Latest Emotion Stories
The Sense' n Feel methodology utilizes picture boards to measure emotions once during a single product exposure. Paris, FR (PRWEB) January 06, 2012 Biofortis Sensory & Consumer has developed Sense' n Feel, a cross cultural and non-verbal method which measures the emotions of consumers to company brands and products. Emotions are key drivers in purchasing decisions and understanding how consumers process their feelings to choose one brand over another provides highly useful...
Older people tend to be happier. But why? Some psychologists believe that cognitive processes are responsible—in particular, focusing on and remembering positive events and leaving behind negative ones; those processes, they think, help older people regulate their emotions, letting them view life in a sunnier light. “There is a lot of good theory about this age difference in happiness,” says psychologist Derek M. Isaacowitz of Northeastern University, “but much of the research does...
New study brings to light physiological, cognitive differences of political left and right From cable TV news pundits to red-meat speeches in Iowa and New Hampshire, our nation's deep political stereotypes are on full display: Conservatives paint self-indulgent liberals as insufferably absent on urgent national issues, while liberals say fear-mongering conservatives are fixated on exaggerated dangers to the country. A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln suggests there are...
Chronic missed naps could put toddlers at risk for mood-related problems later in life A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder could be a wake-up call for parents of toddlers: Daytime naps for your kids may be more important than you think. The study shows toddlers between 2 and a half and 3 years old who miss only a single daily nap show more anxiety, less joy and interest and a poorer understanding of how to solve problems, said CU-Boulder Assistant Professor Monique...
SHELBYVILLE, Ky., Dec. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Like Justitia who is often depicted holding a set of scales typically suspended from her left hand, human beings are a dynamic combination of biological, psychological and sociological (bio-psycho-social) factors whose healthy emotional and physical existence depends on balance. If more weight is given to any one side of the scale, imbalance on all sides will likely occur. (Photo:...
Even kindergarteners know that thinking positively will make you feel better. And parents' own feelings of optimism may play a role in whether their children understand how thoughts influence emotions. Those are the findings of a new study by researchers at Jacksonville University and the University of California, Davis. The study appears in the journal Child Development. In the study, researchers looked at 90 mostly White children ages 5 to 10. The children listened to six illustrated...
The Science Magazine EurekaMag.com publishes articles in all areas of biological science. The latest articles cover Anomalocaris which is an extinct marine predator feeding on hard-bodied animals, Biome which are are climatically and geographically similar ecosystems. The article on the Limbic System covers brain structures supporting functions including emotion, behavior, long term memory, and olfaction. Mannheim, Germany (PRWEB) December 15, 2011 The Science Magazine EurekaMag.com...
Shortcoming also may help explain how propaganda has contributed to torture and genocide A father in Louisiana bludgeoned and beheaded his disabled 7-year-old son last August because he no longer wanted to care for the boy. For most people, such a heinous act is unconscionable. But it may be that a person can become callous enough to commit human atrocities because of a failure in the part of the brain that's critical for social interaction. A new study by researchers at Duke...
Compared to Neanderthals, modern humans have a better sense of smell Differences in the temporal lobes and olfactory bulbs also suggest a combined use of brain functions related to cognition and olfaction. The increase of brain size is intimately linked to the evolution of humanity. Two different human species, Neanderthals and modern humans, have independently evolved brains of roughly the same size but with differing shapes. This could indicate a difference in the underlying brain...
Contrary to what many psychological scientists think, people do not all have the same set of biologically "basic" emotions, and those emotions are not automatically expressed on the faces of those around us, according to the author of a new article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal published by the Association for Psychological Science. This means a recent move to train security workers to recognize "basic" emotions from expressions might be misguided....
