How Other People’s Investments Can Elicit the Sunk-Cost Fallacy
You rent a movie, only to realize 20 minutes in that it’s a terrible film – but you keep watching it… More
Decision Making
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring task rule implementation across development, statistical learning and transitive relations, and boundaries of the repulsion effect… More
Graphic Warning Labels Linked to Reduced Sugary Drink Purchases
Warning labels that include photos linking sugary drink consumption with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and tooth decay may reduce purchases of the drinks, a field study shows… More
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring delay of gratification in children, visual darkness and perceived risk of disease, and the sunk-cost effect between people… More
August and September 2018 NSF Grant Submission Deadlines
Psychological scientists looking to apply for funding from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) may be interested in the following… More
Giving Employees ‘Decoy’ Sanitizer Options Could Improve Hand Hygiene
A study with factory workers suggests that introducing a less convenient option for hand sanitizing may actually boost workers’ use of hand sanitizer and increase sanitary conditions in the workplace… More