From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Do romance movies warm people up? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that yes, consumers… Read more »
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers react differently to units of measurement—depending on whether they are thinking concretely or abstractly, according to a new… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, absorbing information, weighing it carefully, and making thoughtful decisions. But, as it turns… Read more »
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers who are having trouble making decisions can benefit from creating some psychological—or physical—distance, according to a new study… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Cancer risks. Investment alternatives. Calories. Numbers are everywhere in daily life, and they figure into all sorts of decisions. A new article… Read more »
From the Northumbria University press release: Football managers regard their captains as an extension of themselves, according to new research from Northumbria University, which could explain why Fabio Capello quit… Read more »
From the University of New Hampshire press release via Newswise: Authoritarian parents whose child-rearing style can be summed up as “it’s my way or the highway” are more likely to… Read more »
From the University of Massachussetts Amherst press release: There will always be a wild and unpredictable quality to creativity and invention, says Anthony McCaffrey, a cognitive psychology researcher at the… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Like to save the best for last? Here’s good news: If it’s the last, you’ll like it the best. That is the… Read more »
From the McGill University press release: When you are about to collide into something and manage to swerve away just in the nick of time, what exactly is happening in… Read more »
