From the University of Alberta press release: You enter your quarter into the slot machine and hit the button. Two lemons and a cherry appear in front of you — close to a win, but…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When asked to answer questions quickly and impulsively, people tend to respond with a socially desirable answer rather than an honest one, a set of experiments shows.…
From the University of Connecticut press release: People searching online restaurant reviews give less value to those written on mobile devices than on other platforms, according to new research in the published journal Marketing Science. In…
From the University of Birmingham press release: People eat more with friends and family than when dining alone — a possible throwback to our early ancestors’ approach to survival, according to a new study. This…
From the University of British Columbia press release: Biological siblings of people with gambling disorder also display markers of increased impulsivity and risk-taking, according to a new UBC psychology study. The findings, published today in Neuropsychopharmacology,…
From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: Miriam Langeloh from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Moritz Köster from the Freie Universität Berlin, and Stefanie…
From the PLOS press release: A new analysis of how people prioritize their attention when determining safety and danger in busy settings, such as crossing a road, suggests that a person will pay more attention…
From the Society for Consumer Psychology press release: Impulsive shopping can be a costly vice for people who are eager to escape emotional pain, but researchers have now discovered a strategy for increasing self-control in…
From the Iowa State University press release: Striking a power pose before an important meeting or interview is not going to boost your confidence or make you feel more powerful, says an Iowa State University…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Young adults who experience annual income drops of 25 percent or more may be more at risk of having thinking problems and reduced brain health in middle…