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Burning the midnight oil when you get hit with a craving for wings? Like, twenty wings? With hot sauce? Well, you’re definitely not alone, and what’s more, our propensity to stay up late may be driving us to obesity. According to a study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, … Read More
In what may be the oddest psychology study I’ve ever read, Polish researchers have found that people are viewed as being more honest when their hand is over their heart, and the actual gesture itself may make someone behave more honestly. The study, published in Nonverbal Behaviour, conduced a whole … Read More
Did you just post a picture of your fiancée’s ring on her Facebook page and reap a reward of one hundred plus likes? Congratulations, they all secretly hate you. According to a forthcoming study to be published in Personal Relationships, people really, really hate publicly happy couples. Researchers created a … Read More
You’re already thinking of ditching the chair at your desk; it may be time to ditch the chairs in the conference room too. According to a study published in Social Psychological & Personality Science, groups are better at brainstorming if they stand. Researchers recruited 214 undergraduates to work in groups … Read More
Tension in the office? Talk of layoffs? Merger? Hostile takeover? Well, it’s rough for everyone, but when things at work heat up, supervisors tend to take it out on submissive employees without many friends. This comes via a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. Researchers gathered … Read More
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