As newspaper sales continue to decline, many news organizations are searching for ways to improve readership and revenues from their online presences. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found that news organizations ...
Economics & Business
Mar 5, 2013
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Encouraging consumers to feel ownership of products they haven't yet purchased can backfire because consumers tend to see themselves in the products they own, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2013
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Conservatives and liberals don't just differ when it comes to politics, they may also make different purchases at the grocery store, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association ...
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2013
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An international team of researchers looked at the role of personality by studying 298 gorillas in North American zoos and sanctuaries for over 18 years.
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2012
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Some grey seal mums adopt risky tactics when it comes to the future of their young, a strategy that can give their pup a real advantage, according to scientists.
Plants & Animals
Nov 20, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Researchers from Scotland suggest that stereotypes form and evolve over time through social transmission of information, similar to the way in which languages evolve.
University of Alberta led research shows an elk's personality type is a big factor in whether or not it survives the hunting season.
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2012
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Researchers have shed light on the distinct, complex personalities displayed by stickleback fish.
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2012
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Consumers who trust their feelings are more likely to make choices based on what "feels right" even when feelings are irrelevant to their decision, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Jun 19, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- For as long as people have coexisted with other animals, they have debated amongst themselves whether some animals have some of the same personality traits as humans or if it’s just anthropomorphism at ...
