Tag: Social/Behavioral Science

Credit: The University of Texas at Arlington As technology transforms the education landscape, The University of Texas at Arlington is ...

The cultural significance of carbon-storing peatlands to rural communities

A group of UK and Peruvian researchers have carried out the first detailed study of how rural communities interact with ...

Children of both young and old parents share risk for certain neurodevelopment disorders

Younger parental age significantly associated with risk for ADHD and Tourette's, whereas older parental age associated with Autism and obsessive-compulsive ...

Optical illusions reveal regular waves of brain activity enable visual feature integration

Credit: Images by Ryohei Nakayama Rhythmic waves of brain activity cause us to see or not see complex images that ...

Why do women military vets avoid using VA benefits?

Research by UMass Amherst epidemiologist pinpoints factors of health care quality, accessibility and comfortCredit: UMass Amherst Many women military veterans ...

Sex sells: how masculinity is used as currency to buy sperm donors’ time

UK and Australian sperm banks use masculine archetypes to attract donors Sperm banks in the United Kingdom and Australia use ...

Bonobo mothers help their sons to have more offspring

Mothers' presence influences the reproductive success of their adult sonsCredit: © Martin Surbeck, Kokolopori Bonobo Research "This is the first ...

Australian drivers ready to embrace phone restriction apps — if they can still talk

QUT road safety study investigates apps as practical way to stop deadly driving habit of texting & browsing Almost 70 ...

New study reveals that some over reported stress after 2016 election to support political party

In a new study, researchers found that many Democrats may have over reported mental stress after the 2016 election. By ...

Fearful customers sensitive to size and scope of a data breach while angry customers are not

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Customers who feel afraid in the wake of a data breach care more about the size and ...

Restaurant acoustics that schmeckt

At the 177th Acoustical Society of America meeting in Louisville, acoustics scientists will describe how they are rolling out new ...

SIOP star shines brightly

SIOP fellow Michele Gelfand elected to American Academy of Arts and SciencesCredit: SIOP Michele J. Gelfand, Distinguished University Professor in ...

Mindfulness smoking-cessation app can change the brain

May 15, 2019

Some research study participants, for whom the app was most effective, showed decreased brain reactivity to smoking images PROVIDENCE, R.I. ...

A recent study confirms the new trend in feminist reggaeton music