From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Governments around the world have increasingly turned to behavioral science to help address various policy problems — new research shows that some of the best-known strategies derived from…
From the Elsevier press release: As students transition from high school to college, they enter a critical period for weight gain. Although eating in a buffet-style dining hall offers freedom and flexibility in food choice,…
From the New York University press release: A father’s resources, relationships, and parenting beliefs affect how he spends time with his children and financially provides for his family, finds a study led by NYU’s Steinhardt…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release: Preliminary results from a new study show that depressed patients with insomnia who sleep seven or more hours per night are more likely to benefit from cognitive…
From the American Psychological Association press release: When leaders use a moral argument rather than a pragmatic one as the basis for a position, they may be judged harshly if they change that position later. They…
From the Nagoya University press release: Researchers at Nagoya University reveal that eating in front of a mirror — or even with a picture of yourself eating — makes food more appealing. People rate food as…
From the University of Southern California press release: Smile and the whole world smiles with you? Well, not necessarily. In a winning scenario, smiling can decrease your odds of success against the same opponent in subsequent…
From the Örebro Universitet press release: For mothers who feel that they are not in control of certain aspects of life and who are struggling with their relationship to their teenage children, social support may make…
From the Springer press release: People tend to associate round names such as “Bob” and “Lou” with round-faced individuals, and they have an inherent preference for names and faces that go well together. This is…
From the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences press release: While the general consensus regarding stretch goals is that they boost drive, innovation, and improve organizational performance, new research in the INFORMS journal Organization…