Lying to another person to get the better of them in a financial negotiation might win you more money, but you are likely to end up feeling guilty and less satisfied with the deal than if you had been honest, according to ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2022
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Adolescents from lower-income backgrounds are more likely to report addictive use of social media, according to an international team of researchers including Professor Frank Elgar from McGill University.
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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Businesses often invest significant time and money to onboard new hires at work and help them adjust to their new environment, but it remains largely unclear how team insiders navigate the same period of adjustment with their ...
Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2022
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Asking customers to support a cause when they pay for stuff can heighten their anxiety. Contrary to the common belief that shoppers feel good about making donations at checkout, we have found that there is a downside to such ...
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2022
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There is an open question among pundits and researchers: Do more Americans believe in conspiracy theories now than ever before?
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2022
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For you and your pooch a pet-friendly workplace may seem a no-brainer.
Veterinary medicine
Jul 14, 2022
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In a new study, a brief, audio-guided, befriending-themed meditation reduced affective polarization between people on the "Remain" versus "Leave" sides of the U.K.'s Brexit referendum. Otto Simonsson of the Karolinska Institutet ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2022
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Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people who leave a place hostile to LGB people don't necessarily move to a place known for its acceptance, report researchers at UC Riverside. Heterosexuals, on the other hand, do tend to move to ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2022
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We should assume that animals can have feelings too. From an ethical point of view this should inform our dealings with animals, researchers from Leiden University and Utrecht University argue in an opinion article that was ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 17, 2022
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A Bournemouth University (BU) research project exploring university students' experiences of loot boxes in video games has found that more support and regulations are needed to prevent risks and behavior such as negative ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2022
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