From the American Psychological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Some athletes may improve their performance under pressure simply by squeezing a ball or clenching their left hand before competition to activate certain parts of the…
From the Northwestern University press release: Remember the telephone game where people take turns whispering a message into the ear of the next person in line? By the time the last person speaks it out…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via ScienceDaily: Consumers watching their diet should pay close attention to the amount of unhealthy foods they eat, but can relax when it comes to healthier…
From the Journal of Visualized Experiments press release via EurekAlert!: People are faced with thousands of choices every day, some inane and some risky. Scientists know that the areas of the brain that evaluate risk…
From the Vanderbilt University press release: Women are better than men at recognizing living things and men are better than women at recognizing vehicles. That is the unanticipated result of an analysis Vanderbilt psychologists performed…
From the SAGE Publications press release via AlphaGalileo: Kids who get migraine headaches are much more likely than other children to also have behavioral difficulties, including social and attention issues, and anxiety and depression. The…
From the Rutgers press release: People who have fewer social resources, such as friends and family, literally see challenging objects and events in a more exaggerated way than do people who feel emotionally supported, according…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via ScienceDaily: Consumers will pay more when they are given different options to pursue short-term goals, but will pay more for similar options when pursuing long-term…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via ScienceDaily: Consumers are more likely to change their behavior if they voluntarily commit to changing rather than being told what to do, according to a…
From the University of Chicago press release via Newswise: Many high-achieving students experience math anxiety at a young age — a problem that can follow them throughout their lives, new research at the University of…