News tagged with negative experience
A necessity or a danger? Why we love and hate our credit cards
A new University of Sydney study has revealed the full extent of Australia's love-hate relationship with credit cards and those who use them.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 21, 2012 |
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Clear Channel to delay inserting ads into iHeart
(AP) -- Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman says that the radio company will keep part of its iHeart Radio online service ad-free for at least a few more months, explaining that a consumer backlash against ads on Pandora Media ...
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Study finds consequences of co-worker rudeness are far-reaching
A co-worker's rudeness can have a great impact on relationships far beyond the workplace, according to a Baylor University study published online in the Journal of Organizational Behavior. Findings suggest that stress create ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Do we buy cosmetics because they are useful or because they make us feel good?
A study by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) shows that people who use cosmetics buy these products primarily for emotional reasons. The study was carried out on facial creams (hydrating and nutritive ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Dinner with the in-laws: Why does knowing how long a bad experience will last make it worse?
Knowing how long a good experience will last makes it better, but being aware of the duration of an unpleasant event makes it worse, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. But people usually predic ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 09, 2011 |
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Overseas nurses feel their skills are underused and they aren't valued or respected
Many overseas nurses have negative experiences of living and working in the UK, particularly when it comes to feeling personally valued and professionally respected, according to the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Nu ...
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Medical profession needs special training to handle self-harm, says international review
Healthcare professionals are still not receiving the appropriate training and support they need to help people who self-harm and this can result in negative attitudes and inadequate levels of care.
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Once bitten, twice shy -- a temperature switch triggers aversive memory
Neurobiologists can now activate specific nerve cells to study the association between sensations and negative experiences.
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Brooding Russians: Less distressed than Americans
Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy portrayed Russians as a brooding, complicated people, and ethnographers have confirmed that Russians tend to focus on dark feelings and memories more than Westerners do. But a new University of Michigan ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 13, 2010 |
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To remember the good times, reach for the sky
A study published in the April issue of Cognition shows that motor actions can partly determine people's emotional memories. Moving marbles upward caused participants to remember more positive life experiences, and moving ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 31, 2010 |
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Want to convince? Use abstract rather than concrete language
When consumers talk to each other about products, they generally respond more favorably to abstract language than concrete descriptions, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2010 |
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A negative phys ed teacher can cause a lifetime of inactivity
Humiliation in physical education class as a child can turn people off fitness for good, according to a University of Alberta researcher.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Discovering addiction clues could help smokers kick the habit
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you've ever tried to quit smoking, understanding how you got hooked in the first place probably seems irrelevant. But University of Nebraska-Lincoln psychologist Rick Bevins believes those ...
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Married with children the key to happiness?
Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness. These findings by ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 27, 2009 |
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