Neighbourhood income deprivation has a strong negative effect on altruistic behaviour when measured by a 'lost letter' experiment, according to new UCL research published today in PLOS ONE.
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Aug 15, 2012
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(HealthDay) -- The amount of physical space between people may influence how they react to each other in certain situations, new research suggests.
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Jul 30, 2012
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Fans of the New York Yankees incorrectly perceive Fenway Park, home of the archrival Boston Red Sox, to be closer to New York City than is Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles, a study by New York University psychologists ...
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Jun 18, 2012
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Within hours this summer, 30 American troops died in a strike in Afghanistan and millions of American investors watched the Dow Jones Average shed an astonishing 634 points in one day.
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Sep 5, 2011
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Yahoo Inc. and Facebook Inc. are joining forces to test an iconic 1960s-era social experiment that showed there are just six degrees of separation between most people on the planet.
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Aug 17, 2011
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The tendency to perceive others as "us versus them" isn't exclusively human but appears to be shared by our primate cousins, a new study led by Yale researchers has found.
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Mar 17, 2011
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Stereotypes often paint a partial or false picture of an individual or group.
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Apr 30, 2009
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Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology have found that the correlation between face masks and perceptions of trustworthiness may be linked to social norms rather than how they impact appearance.
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Apr 10, 2024
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Political polarization can be reduced when people are told to think about the personal relevance of issues they might not care about at first glance.
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Feb 24, 2024
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Throughout the 21st century, teamwork has come to define the modern work environment. Driven by advances in communication technology, working collaboratively is, as management experts will tell you, how you harness the "collective ...
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