by Taylor Bennett | Jun 28, 2019 | Food
If you want to thoroughly enjoy your meal, eat it sitting down. This, from researchers at the University of South Florida.Their study, published in the Journal of Consumer Research, found that food doesn’t taste as good when we’re standing up. They came to this...
by Taylor Bennett | Jun 10, 2019 | Counseling News, Research
Our personality type influences how easily we’re persuaded. This, from researchers at Edge Hill University.Researchers surveyed 316 people about their personality traits as well as how easily they are persuaded by others. The team then identified three primary...
by Taylor Bennett | Apr 12, 2019 | Children, Counseling News, Parenting, Video
Eating breakfast as a family could encourage body positivity among kids and teens. Researchers from University of Missouri Columbia analyzed the eating habits of more than 12,000 students from over 300 schools. These habits included how often the students ate...
by Taylor Bennett | Apr 9, 2019 | Anxiety, Counseling News, Video
Overcoming fear relies on an unusual change in DNA. One day, DNA therapy could help to cure disorders like social anxiety or PTSD.University of Queensland researchers taught mice to fear and then unfear a specific sound. First, the mice were placed in a box and...
by Taylor Bennett | Mar 7, 2019 | Counseling News, Food, Research in Psychology
A new study, after conducting four experiments, says that choosing an indulgent dessert first could help you eat an overall healthier meal. In a cafeteria experiment, a dessert option (cheesecake or fresh fruit) was placed at the beginning or end of the cafeteria...
