Research reveals potential new way to fight radicalization in ‘true believers’
Research in Frontiers in Psychology reveals potential new way to fight radicalization in ‘true believers’ [...]
Behavior
Absence of fans at European elite soccer ‘ghost games’ significantly decreases home advantage
Absence of fans at European elite soccer ‘ghost games’ significantly decreases home advantage, finds new study in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living [...]
So cute you could crush it?
A UC Riverside professor's first-of-its-kind study explores the neural underpinnings of cute aggression; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]
Can Superman trigger heroic helping in people?
Priming people with superhero images increases their likelihood of engaging in prosocial behaviors: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Bad boss? You may be making things better – or worse!
Disagreeable, dishonest and careless leaders can mean bad outcomes for companies - but the employees they work with also play a major role: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Army scientists develop computational model to predict human behavior
A new model predicts how individuals adapt to group behavior -- reducing this social influence to a single number; Frontiers in Physics. [...]
Age, race or need for instant gratification: which best predicts how much you will earn?
For the first time, machine learning allows researchers to rank the most important factors that predict future affluence: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Excessive daydreaming linked to obsessive-compulsive symptoms
The link provides first steps toward treatment guidelines for excessive, or “maladaptive," daydreaming: Frontiers in Psychiatry [...]
Aggression at work can lead to ‘vicious circle’ of misconduct
Frequently being the target of workplace aggression not only affects the victim's health but can also cause them to behave badly towards others: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Comments on social networks reinforce socialization during adolescence
While cybergossiping can lead to risky behavior like cyberbullying, it also serves a valuable socializing function for teenagers: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
The macabre world of mind-controlling parasites
The gruesome new field of neuro-parasitology could provide insights into the neurological basis for behavior and decision-making: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
High numbers of elderly Japanese women will soon live in poverty
Behavior changes and an unfavorable pension system will disproportionately impoverish elderly Japanese women: Frontiers in Physics [...]
Moving pictures, feeble words: Emotional images sway people more than emotional words
Researchers find that emotive images alter people's behavior, while emotive words do not [...]