Psychology

The Difference Between Stock Market And Lottery Players? More Money

You may know of people who ridicule lottery players because the odds are so great and, it would seem, they can't do simple math.    But most people don't ridicule stock market investors even though the same circumstances- a lack of real knowledge ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 26 2009 - 10:55am

Everquest 2, Twitter, Quizilla: Information Cornucopia For Behavioral Science

Internet phenomena has long been used by advertisers to gather data, form hypotheses, and test them in the form of ad serving—science is starting to get smart to the data-gathering possibilities spawned by voluntary internet activity.  The most recent head ...

Article - Stephanie Pulford - Mar 2 2009 - 10:57am

The Groundhog Day Syndrome

This feeling is known to everyone, it does not discriminate.   Most people do however learn to adapt to the overwhelming emotions (perhaps exclusively negative) that are inherent in this syndrome. I am referring to the feeling of perpetual repetition in ou ...

Blog Post - Evan Morris - Mar 2 2009 - 11:21am

Eat More Tomato Bursts- To Kids, Cool Names Mean Cool Foods

Want your kids to eat more carrots?   Call them 'X-ray carrots', says a new Cornell University study which shows that giving vegetables catchy new names – like X-Ray Vision Carrots and Tomato Bursts – left preschoolers asking for more. When 186 f ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 2 2009 - 10:41am

Young British Ex-Soldiers At Increased Risk Of Suicide

Young men who have served in the British Armed Forces are up to three times more likely to take their own lives than their civilian counterparts, research published tomorrow (March 3) has found. Researchers at The University of Manchester's Centre for ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 2 2009 - 10:44am

“X-ray Vision Carrots” Vs. McDonald’s Carrots: Branding Vegetables For Kids

It’s been a while since Popeye taught us to eat our spinach; vegetables are due for a makeover.  “Whatever sparks their imagination seems to spark their appetite,” says Cornell researcher Colin Payne of a new study led by Brian Wansink of Cornell’s Food an ...

Article - Stephanie Pulford - Mar 2 2009 - 5:44pm

The Emotional Meaning Of Sweat

When threatened, many animals release chemicals as a warning signal to members of their own species, who in turn react to the signals and take action. Research by Rice University psychologist Denise Chen suggests a similar phenomenon occurs in humans. Give ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 6 2009 - 4:45pm

Great Pleasure News- You Should Trust Your Animal Instincts

Pleasure and desire are essential to all human behavior, says Oxford University neuroscientist Morten Kringelbach, and he challenges us to trust our animal instincts in pursuit of those. Pleasure and our sense of reward are produced by the interaction of m ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 7 2009 - 11:43am

Families That Eat Together Develop Better Eating Habits In Kids

Good eating habits can result when families eat together, say researchers from the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, who report on one of the first studies to examine the long-term benefits of regular family meals for diet quality during th ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 8 2009 - 11:44pm

Workplace Suicide Is Contagious In Sweden, Says Study

Each year some 1,500 Swedes decide to end their lives.   No one can be sure what the reasons are but they often include mental and sometimes physical issues. It could also be surroundings, say researchers at Stockholm University and the University of Oxfor ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 9 2009 - 11:36am