From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: From job applications to being in line at the DMV, instructions, and the expectations that we follow them, are everywhere. Recent research found people with…
From the University of California – Los Angeles press release: It is wartime. You and your fellow refugees are hiding from enemy soldiers, when a baby begins to cry. You cover her mouth to block…
From the Hokkaido University press release: Punishment might not be an effective means to get members of society to cooperate for the common good, according to a social dilemma experiment. A game to study human…
From the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UVA) press release: Obesity has become a major health issue due to the current ‘obesogenic’ environment in which unhealthy food is both easy and cheap to purchase. As a result,…
From the University of East Anglia press release: Shoppers hoping to bag a bargain in the post-Christmas sales are much less likely to go through with their purchases if they are using phones and tablets…
From the Washington State University press release: Washington State University researchers have discovered a genetic variation that predicts how well people perform certain mental tasks when they are sleep deprived. Their research shows that individuals…
From the Universität Mainz press release: Does watching the work of fictional forensic investigators on TV influence viewers? There is a belief that this is the case and that the consequences of people watching shows…
From the University of Chicago Booth School of Business press release: Merchants and charities alike understand that advertising their product for “just pennies a day” is an effective way to convince consumers to make a…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Ageism — stereotypes that lead to prejudice and discrimination against older people — occurs frequently in young adults and can be seen in children as…
From the University of Stirling press release: A child’s attention and memory improves after exercise according to new research conducted with primary school pupils and supported by the Universities of Stirling and Edinburgh. Researchers found…