News tagged with social rewards
Growing smarter engineers with FarmVille
There are no agriculture majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology, but some engineering students on the campus have taken up virtual planting and harvesting through the social networking game ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Carrots are better than sticks for building human cooperation
Rewards go further than punishment in building human cooperation and benefiting the common good, according to research published this week in the journal Science by researchers at Harvard University and the Stockholm School ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Promises come at a price
Be careful what you promise people. You are not just obliging yourself to keep your promises; other people will hold you to account for them as well. Dutch-sponsored researcher Manuela Vieth investigated how the behaviour ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Genetic variation cues social anxiety in monkeys and humans
A genetic variation involving the brain chemical serotonin has been found to shape the social behavior of rhesus macaque monkeys, which could provide researchers with a new model for studying autism, social anxiety and schizophrenia. ...
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Employers feel no love for unscrupulous practice of 'service sweethearting'
A new study led by two Florida State University marketing professors finds that some frontline service employees who are rewarded for hikes in customer loyalty and satisfaction also may engage in "service ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Log onto Facebook, contribute to scientific research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Logging on to Facebook could soon be a way of contributing to important scientific research, as well as finding out what’s going on in your world.
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Physical activity yields feelings of excitement, enthusiasm
(Medical Xpress) -- People who are more physically active report greater levels of excitement and enthusiasm than people who are less physically active, according to Penn State researchers. People also are more likely to ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Counties with thriving small businesses have healthier residents, researchers find
Counties and parishes with a greater concentration of small, locally-owned businesses have healthier populations — with lower rates of mortality, obesity and diabetes — than do those that rely on large companies ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 07, 2012 |
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A therapist in your pocket
Brooding in your apartment on Saturday afternoon? A new smart phone intuits when you're depressed and will nudge you to call or go out with friends.
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Behavioral prevention model appears to reduce bullying, peer rejection
A widely used universal behavioral prevention model in schools appears to be associated with lower rates of teacher-reported bullying and peer rejection, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Pew study: Facebook users get more than they give
(AP) -- The goody-two-shoes among us say it's better to give than to receive. That's not true for the average Facebook user, though.
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Firms' own social networks better for business than Facebook
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using Facebook and Twitter may be good for a company's bottom line, but firms can rake in even bigger profits if they have their own virtual brand community, says a University of Michigan ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 03, 2012 |
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'Like' Facebook stock? Experts weigh in on IPO
(AP) -- Facebook's much-hyped initial public offering promises to be an exciting spectacle when the social media giant goes public this spring. But should you update your status to "shareholder"?
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turns up at business conventions in a hoodie. "Cocky" is the word used to describe him most often, after "billionaire." He was Time's person of the year at 26.
Feb 01, 2012 |
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