From the Association for Psychological Science press release: From our greetings to our celebrations to how we take our coffee, everyday life is full of shared rituals. The effort and commitment involved in these rituals…
From the British Psychological Society press release: Giving your partner a massage can improve both their wellbeing and yours. That is the key finding of research by Sayuri Naruse and Dr Mark Moss from Northumbria…
From the American Academy of Pediatrics press release: Scientists already know early lead exposure can slow a child’s cognitive and language development. Findings of an abstract being presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting…
From the UC Berkeley press release: People may instinctively know right from wrong, but determining if someone has good moral character is not a black and white endeavor. According to new research by Berkeley-Haas Assoc.…
From the University of Kent press release: A study by researchers at the University of Kent is expected to help teachers identify specific reasons for different types of pupil withdrawal in the classroom. The study,…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: When someone talks about using “your network” to find a job or answer a question, most people understand that to mean the interconnected web of your friends, family,…
From the NYU press release: The content of a children’s book — not its form as a print book or a digital book — predicts how well children understand a story, finds a new study…
From the Texas A&M University press release: How can you ever really know someone? Researchers at Texas A&M University found our perceived knowledge of others’ “true selves” is inherently tied to perceptions of their morality.…
From the University of Michigan press release: Young children who recognize food name brands, such as Lucky Charms, M&M’s and Cheetos, often eat unhealthy items that lead to their high body mass index. The risk…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Emotional eating — eating when you feel sad or upset or in response to another negative mood — is not uncommon in children and adolescents,…