices you hear when calling your credit card company or receiving directions from your GPS navigational system…
From the Caltech press release by Katie Neith: As the saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” For people in certain professions—acting, modeling, and even politics—this phrase rings particularly true. Previous studies have…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Spending too much time looking at high heels may influence how a viewer perceives the gender of an androgynous face, according to new research published…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: People often remark that people of a different race “all look alike.” However, when we have trouble recognizing people from another race, it…
From the University of Melbourne press release via ScienceDaily: A ‘can do’ attitude is the key to a healthy lifestyle, University of Melbourne economists have determined. Researchers from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and…
From the Rutgers press release: People who have fewer social resources, such as friends and family, literally see challenging objects and events in a more exaggerated way than do people who feel emotionally supported, according…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via EurekAlert!: People face this predicament all the time—can you determine a person’s character in a single interaction? Can you judge whether someone you just met can…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via ScienceDaily: When reminded of money (not cost), consumers are more likely to evaluate a new product based on its primary features or brand name, according…
From the University of Missouri press release via ScienceDaily: Around the world, more than 850 million people use Facebook regularly to communicate. More and more employers also are using Facebook as a way to examine…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via ScienceDaily: Joking around can land us in hot water. Even the professionals often shoot themselves comedically in the foot. Last month, comedian Jeffrey Ross’s routine at…