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Study: People sometimes less trusting when in a good mood

It seems to make perfect sense: happy people are trusting people. But a new study suggests that, in some instances, people may actually be less trusting of others when they are in a pleasant mood.

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'Big business' giving SMEs a bad name, says survey

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anti-business rhetoric, recently slammed as ‘dangerous’ and ’snobbish’ by the Prime Minister is more likely a reflection of the behavior of large corporations than a distrust ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sucking up to the boss may move you up and keep you healthy

Savvy career minded individuals have known for some time that ingratiating oneself to the boss and others – perhaps more commonly known as 'sucking up'– can help move them up the corporate ladder more quickly. However, ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

All-nighters can bring on euphoria, risky behavior

(PhysOrg.com) -- A sleepless night can make us cranky and moody. But a lesser known side effect of sleep deprivation is short-term euphoria, which can potentially lead to poor judgment and addictive behavior, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Depression and anxiety differentially influence physical symptom reporting

Researchers have for decades hypothesized that negative emotions lead to inflated reports of common physical symptoms, like headaches or an upset stomach. But a new University of Iowa study suggests that two negative emotions ...

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created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dude, you throw like a crybaby!

A UCLA–University of Glasgow study of baseball tosses has found that body language is more likely to be judged as masculine when it seems to convey anger and as feminine when is seems to convey sadness.

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Poker-faced professions take toll on employees

Employees who have to maintain a neutral disposition while they are on the clock tend to spend more energy to meet that requirement; therefore, they have less energy to devote to work tasks, according to new research from ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stress can enhance ordinary, unrelated memories

Stress can enhance ordinary, unrelated memories, a team of neuroscientists has found in a study of laboratory rats. Their results, which appear in the journal PLoS Biology, may bolster our understanding of post-traumatic stress ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A positive mood allows your brain to think more creatively

People who watch funny videos on the internet at work aren't necessarily wasting time. They may be taking advantage of the latest psychological science -- putting themselves in a good mood so they can think more creatively.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Color test predicts response to hypnotherapy

When people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were asked to relate their mood to a color, those choosing a positive color were nine times more likely to respond to hypnotherapy than those who chose a negative color or no ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Studying our emotional life

Lisa Feldman Barrett, a psychology professor, says that our mood has a direct effect on our perception of the world. When we’re happy, she says, we’ll see neutral faces as smiling. When we’re sad, they’ll ...

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created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2


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