By Ray Williams May 15, 2021 We know that possessing certain personal traits can help people do better in life – by knuckling down, making the right connections or having the best ideas. A study goes further and asks whether a person’s traits and their background...
By Ray Williams May 13, 2021 People tend to believe that others will come around to their point of view over time, according to findings from a series of studies published in Psychological Science. The findings show that this “belief in a favorable future”...
By Ray Williams May 13, 2021 We often look to people’s faces for signs of how they’re thinking or feeling, trying to gauge whether their eyes are narrowed or widened, whether the mouth is turned up or down. But findings published in Psychological Science,show...
By Ray Williams May 13, 2021 Researchers at Edge Hill University in England have helped identify personality traits which make people more (or less) susceptible to persuasion than others. Senior Lecturer in Psychology Helen Wall and colleagues Linda Kaye and Andy Levy...
By Ray Williams May 3, 2021 A study links workplace bullying to negative health outcomes for employees, including increases in long-term sick leave and prescriptions for antidepressants. Rather than relying on physical threats or violence, workplace bullies are...
By Ray Williams May 10, 2021 Picking a leader should be about assessing the experience and skills an individual can bring to the table, but a new study finds that getting ahead may be easier for people with the right facial features. In a study published in The...
