News tagged with online survey

Players love the game not the gore

The next time a loved one brandishes a virtual shotgun in their favorite video game, take heart. That look of glee, says a new study, likely stems from the healthy pleasure of mastering a challenge rather ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 4

Amazon's elite product reviewers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Comments about a product online can make or break a sale. But who are the people behind the reviews and why do they do it?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Online ads can get too close for comfort says new study

Trying to have an impact in the brave new world of web advertising? You could match an ad to a web page's content - such as putting a car ad on an auto consumer website. Or, you could make it stand out with eye-catching pop-up ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Lower gas prices beat lower greenhouse gases in online survey

Asked to choose between lower gasoline prices and reduced greenhouse gas emissions from gasoline, 66 percent of Americans in a new online survey chose lower gas prices and the rest said that reducing the emissions that cause ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Hiding true self at work can result in less job satisfaction, greater turnover

Hiding your true social identity -- race and ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation or a disability -- at work can result in decreased job satisfaction and increased turnover, according to a new study from Rice ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Girls in US more likely to text while driving: survey

Girls in the United States are more likely than boys to text behind the wheel, despite widespread youth awareness of the perils of distracted driving, a nationwide survey suggests.

Technology / Other

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Consumers misunderstand 'cruelty-free' labeled products, researchers find

Based on a recent study, University of Missouri and Oregon researchers believe a legal definition for what constitutes "cruelty-free" labeled products should be determined and manufacturers should be required to abide by ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

It's all in a name: 'Global warming' vs. 'climate change'

Many Americans are skeptical about whether the world's weather is changing, but apparently the degree of skepticism varies systematically depending on what that change is called.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3

No holiday e-mail break for Americans: survey

Americans will take a break from the office over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays but most won't stop checking their work emails, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Learning the truth not effective in battling rumors about NYC mosque, study finds

Evidence is no match against the belief in false rumors concerning the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero in New York City, a new study finds.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 27, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers analyze student grief online after campus shootings

After the campus shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007 and Northern Illinois University in 2008, hundreds of affected students turned to social media websites to share their grief and search for solace. A new ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Personality test to explore rules of attraction

 A major new investigation which aims to solve two of the biggest unanswered questions in psychology is being launched by researchers at the University of Cambridge in partnership with the BBC.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New study reveals prevalence of cyberbullying and its psychological impact on nonheterosexual youth

Schools are typically on guard against students who bully by inflicting repeated violence on other students. But technology has given rise to a relatively new form of bullying which inflicts emotional harm in a stealth manner, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Forget Cupid. Online connections have valentines falling in love, researcher says

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the ease of online dating services and the explosion of Facebook and virtual communities, it's no surprise that a growing number of people have found their valentine through the Internet.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Message gone viral? Blame it on altruistic, yet image-conscious Internet 'e-mavens'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some online ad campaigns go viral while other online marketing messages gather "cyber-dust" on the information superhighway? The key may lie in the motivation of Internet users to email ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0