From the International Communication Association press release: It’s easy to think in terms of linking genetics to behavior in simple ways. Are you calm or do you have a temper? Are you creative or analytical?…
From the NORC at the University of Chicago press release: A new survey reveals that 58 percent of American teens report taking significant breaks from social media, and that many of these breaks are voluntary.…
From the British Psychological Society press release: Receiving ‘likes’ on social media posts doesn’t make people feel better about themselves or improve their mood if they are down. These are the findings of a preliminary…
From the Elsevier press release: The age of the father at the time his children are born may influence their social development, suggests a study published in the May 2017 issue of the Journal of…
From the UT Austin press release: In a game of chicken, the most aggressive players are fueled by testosterone and are more willing to harm others; and while it may be easy to demonize such…
From the University at Buffalo press release: Although people living in consumer-based cultures such as the U.S. often believe that they will be happier if they acquire more money, the findings of a newly published…
From the Northeastern University press release: Neuroscientists have long noted that if certain brain cells are destroyed by, say, a stroke, new circuits may be laid in another location to compensate, essentially rewiring the brain.…
From the Cell Press press release: When people in a group are more engaged with each other and with the world around them, their brainwaves show remarkably similar patterns. That’s the conclusion of researchers who…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: Reading supportive comments, “likes” and private messages from social media friends prior to taking a test may help college students who have high levels of test-anxiety significantly…
From the University of Illinois at Chicago press release: A new report from social psychologists at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Winnipeg suggests people on both sides of the political aisle…