Researchers from University of Tennessee, IESEG School of Management, and Georgia State University published a new paper in the Journal […]
New way to reduce food waste: ‘Humanizing’ produce encourages consumers to overlook a few flaws
Pity the poor blemished banana. In a society that equates beauty with quality, the perception that blemished produce is less […]
Families continue to enjoy TV together — but potentially ruin it for each other
TV companies battling to preserve the shared experience of scheduled TV viewing in an era of 24/7 streaming and personalised […]
A new approach to an old question: How do we actually cooperate? Researchers investigate how cooperation among people is affected by population structure
In the animal kingdom, birds band together to ward off predators, and honeybees work collectively to benefit the entire hive. […]
Retailers can manipulate consumer regret to beat competitors: Offering an everyday low price might not be the best strategy for retailers facing the threat of new competitors in their market
Markdown retailers can survive the entry of an everyday low price retailer into a highly competitive market by manipulating price, […]
It pays to be pessimistic, shows new research into entrepreneurs
Optimistic thinking is leading people to set up businesses that have no realistic prospect of financial success, shows new research […]
Sensitive babies become altruistic toddlers: Infants’ attention to fearful faces predicts later altruism
Our responsiveness to seeing others in distress accounts for variability in helping behavior from early in development, according to a […]
People pick gifts that will ‘wow’ rather than satisfy recipients
Gift givers tend to focus on the “big reveal,” leading them to choose whichever gift is more likely to surprise […]
Despite social development, gender attitudes chart different course globally: Support for equalizing gender roles rises with rates of women’s employment
In the half century since the birth of the women’s movement in the West in the 1960s, support for gender […]
What psychological science can offer to reducing climate change
For some years, there is a good deal of consensus among scientific experts that climate change is real, and that […]