From the Yale-NUS College press release: A new study by Yale-NUS College Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Psychology) Cheung Hoi Shan has discovered that shy children with low English vocabulary skills, can still be popular among…
From the University of Cambridge press release: Footballers in flashy cars, City workers in Armani suits, reality TV celebrities sipping expensive champagne while sitting in hot tubs: what drives people to purchase luxury goods? New research…
From the University of British Columbia press release: Feel like everyone else has more friends than you do? You’re not alone– but merely believing this is true could affect your happiness. A new study from…
From the Ghent University press release: Six studies demonstrate that believing in free will increases the correspondence bias and predicts prescribed punishment and reward behavior. Free will is a cornerstone of our society, and psychological…
From the University of Vienna press release: Music is a worldwide phenomenon and part of every culture, but the origin of music remains a longstanding puzzle. Why do people invest so much energy, time and…
From the University of Portsmouth press release: New research shows how top-level sportspeople can struggle to adjust to life after retirement, with their identities continuing to be defined by their former careers. The research, published…
From the Dartmouth College press release: When it comes to the concept of fairness, teenagers’ ability to consider the intentions of others appears to be linked to structural changes underway in the brain, according to…
From the Frontiers press release: Imagine you find out that your friend meets with mutual co-workers for lunch every Friday. You ask to join, but your friend declines your request. Could the way they phrased…
From the University of Notre Dame press release: Though we are taught from an early age not to judge others, we can use our perceptions of others to work toward positive outcomes, both socially and professionally,…
From the Journal of Retailing at New York University press release: If a store is crowded, people tend to buy more if the sound system is playing a fast-paced song rather than a ballad. That’s what…