If a sales agent brings their customer a small gift, the customer is much more likely to make a purchase,
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Immune cells destroy healthy brain connections, diminish cognitive function in obese mice: Obesity may drive microglia into a synapse-eating frenzy that leads to cognitive impairment
Obesity leads to cognitive impairment by activating microglial cells, which consume otherwise functional synapses in the hippocampus, according to a
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Internet and telephone assisted training for child disruptive behavior found to be effective
Positive long-term outcomes, such as a reduction in child disruptive behavior and increased parental skills, have been reported in a
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The god of small things
New research suggests people who are religious gain happiness from believing there is a deeper meaning to everyday events. Dr
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16 going on 66: Will you be the same person 50 years from now? Research suggests personality is both stable and malleable across the lifespan
How much do you change between high school and retirement? The answer depends on whether you’re comparing yourself to others
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Kissing up to the boss can increase employees’ bad behavior in the workplace, study shows
Kissing up to the boss at work may help boost employees’ careers but it also depletes the employees’ self-control resources,
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Brain activity cautions against buying stocks: Researchers find different activation in risk-affine and risk-averse investors
Despite long-term profit expectations, many people shy away from investing their money in supposedly riskier forms of investment. Why? Together
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Empathetic dogs lend a helping paw: Study shows that dogs that remain calm and show empathy during their owner’s distress help out faster
Many dogs show empathy if their owner is in distress and will also try to help rescue them. This is
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When consumers don’t want to talk about what they bought
One of the joys of shopping for many people is the opportunity to brag about their purchases to friends and
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People who ‘see the glass as half full’ are more likely to fall prey to marketing scams
Consumers who perceive the benefits of large sums of money promised in mass marketing scams (MMS) are more likely to
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