According to a study published in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers have a distorted view when comparing information involving numbers because they do not take units into account. For example, they perceive that the difference between a warranty of 84 or 108 months for an appliance is much greater than the difference between 7 years and 9 years, despite being identical.
A scientific study carried out at the University of Montreal (Canada) reveals that people with greater creative capacity manage to better face and handle negative emotions (sadness, loss, depression ...) that arise in everyday situations.
Are you kind or rather unfriendly? Do you act like a "good Samaritan" or do you indulge in selfish impulses? Part of the answer may be in your genes, according to a new study from the University of Edinburgh published in the journal 'Biology Letters'.
Language plays an important role in learning the meaning of numbers, according to a new study conducted by psychologist Susan Goldin-Meadow, from the University of Chicago (USA) and published in the scientific journal PNAS.
A team of psychologists has discovered that children under one year of age have a notion of social hierarchy, and consider that the strongest and largest is the one who commands, according to an article published today in the journal 'Science'.
A Canadian study from the University of British Columbia reveals that being in the presence of a Christmas tree can negatively affect the mood of people who do not celebrate Christmas or profess a religion other than Christianity.
People who pause while working to listen to music or watch comic videos on the Internet are not wasting time, but by improving their humor they can boost their creativity, according to a study published in the journal 'Psychological Science'.
A recent study carried out by Michigan State University and published in the journal 'Archives of General Psychiatry' suggests that married men behave better, that is, they are less aggressive and have less tendency to break the laws.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
