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Deal or no deal? The role of emotions in negotiating offers
Oct 15, 2008 |
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Do skilled negotiators simply go with their gut instinct every time or are they just extremely calculating, figuring out all possible outcomes before making a choice? Columbia University researchers examined how emotions ...
Subconscious encounters: How brand exposure affects your choices
Oct 14, 2008 |
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Products with visible brand names are everywhere; many times we don't even notice them. But how much do those unnoticed exposures affect brand choices? Quite a bit, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Seeing race and seeming racist? Whites go out of their way to avoid talking about race
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Oct 06, 2008 |
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White people – including children as young as 10 -- may avoid talking about race so as not to appear prejudiced, according to new research. But that approach often backfires as blacks tend to view this "colorblind" approach ...
Study links depression to higher death rate from all causes among Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes
Sep 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a large group of Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes, depression was associated with a higher death rate from all causes during a two-year study period. The findings are published in the October 2008 ...
Action as a goal may be too broad, new research suggests
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Sep 04, 2008 |
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A series of experiments conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois suggest that society's emphasis on action over inaction may lead to unforeseen consequences.
Sticks and stones: A new study on social and physical pain
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Aug 27, 2008 |
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We all know the famous saying: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," but is this proverb actually true?
Pay attention! Small packages may lead to overeating
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Tempting treats are being offered in small package sizes these days, presumably to help consumers reduce portion sizes. Yet new research in the Journal of Consumer Research found that people actually consume more high-calorie snacks ...
A surprising new strategy helps reduce unhealthy behaviors
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Public health campaigns intended to reduce unhealthy behaviors like binge drinking and eating junk food often focus on the risks of those behaviors. But a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research suggests a relatively simple ...
Study examines testing model to predict and diagnose new cases of dementia
Aug 19, 2008 |
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A preliminary report published in the August 20 issue of JAMA suggests that within-person variability on neuropsychological testing may be associated with development of dementia in older adults.
New study shows false memories affect behavior
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Aug 19, 2008 |
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Do you know someone who claims to remember their first day of kindergarten? Or a trip they took as a toddler? While some people may be able to recall trivial details from the past, laboratory research shows that the human ...
Physical frailty may be linked to Alzheimer's disease
Aug 11, 2008 |
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Physical frailty, which is common in older persons, may be related to Alzheimer's disease pathology, according to a study published in the August 12, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neu ...
I can, automatically, become just like you
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Aug 06, 2008 |
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No one likes to be excluded from a group: exclusion can decrease mood, reduce self-esteem and feelings of belonging, and even ultimately lead to negative behavior (e.g., the shootings at Virginia Tech). As a result, we often ...
The power of Peter Piper: How alliteration enhances poetry, prose, and memory
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Jul 30, 2008 |
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From nursery rhymes to Shakespearian sonnets, alliterations have always been an important aspect of poetry whether as an interesting aesthetic touch or just as something fun to read. But a recent study suggests that this ...
Study examines prevalence of hearing loss in the US
Jul 28, 2008 |
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Hearing loss may be more prevalent in American adults than previously reported, according to a study in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
How carrots help us see the color orange
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 22, 2008 |
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One of the easiest ways to identify an object is by its color -- perhaps it is because children's books encourage us to pair certain objects with their respective colors. Why else would so many of us automatically assume ...
