From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Every couple has conflict, and new research finds that having good friends and family members to turn to alleviates the stress of everyday conflict between partners. In…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Educational and developmental psychologists have tried to understand how skills and motivation are linked to academic achievement. While research supports ties between individuals’ concepts of their…
From the Yale-NUS College press release: A new study by Yale-NUS College Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Psychology) Cheung Hoi Shan has discovered that shy children with low English vocabulary skills, can still be popular among…
From the Ohio State University press release: People who tend to trust their intuition or to believe that the facts they hear are politically biased are more likely to stand behind inaccurate beliefs, a new study…
From the University at Buffalo press release: A new study by scientists in the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions has shown that pregnant smokers are more likely to quit if they can learn to…
From the University of Liverpool press release: New research shows a quarter of girls (24%) and one in 10 boys (9%) are depressed at age 14. Researchers from the University of Liverpool and University College London…
From the University of Cambridge press release: Footballers in flashy cars, City workers in Armani suits, reality TV celebrities sipping expensive champagne while sitting in hot tubs: what drives people to purchase luxury goods? New research…
From the University of Michigan press release: If you’re one of those lucky individuals with high motivation and who actively pursues personal growth goals, thank your family and friends who support you. People who view…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: The human eye can perceive millions of different colors, but the number of categories human languages use to group those colors is much smaller. Some languages use as…
From the Frontiers press release: Researchers confirm that when 4-6 year old children learn how to solve a puzzle using a touchscreen tablet, they can then apply this learning to the same puzzle in the…