News tagged with unconscious level

That gut feeling may actually reflect a reliable memory

You know the feeling. You make a decision you're certain is merely a "lucky guess."

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 08, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (10) | comments 2




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Budgeting backfires - Shoppers unconsciously spend more when trying to limit costs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Setting a price limit when shopping often backfires, according to new research from Brigham Young University and Emory University marketing professors. The study found that merely thinking ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Better understanding of triangular hormonal relationship between crop, fungus and parasite

Parasitic plants ruin crops and threaten the food production for some three hundred million people not only in Africa, but also elsewhere in the world. Developing crops are increasingly falling prey to these ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The emotional oracle effect

A forthcoming article in the Journal of Consumer Research by Professor Michel Tuan Pham, Kravis Professor of Business, Marketing, Columbia Business School; Leonard Lee, Associate Professor, Marketing, Columbia Business School ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Planet of the Apes: Survival of the self-promoters

We humans can be a cocky species - so much so that a realistic self-image can be seen as a symptom of trouble.

Biology / Evolution

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

BlackBerry's annus horribilis in Indonesia

Few companies better understand the difficulties of doing business in Indonesia than BlackBerry maker Research In Motion.

Technology / Business

created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6

Diversity in workplace enhances bottom line

(PhysOrg.com) -- The more diverse a company’s workforce is, the more loyal, happy and productive its employees tend to be, according to a new study led by a Ryerson University professor.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High social status makes people more trusting, study finds

When you start a new job, your boss may be more likely to trust you than you are to trust him or her, a new study suggests.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Riding the design wave

Chris Fox’s first-hand experience of the risks associated with water sports led him to design a self-inflating life jacket, which has just won a coveted James Dyson Award.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Samuel Morton collection of skulls at center of controversy

(PhysOrg.com) -- The scientific integrity of one 19th century Philadelphia scientist has been reaffirmed—but at the decided expense of a prominent late 20th century scientist who had discredited him.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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