From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We’ve all been warned not to “judge a book by its cover,” but inevitably we do it anyway. It’s difficult to resist the temptation of assuming that…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via HealthCanal: From politics to finance, government to education, ethics-related scandals seem to crop up with considerable regularity. As whistleblowers and investigative journalists bring these scandals to…
From the University of Zürich press release via AlphaGalileo: Character strengths can be defined as traits that are evaluated as morally positive, such as self-control, teamwork or kindness. Character strengths that are particularly distinctive for…
From the Springer Science+Business Media press release via AlphaGalileo: People with psychopathic tendencies have an impaired sense of smell, which points to inefficient processing in the front part of the brain. These findings by Mehmet…
From the Norwegian Institute of Public Health press release via EurekAlert!: A new twin study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health shows that the heritability of avoidant and dependent personality disorder traits might be…
From the University of Colorado Boulder press release: Companies paying celebrities big money to endorse their products may not realize that negative perceptions about a celebrity are more likely to transfer to an endorsed brand…
From the University of Zürich press release: Anyone who trains character strengths increases their sense of wellbeing, a large-scale study conducted by a team of psychologists from the University of Zurich has concluded. It proved…
From the University of Warwick press release via EurekAlert!: New research from the University of Warwick suggests getting more money may not make you happier, especially if you are neurotic. In a working paper, economist…
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 Albert Einstein College of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: “It’s in their genes” is a common refrain from scientists when asked about factors that allow centenarians to reach age 100 and beyond. Up…