A new way out of the cycle of rejection
From the Society for Consumer Psychology press release: Have you ever hosted a party, but as the day approaches, your closest friends say they won’t be able to attend? Or maybe you sent a friend request…
Study suggests social status of listener alters our voice
From the University of Stirling press release: People tend to change the pitch of their voice depending on who they are talking to, and how dominant they feel, a study by the University of Stirling has…
Food allergies linked to childhood anxiety
From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health press release: Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology and Albert Einstein College of Medicine studied the link between…
Artists and architects think differently compared to other people
From the University College London press release: Architects, painters and sculptors conceive of spaces in different ways from other people and from each other, finds a new study by UCL and Bangor University researchers. When asked…
Study examines the secret connection between anxiety, sleep
From the University of Tsukuba press release: You may have experienced sleepless nights when you were anxious, stressed or too excited. Such emotions are well-known to affect wakefulness and can even cause insomnia, though the underlying…
Brain’s fight and flight responses to social threat
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: A study published in eNeuro exploring the neural correlates of the ‘fight-or-flight’ response finds that people who choose to flee perceive a greater threat, which leads them to mentally…
Adults with autism make more consistent choices
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: People with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) often show a reduced sensitivity to contextual information in perceptual tasks, but new research suggests that this reduced sensitivity may actually…
Slow motion makes soccer referees more likely to give a red card
From the KU Leuven press release: Video assistant refereeing in soccer has to be used with caution. Researchers at KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have shown that refs are more likely to give red…
Study examines effects of digital dating abuse on teens
From the University of Michigan press release: Teens expect to experience some digital forms of abuse in dating, but girls may be suffering more severe emotional consequences than boys, according to a new study. Researchers at…
Now or later: How taste and sound affect when you buy
From the Brigham Young University press release: There’s a reason marketers make appeals to our senses; the “snap, crackle and pop” of Rice Krispies makes us want to buy the cereal and eat it. But as…