From the Association for Psychological Science press release: You’ve been feeling under the weather. You Google your symptoms. A half-hour later, you’re convinced it’s nothing serious—or afraid you have cancer. More than 60 percent of…
From the University of Illinois press release via ScienceDaily: Those motivated to actively change bad habits may be setting themselves up for failure, a new study suggests. The study, described in an article in the…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Does it matter which toothbrush or breakfast cereal you buy? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research explains why consumers get stuck…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Planning your diet won’t really help you gain self-control unless you’re feeling good about your weight in the first place, according to a new…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: When facing temptation, can a simple change of language make a difference? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: It’s normal to not always act on your sense of compassion—for example, by walking past a beggar on the street without giving them any money. Maybe you…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release: Let’s say you’ve got to book a flight, choose a hotel, and rent a car. Does it matter which thing you shop for first? A new…
From the Vanderbilt University press release via Newswise: Shyness may be the result of deficits in two areas of the brain, new research from Vanderbilt University finds. Extremely shy or inhibited individuals are typically slow…
From the Washington University in St.Louis press release: Smoking, the leading preventable cause of mortality in the United States, continues to disproportionately impact lower income members of racial and ethnic minority groups. In a new…
From the University of Alberta press release via EurekAlert!: Sweating in the gym, surrounded by others, pounding to the beat in group exercise class has become the norm for many women. But when it comes…