From the University of Warwick press release: Unlike women, men don’t curb certain risk-taking behaviours when a baby is present, a new psychology study at the University of Warwick suggests…. Read more »
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: Tests exist for evaluating personality, intelligence and memory. However, up to now, it was not easily possible to find out how good someone is at… Read more »
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… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Trying to make a big decision while you’re also preparing for a scary presentation? You might want to hold off on that…. Read more »
From the Yale University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Alcohol abuse and dependence are common problems in the United States due to a number of factors, two of… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: New experiments show that the experience of thinking fast makes people more likely to take risks. This discovery suggests that some of… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Cancer risks. Investment alternatives. Calories. Numbers are everywhere in daily life, and they figure into all sorts of decisions. A new article… Read more »
From the University of Iowa press release: Money is great for buying stuff, but a new study by University of Iowa finance professors suggests it’s also useful for keeping score… Read more »
From the King’s College London press release: Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King’s College London have, for the first time, identified the facial expression of anxiety. The… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: People aren’t very good at making decisions that involve risk. Many people are afraid of airplanes, although accidents are extremely rare; some… Read more »
