From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Research suggests that having a happy spouse leads to a longer marriage, and now study results show that it’s associated with a longer life, too. The study…
From the University at Buffalo press release: You’ve probably seen a Likert Scale even if you don’t know the ubiquitous measurement tool by name. In its traditional form, a researcher presents a statement followed by…
From the University of South Florida press release: Losing just 16 minutes of sleep could be the difference between a clear-headed day at the office or one filled with distractions. A new study published in…
From the Santa Fe Institute press release: In nature, group decisions are often a matter of life or death. At first glance, the way certain groups of animals like minnows branch off into smaller sub-groups…
From the NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine press release: A specially designed computer program can help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans by analyzing their voices, a new study finds. Published…
From the Ohio State University press release: There are a few things that will result in poor customer reviews of a restaurant: bad service, bad food — and bad weather. A study of 32 Florida…
From the New York University press release: Gestures and visual animations can help reveal the cognitive origins of meaning, indicating that our minds can assign a linguistic structure to new informational content “on the fly”–even…
From the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont press release: Most people think of optimism as a good thing – a positive outlook in challenging circumstances. But in reality, it’s a psychological…
From the Genetic Engineering News press release: While sending or receiving nude electronic images may not always be associated with poorer mental health, being coerced to do so and receiving unwanted sexts was linked to…
From the Dartmouth College press release: When it comes to making moral decisions, we often think of the golden rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Yet, why we make…