From the University at Buffalo press release: Being a good neighbor can have a powerful effect on residents’ attitudes and behaviors even for those living in highly disadvantaged communities, according… Read more »
From the Rice University press release: Your chances of forming online friendships depend mainly on the number of groups and organizations you join, not their types, according to an analysis… Read more »
From the Brigham and Women’s Hospital press release: Are healthy and unhealthy habits contagious? Can a person’s social network influence their risk of disease? It’s a contentious idea but one… Read more »
From the Yale University press release: When assessing the moral character of others, people cling to good impressions but readily adjust their opinions about those who have behaved badly, according… Read more »
From the University of Cologne press release: Social comparison is one of the most ubiquitous features of human social life and a fundamental aspect of human cognition. The fundamental human… Read more »
From the University of California – Santa Barbara press release: Shame on you. These three simple words can have devastating effect on an individual’s psyche. But why is that? How… Read more »
From the Elsevier press release: A new report published in European Psychiatry identified a significant association between childhood adversity and impaired social cognitive functioning among adults diagnosed with major psychiatric disorders. Through… Read more »
From the Ohio State University press release: When they must act quickly, selfish people are likely to act more selfishly than usual, while pro-social people behave even more pro-socially, a… Read more »
From the Wolters Kluwer Health press release: Providing “targeted” social support to other people in need activates regions of the brain involved in parental care – which may help researchers understand… Read more »
From the Goethe University Frankfurt press release: Are people with more money and education dominating and less warm? A social-psychological study at Goethe University scrutinizes stereotypes. How is our behavior… Read more »
