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Too Many Choices Can Spoil The Research

14 years ago from Science Daily

The more choices people get, the less consistent they are in making those choices, according to a new study. The study's findings may affect the way researchers examine consumer choices.

Independent Thinkers Judge Distances Differently Than Holistic Types

14 years ago from Science Daily

Every day we're faced with decisions that involve spatial judgments. Which line should we choose at the supermarket? Which route should we take to work? A new study in the...

Mixed Feelings Not Remembered As Well As Happy Or Sad Ones

14 years ago from Science Daily

Imagine you're about to step onto a rollercoaster at an amusement park. You are filled with apprehension and joy, mixed emotions that last beyond the dizzying ride. How will you...

Are You A Different Person When You Speak A Different Language?

14 years ago from Science Daily

People who are bicultural and speak two languages may actually shift their personalities when they switch from one language to another, according to new research.

Low Childhood IQ Linked To Type Of Dementia

14 years ago from Science Daily

Children with lower IQs are more likely decades later to develop vascular dementia than children with high IQs, according to new research in Neurology.

Casual sex rates low for many women

14 years ago from UPI

LONDON, June 25 (UPI) -- A British professor says her research disputes the theory that the sexual revolution and feminist movement have freed women to enjoy casual sex.

It's Email, But At A Snail's Pace

14 years ago from Science Daily

Bournemouth University researchers are using live snails to send emails as part of a 'slow art' project aimed at encouraging people to explore notions of time.

New study highlights difficulty in detecting threats in crowds

14 years ago from Physorg

Understanding and interpreting facially-expressed emotions such as happiness, sadness, fear or anger is something most of us take for granted. It is an evolutionary skill we've developed in order to...

Negotiating through the glass ceiling

14 years ago from Physorg

There are fewer women than men involved in high-profile international business deals. But that may change with the results of a new Tel Aviv University study on the role of...

Non-voters: It's all in God's hands

14 years ago from MSNBC: Science

People who believe that God is involved in worldly affairs are less likely to participate in national elections than others, according to a new survey.

Why shopping — and adventure — feel so good

14 years ago from MSNBC: Science

Scientists have identified a primitive area of the brain that makes us adventurous -- a finding which may help explain why people routinely fall for "new" products when shopping.

Poor and uninsured patients more likely to experience racial discrimination

14 years ago from Physorg

A new study in Health Services Research tried to disentangle the impact of a patient's racial and ethnic background, being poor and having no health insurance on the likelihood they...

Late-life remarriage: Stepfamilies make caring more complex

14 years ago from Physorg

Late-life remarriage complicates caring for an ailing spouse, according to a University of Michigan researcher who is conducting one of the first known studies to focus on the challenges facing...

State policies influence drug treatment programs

14 years ago from Physorg

Philadelphia, PA, June 25, 2007 - State policies have a significant impact on the services performed by substance abuse treatment programs, and could play a key role in efforts...

Computer predicts who dies on death row: study

14 years ago from Physorg

A computer programme designed by US researchers can predict with chilling accuracy the very few men among the thousands on America's Death Row who will actually be executed, according to...

Gender and demographic differences are poor predictors of juror satisfaction

14 years ago from Physorg

Communication Theory explored the impact of gender, demographic differences, and emotion on the experience of jury deliberation. Researchers found that neither gender nor demographic characteristics affected juror satisfaction with overall...

Online anthropology draws protest from aboriginal group

14 years ago from News @ Nature

South African tribe objects to multimedia images of remains.

Mind may control athletes' performance

14 years ago from Science Alert

A study has found the performance enhancing effects of growth hormone could be in the mind, as athletes felt they improved whether or not they received the drug.

A study lays the foundations to distinguish the different human ways for paying attention

14 years ago from Physorg

Is it possible to compensate attention problems through other attention ways? Does it produce the same effects to direct someone's attention in a voluntary (endogenous) or in an involuntary way...

Kids connect alcohol odors with mom's emotions

14 years ago from Physorg

How children respond to the smell of alcoholic beverages is related to their mothers' reasons for drinking, according to a new study from the Monell Chemical Senses Center. When asked...

Implicit political attitudes can predict future voting behavior

14 years ago from Physorg

In many political elections, undecided voters come to a decision about who they will vote for only a few days before the vote, if not the very same day of...

Taser "Parties" Pitching Them To Women

14 years ago from CBSNews - Science

Not just for police anymore, the controversial weapons are being marketed to civilians, making them even more controversial. Maggie Rodriguez went to one such "party," and allowed herself to get...

A Savage Hoax: The Cave Men Who Never Existed

14 years ago from Live Science

The Tasaday tribe was touted for years before the truth was revealed.

Khaled Diab: The Arab world must develop a culture that rewards innovation

14 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Khaled Diab: The bumpy road to innovation in the Arab world is paved with good inventions that never see the light of day

Where Did 'Separation of Church and State' Come From?

14 years ago from Live Science

A radical immigrant is arguably responsible for church-state concept.

Photo of Amazon tribe not a hoax

14 years ago from MSNBC: Science

Recent photos of an "uncontacted tribe" of Indians near the Brazil-Peru border have sparked media reports of a hoax, but the organization that released the images defends its claims and...

Genetic cause of dog variations sought

14 years ago from UPI

LEICESTER, England, June 24 (UPI) -- British and U.S. scientists say they've developed a method to identify the genetic basis for physical and behavioral differences among canine breeds.

Subtle brain abnormalities predict mental decline: study

14 years ago from Reuters:Science

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Subtle neurological abnormalities in apparently healthy older adults are independent risk factors for cognitive and functional decline and death, according to an Italian study reported...