Cultural Influences on Distance Judgments (6-27-08)
People from Eastern and Western cultures make different spatial judgments.
People from Eastern and Western cultures make different spatial judgments.
British researchers are attempting to develop new methods to encourage people to conserve water by shifting the focus of the conservation conversation.
Kuna and his fellow researchers have recently collected additional information indicating that when people are speaking different languages, they behave differently.
Marketing professionals are working to develop a culture which is consistent across multiple Asian countries.
Scientists from the Wellcome Trust at University College London have determined that there is a center in the human brain that encourages people to be adventurous.
Color interpretations are highly suggestible.
Information that we receive through our various senses is used together to interpret aspects of the environment.
Cook and Hayashi have identified consistencies between animal sounds and human emotional responses to music in major and minor keys.
Kahn and his colleagues have confirmed that looking at natural scenes through a window reduces stress.
When the circadian rhythms of demented elderly people are disrupted there can be serious ramifications.