From the Yale University press release via MedicalXpress: Youngsters who receive instant lottery tickets as a gift tend to begin gambling earlier in life—a possible risk factor for more severe gambling disorders later, Yale School…
From the Springer Science+Business Media press release via AlphaGalileo: Why do people in deprived areas live life in the fast lane? It may be because of the age of people they observe in the street,…
From the PLoS ONE press release via ScienceDaily: Shortly after expressing a moral view about a difficult topic, people may easily endorse the opposite view and remain blind to the psychological mismatch, according to research…
From the University of Colorado press release: The depth of explanation about novel products influences consumer preferences and willingness to pay, according to a study led by the University of Colorado Boulder and Brown University.…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: The status of a romantic relationship could be in jeopardy if the couple or an individual in the relationship are frequent television watchers, according to a…
From the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society press release via ScienceDaily: The personality and gender of the automated voices you hear when calling your credit card company or receiving directions from your GPS navigational system…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When you rear-end the car in front of you at a stoplight, you may feel a mix of different emotions such as anger, anxiety, and guilt. The…
From the Springer Science+Business Media press release via AlphaGalileo: People with psychopathic tendencies have an impaired sense of smell, which points to inefficient processing in the front part of the brain. These findings by Mehmet…
From the Boston University College of Arts & Sciences via Newswise: A shared meal has consistently been valued for its social and health benefits—it’s recognized as a door to academic excellence and as the ceremonial…
From the University of Leicester press release via AlphaGalileo: A new study on political defections from the University of Leicester has identified an ‘archetype’ for someone who is likely to break political ranks. The research,…