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Study looks at territoriality as seen in some café customers

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From the Boston College press release via EurekAlert!: Increasingly “plugged-in” customers are grabbing extra seats, counter space and table tops by using cell phones, laptops and cups of steaming hot coffee to shield others from… 

Researchers look at what makes movie lines memorable

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From the Cornell University press release by Bill Steele via MedicalXpress: Whether it’s a line from a movie, an advertising slogan or a politician’s catchphrase, some statements take hold in people’s minds better than others.… 

Researchers develop scale to assess Facebook addiction

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From the University of Bergen press release: The use of Facebook has increased rapidly. We are dealing with a subdivision of Internet addiction connected to social media, Doctor of Psychology Cecilie Schou Andreassen says about… 

Study looks at perceptions of regifting

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From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Birthdays, graduations, Christmas, baby showers, bridal showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, first marriages (and second.. and third…), wedding anniversaries, the spontaneous friendship gesture,…