From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: Even in the face of a disaster, we remain optimistic about our chances of injury compared to others, according to a new study.…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Would you prefer $120 today or $154 in one year? Your answer may depend on how powerful you feel, according to new research in Psychological Science, a…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: How far would you go to get the attention of the one you love? According to a recent study it seems that given a romantic opportunity,…
From the University of Guelph press release: Constraining choice isn’t necessarily a good thing when it comes to managers’ problem-solving, according to a new Canadian study. Managers tend to pick higher-risk options when forced to…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via Physorg: Feeling socially isolated causes consumers to pursue riskier but potentially more profitable financial opportunities, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: You may have to be over a certain age to be a contestant on “Deal or No Deal”, but children as young as five start…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Experiencing rejection not only affects how we think and feel — over the long-term it can also influence our physical and mental health. New research suggests that…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers assume their risk of getting a serious illness is higher when medications are cheaper because they believe that prices for life-saving products are…
From the King’s College London press release via EurekAlert!: New research helps explain why some teenagers are more prone to drinking alcohol than others. The study, led by King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry (IoP)…
From the Universität Bonn press release via AlphaGalileo: Some people live their lives by the motto “no risk – no fun!” and avoid hardly any risks. Others are clearly more cautious and focus primarily on…