From the University of Maine press release: In a three-part research project involving 310 students at Baylor University, UMaine psychology lecturer Jordan LaBouff and colleagues found that people determined to be humble were more willing…
From the Springer press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists at ETH Zurich have studied the use of language, finding that words with a positive emotional content are more frequently used in written communication. This result supports…
From the Aalto University press release via EurekAlert!: Experiencing strong emotions synchronises brain activity across individuals, research team at Aalto University and Turku PET Centre in Finland has revealed. Human emotions are highly contagious. Seeing…
From the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg press release via AlphaGalileo: A team of researchers led by the psychologists and neuroscientists Prof. Markus Heinrichs and Dr. Bernadette von Dawans at the University of Freiburg, Germany, examined in a…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release: Most consumers want to fit in while still asserting their individuality—and they balance these conflicting desires when choosing products, according to a new study in the…
From the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) press release: Research shows that street furniture, barriers, parks, public spaces and neighbourhood architecture can stir up powerful emotions in local residents. This should be taken into…
From the University of Bergen press release: The use of Facebook has increased rapidly. We are dealing with a subdivision of Internet addiction connected to social media, Doctor of Psychology Cecilie Schou Andreassen says about…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Birthdays, graduations, Christmas, baby showers, bridal showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, first marriages (and second.. and third…), wedding anniversaries, the spontaneous friendship gesture,…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: Thinking about death can actually be a good thing. An awareness of mortality can improve physical health and help us re-prioritize our goals…
From the Vanderbilt University press release: The willingness of people to punish others who lie, cheat, steal or violate other social norms even when they weren’t harmed and don’t stand to benefit personally, is a…