From the International Communication Association press release via EurekAlert!: Why are audiences attracted to bloodshed, gore and violence? A recent study from researchers at the University of Augsburg, Germany and the University of Wisconsin-Madison found…
From the Salk Institute for Biological Studies press release via ScienceDaily: Ever find yourself racking your brain on a Monday morning to remember where you put your car keys? When you do find those keys,…
From the Swiss National Science Foundation press release via ScienceDaily: On average, children take the first steps on their own at the age of 12 months. Many parents perceive this event as a decisive turning…
From the BioMed Central press release via EurekAlert!: Self perceived masculinity is higher in men with muscle dysmorphia, popularly called ‘bigorexia’, than other gym users, while male patients with anorexia nervosa had elevated association with…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Encouraging young people at high-risk of criminal offending and delinquency to see happiness rather than anger in facial expressions results in a decrease in their levels of…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release via ScienceDaily: After outgrowing teenage infatuations with the girl next door, adult males seem to be biologically designed to avoid amorous attractions to the wife next door, according…
From the Boston University press release via ScienceDaily: A new study co-authored by Boston University Assistant Professor of Psychology Peter Blake finds that young children endorse fairness norms related to sharing, but often act in…
From the Proceedings of the Royal Society B press release via HealthCanal: Neighbours playing loud music is an example of where a social dilemma can arise about who should tackle the wrong-doer if a whole…
From the McGill University press release via MedicalXpress: In the first large-scale review of 400 research papers in the neurochemistry of music, a team led by Prof. Daniel J. Levitin of McGill University’s Psychology Dept.…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Teenagers’ struggles to connect with their peers in the early adolescent years while not getting swept along by negative peer influences predict their…