From the University of Bristol press release via EurekAlert!: Dr Angela Attwood and colleagues from Bristol’s School of Experimental Psychology recruited 160 social drinkers aged 18-40 with no history of alcoholism to attend two experimental…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: Dark chocolate lovers can handle a wider range of bitter tastes before rejection compared to milk chocolate fans, according to Penn State food scientists. In a…
From the Northwestern University press release by Erin White: “Information overload” may be an exaggerated way to describe today’s always-on media environment. Actually, very few Americans seem to feel bogged down or overwhelmed by the…
From the Cornell University press release: Your mood for food can be changed by a restaurant’s choice of music and lighting, leading to increased satisfaction and reduced calorie intake, according to a new study. “When…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Eyewitness identification evidence is often persuasive in the courtroom and yet current eyewitness identification tests often fail to pick the culprit. Even worse, these tests sometimes result…
From the Wellcome Trust press release via EurekAlert!: People will reject an offer of water, even when they are severely thirsty, if they perceive the offer to be unfair, according to a new study funded…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Though the seconds may tick by on the clock at a regular pace, our experience of the ‘fourth dimension’ is anything but uniform. When we’re waiting in…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have long studied infants’ perceptions of safe and risky ground by observing their willingness to cross a visual cliff, a large drop-off…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Patients with anorexia have trouble accurately judging their own body size, but not others’, according to research published Aug. 22 in the open access journal…
From the University of Toronto press release via EurekAlert!: Have you ever wondered why you can remember things from long ago as if they happened yesterday, yet sometimes can’t recall what you ate for dinner…