From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Adolescence is a time of social challenges and changing expectations. While relationships with peers may be important for youth at this time, do they also have…
From the University of California – Riverside press release: We spend a lot of time looking at the eyes of others for social cues — it helps us understand a person’s emotions, and make decisions about…
From the University of Kent press release: Moving up the greasy pole in the office does not make people feel more personally free, new research has shown. The research, from the University of Kent, looked at…
From the American Psychological Association (APA) press release: When someone offers a free sample, it’s not really free. It comes with the implied expectation that if a person accepts it, he or she will feel obligated…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release: If it’s the thought that makes a gift count, here’s a thought that can make your gift count extra: Get a little something for yourself. Research published this month…
From the Frontiers press release: It has been argued that the ability of humans to recognize social signals is crucial to mastering social intelligence — but can robots learn to read human social cues and…
From the University of Washington press release: The charismatic colleague, the natural leader, the life of the party — all are personal qualities that adults recognize instinctively. These socially dominant types, according to repeated studies, also…
From the University of Kent press release: Engagement with the arts can help societies counter economic, cultural and political divisions, new research co-ordinated by psychologists at the University of Kent shows. The study, which included…
From the Michigan State University press release: Why is social media such a hard habit to break? Because it makes us feel good, said Michigan State University’s Allison Eden, assistant professor in the Department of Communication.…
From the New York University press release: People with higher cognitive abilities are more likely to learn and apply social stereotypes, finds a new study. The results, stemming from a series of experiments, show that those…