Over the years, the idea that willpower is a resource that constantly needs replenishing has made its way into popular perception, but a new investigation suggests that it may be a false assumption.Investigators from the Stanford University have shown that the tendency people have of leaving their work in order to &l... |
15 October 2010 04:16 GMT |
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Belief in God can be a powerful thing, people usually say, but a new research shows that the power may not be used to do good. A team of investigators found in a new research that people who had been primed before experiments to think about God were less likely to experience anxiety related to making mistakes. This c... |
6 August 2010 08:21 GMT |
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The conclusions of a new research seem to indicate that people become more convinced of their own opinions when learning that the majority of other believe something else. When the popular belief disagrees with their own, some individuals tend to take their own beliefs even more seriously. The discovery puts a dent i... |
5 August 2010 05:50 GMT |
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Investigators from the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) College of Medicine and the Texas A&M University have just announced the conclusions of a new study they conduct on physician-patient relationships in the nation's healthcare system. They determined that doctors don't really get their patient... |
26 July 2010 10:57 GMT |
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Lately, the animosities and conflicts between groups of people have made a spectacular comeback. This was made obvious as the United States engaged in the largest social project it ever underwent in decades, the passing of the health care bill. This was just a trigger that brought to light numerous differences betwee... |
12 April 2010 04:04 GMT |
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According to the results of a new scientific study, it would appear that children and teens today have more in common with their parents than they would at times like to admit. The two generations do indeed differ in some traits, but researchers determined that the youngsters are just as self-centered as they parents... |
18 March 2010 03:39 GMT |
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A new study by the respected organization Pew Research Center has recently determined that Americans living in the United States tend to have a contradictory set of beliefs, but that they are willing to accept them together. The work may lead to new investigations into the human mind, which seems to be able to dismis... |
11 December 2009 07:01 GMT |
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In a find that could explain why some people feel a close and direct “relationship” with their respective gods, scientists have determined that each individual tends to endow the deity with their own personal beliefs. These may include views on abortion and same-gender marriages. Persuaded that they speak... |
1 December 2009 03:46 GMT |
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