From the Columbia Business School press release via EurekAlert!: Consider a Japanese-American woman strolling through a mall. If she passes by a UNIQLO store, is she more likely to opt for sushi than a hamburger…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: You’re in a store, trying to choose between similar shirts, one blue and one green. You don’t feel strongly about one over the other, but eventually you…
From the SAGE Publications press release via EurekAlert!: Effective teamwork among an organization’s top management makes employees happier and more productive, with positive benefits to the organization. Despite an abundance of research on teamwork in…
From the Michigan State University press release via EurekAlert!: Genetics may make some women more vulnerable to the pressure of being thin, a study led by Michigan State University researchers has found. From size-zero models…
From the University of Zürich press release via AlphaGalileo: Character strengths can be defined as traits that are evaluated as morally positive, such as self-control, teamwork or kindness. Character strengths that are particularly distinctive for…
From the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid press release via ScienceDaily: One of the keys to happiness at work is earning a lot of money, but what is equally important, if not more important, is…
From the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada via EurekAlert!: A study of stroke patients from Southern Ontario found those who smoke have more difficulty with problem-solving and decision-making than non-smokers. The study, presented today…
From the Rutgers press release: Mothers who experience economic and psychological abuse during the first year of a relationship with their child’s father are more likely to become depressed and spank the child in year…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: When making decisions about the value of an assortment of different objects, people approximate an average overall value, which though frequently useful can lead to…
From the Mary Ann Liebert Inc. press release via EurekAlert!: Making moral judgments is increasingly a central element of the plots of popular video games. Do players of online video games perceive the content and…