From the University of California – Los Angeles press release: “In a world of computers and iPhones, it’s rare that we’re fully focused,” said Alan Castel, a UCLA professor of psychology. But how much do all…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Young children are more likely to attribute mental states to characters that belong to the same group as them relative to characters that belong to an outside group,…
From the Michigan State University press release: Good news for novice salespeople worried about becoming successful: Expressing your gratitude to customers by going above and beyond your job description may be as effective as developing long-term…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Adolescence is a time of social challenges and changing expectations. While relationships with peers may be important for youth at this time, do they also have…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When we’re trying to decide which cell phone case to buy or which hotel room to book, we often rely on the ratings and reviews of others to…
From the Queensland University of Technology press release: People who see animals as people and assign human traits to non-human objects are more likely to travel to destinations that are presented as being human-like, according to…
From the University of Liverpool press release: New research from the University of Liverpool highlights the usefulness of Video Game Players (VGPs) as unmanned aircraft operators. The move to significant automation has been a feature of…
From the Drexel University press release: Older smokers are usually more set in their ways, but a dollar increase in cigarette prices makes them 20 percent more likely to quit, a new Drexel University study found.…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: The way things stand now, tobacco use will kill one billion people in the 21st century. In the United States, 90 percent of smokers pick up the habit by…
From the University of Utah press release: Knowing whether to stay in or leave a romantic relationship is often an agonizing experience and that ambivalence can have negative consequences for health and well-being. Now a new…