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 study in the Journal of…
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 out, we’re kidding ourselves. Over…
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 in the Journal of Consumer…
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 published in Current Directions in Psychological…
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 as England manager following the…
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 raise disrespectful, delinquent children who…
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 University of Massachusetts Amherst, because…
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 finding of a new study…
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 your brain? A new study…
From the Kavli Foundation press release via ScienceDaily: After years of existing only in fiction, social robots are finally being designed that can more closely emulate how people express themselves, interact and learn – and…