From the University of Warwick press release: Our decisions to trust people with our money are based more on how they look then how they behave, according to new research from the University of Warwick.…
From the Elsevier Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: Health professionals commonly say, “Don’t look and it won’t hurt” before administering an injection, but is there any scientific basis for the advice? A group of…
From the University of Texas San Antonio press release: Nice guys do finish last at least when it comes to procreation according to a study from The University of Texas at San Antonio that answers…
From the Springer Science+Business Media press release via AlphaGalileo: Can the temperature of the food we eat affect the intensity of its taste? It depends on the taste, according to a new study by Dr.…
From the AFTAU press release: With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. But at what cost? According to researchers at Tel Aviv University,…
From the Simon Fraser University press release: A magician will have the upper hand because he knows how his trick works. But, according to Jay Olson, the magician might not know why. A recent study…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Bigger words – literally those printed in larger font size – elicit stronger emotional brain responses, reports a study published May 9 in the open…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Birthdays, graduations, Christmas, baby showers, bridal showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, first marriages (and second.. and third…), wedding anniversaries, the spontaneous friendship gesture,…
From the American Psychological Association press release via EurekAlert!: In the eyes of young college men, it’s more unethical to use steroids to get an edge in sports than it is to use prescription stimulants…
From the University of Lincoln press release via AlphaGalileo: Images of pointing fingers are much better at diverting people’s attention than directional arrows, new psychology research suggests. In a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal…