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(Inherently) Scared of Red
What do you think of when you see the color red? Danger, blood, passion, and…dominance, new research suggests. A study to be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science found that that there is
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The Behavioral Immune System
Scientific American: We are prejudiced against all kinds of other people, based on superficial physical features: We react negatively to facial disfigurement; we avoid sitting next to people who are obese, or old, or in
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Gray Matters | Which is Better: A Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?
Yahoo: In 1988, singer Bobby McFerrin encouraged an optimistic viewpoint in his hit song “Don’t Worry Be Happy.” Monty Python’s song “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” from their 1979 film Monty Python’s
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Humans’ Aversion to Red Stems from Evolutionary Past
Discovery News: Red can symbolize danger, heat and even anger. It’s true: The color’s appearance in road signs, stop lights, labels and flushed cheeks often cautions humans to avoid harm. One study even found that
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Stop On Red! The Effects of Color May Lie Deep in Evolution…
Almost universally, red means stop. Red means danger. Red means hot. And analyzing the results in the 2004 Olympics, researchers have found that red also means dominance. Athletes wearing red prevailed more often than those
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Your Name Impacts How Others Judge You
LiveScience: Alexandra will get an A in class but Amber won’t. At least, that’s what their peers expect, according to a small new study of the meanings encoded in people’s names. “The name you give
