From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: Want to maximize the college experience? It’s not just about grades. High performing students, as measured by their grade point average (GPA), are also good…
From the Ohio State University press release: Music can transport a spirit from sullen to joyful. It can bring a concertgoer to unexpected tears. But the details of just how that connection between performance and…
From the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München press release: Successful individuals who suffer from what is known as impostor syndrome believe that their success is undeserved and that others overestimate their competence. The term ‘impostor syndrome’ was coined…
From the Ohio State University press release: Good teamwork begins with a cup of coffee for everyone, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people gave more positive reviews for their group’s performance on a…
From the Brigham and Women’s Hospital press release: Millions of individuals obtain insufficient sleep on a daily basis, which can lead to impaired performance and other adverse physiological outcomes. To what extent these impairments are…
From the University of Toronto press release: New research on anxiety in the workplace has uncovered some intriguing findings: in some instances it can help boost employee performance. “There are a lot of theories and…
From the Frontiers press release: Structured music lessons significantly enhance children’s cognitive abilities — including language-based reasoning, short-term memory, planning and inhibition — which lead to improved academic performance. Published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, the research…
From the Frontiers press release: Insights from past failures can help boost performance on a new task — and a new study is the first to explain why. US researchers report that writing critically about…
From the Frontiers press release: A new study finds that listening to motivational music during sport activities and exercise increases risk-taking behavior but does not improve overall performance. The effect was more noticeable among men…
From the University of Texas at Arlington press release: A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is part of a team of authors who have found that using a mobile device at home for work…