From the UC Davis press release: Parents consistently overestimate their children’s optimism and downplay their worries, according to new research by psychologists at the University of California, Davis, Center for Mind and Brain. The findings…
From the UC Berkeley press release via ScienceDaily: Just like humans, domestic cats are often judged by their color, and the media and folklore help perpetuate these stereotypes. Take the snobbish, aloof, white kitty who…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release via HealthCanal: It all began with a harmless game of soccer among young men in northwestern Albania. After one of the players had been injured in a subsequent dispute, his…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We’ve all heard of the “glass ceiling” but the recent economic crisis has illuminated another workplace phenomenon: the “glass cliff.” Women seem to be overrepresented in precarious…
From the Springer Science+Business Media press release via ScienceDaily: Do you get tired when others yawn? Does your dog get tired when you yawn? New research from Lund University in Sweden establishes that dogs catch…
From the SUNY Buffalo press release via MedicalXpress: The well-known “door-in-the-face” (DITF) persuasion strategy predicts greater compliance with a target request if it is preceded by a larger and more objectionable request. It has been…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release via EurekAlert!: We humans have a fairly erratic sense of time. We tend to misjudge the duration of events, particularly when they are emotional in nature.…
From the Norwegian Institute of Public Health press release: Vulnerability to major depression is linked with how satisfied we are with our lives. This association is largely due to genes. This is the main finding…
From the Concordia University press release via EurekAlert!: Always look on the bright side of life. Thanks to a new study from Concordia University, this catchy refrain offers a prescription for staying healthy during one’s…
From the University of Delaware press release by Andrea Boyle Tippett via EurekAlert!: The fourth installment of the Paranormal Activity films topped the box office last week. Television channel SyFy’s hit show Ghost Hunters scares…