journal of experimental social psychology
To escape blame, be a victim, not a hero, new study finds
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Great works and praiseworthy behavior may bring respect and admiration, but these won’t help us to escape blame when we do something wrong, says a new study by researchers at the University of Maryland and Harvard University. To …
Couples sometimes communicate no better than strangers
Married people may think they communicate well with their partners, but psychologists have found that they don’t always convey messages to their loved ones as well as they think — and in some cases, the spouses communicate no better than stran…
Distance may be key in successful negotiations, new study shows
Adding physical distance between people during negotiations may lead to more mutually beneficial outcomes, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
Psychologist Marlone Henderson examined how negotiations that don’t take …
Language appears to shape our implicit preferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 3, 2010 — The language we speak may influence not only our thoughts, but our implicit preferences as well. That’s the finding of a study by psychologists at Harvard University, who found that bilingual individuals’ opinions o…
Homework wars: How can parents improve the odds of winning?
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Children are more likely to do their homework if they see it as an investment, not a chore, according to new research at the University of Michigan.
Most children in the United States say they expect to go to college, but th…