Do Women Beat Men in Multitasking?
Are women really better ‘multitaskers’ than men? To answer this question, we need to understand what multitasking is, or the so-called simultaneous capacity.
Behaviors
5 Facts About Fear Appeals
A meta-analysis by Witte & Allen (2000) provides evidence that fear appeals can motivate attitude, intention and behavior changes, as long as they are accompanied by messages …
Study: Feelings of Flow May Lead to Risk-Taking Behavior
Previous research has focused on the many benefits of the experience of flow such as motivation and persistence in learning contexts. Flow has also been …
Study: Smiling Makes You More Attractive
A study by Golle, Mast & Lobmaier (2013) shows how emotional expressions of happiness influence the judgment of attractiveness.
Posting Facebook Status Updates Fosters a Sense of Connectedness and Reduces Loneliness
According to Deters & Mehl (2013), Facebook has 800 million active users of whom more than 50% visit the site every day. In other words, Facebook …
Sleep is Important for Memory and Learning Potential, Study Shows
When we sleep, we undergo different stages of sleep. The deepest stage of sleep is REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. It has been called so …
The Dynamics of Materialism and Loneliness
Pieters (2013) did a longitudinal study of more than 2,500 consumers over a period of six years. The author wanted to identify the association between …
The Zeigarnik Effect: The Tendency to Complete Things That Were Left Incomplete
We like to finish what we have started. When we leave things incomplete (e.g., a puzzle), we tend to feel bad about it. This is the …
How Materialistic Aims Influence Psychological Well-Being
Kasser and colleagues (2013) state that often materialistic goals and values are prioritized in contemporary industrialized countries. As a result, money, wealth and possessions are …