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Fotos können Erinnerung stören (Photos can interfere with memory)
ORF Austria: Wer Fotos von schönen Momenten im Urlaub macht, will eigentlich die Erinnerung festhalten. Das könnte aber eine Täuschung sein: Laut einer neuen Studie vergessen wir Erlebnisse eher, wenn wir sie fotografieren. Die Studienautorin und Psychologin Linda Henkel von der Fairfield University im US-Bundesstaat Connecticut nennt das "Aufnahme-Beeinträchtigungs-Effekt". Um das Phänomen zu untersuchen, bat die Forscherin Studienteilnehmer zu einer Tour durch ein Museum. Dabei sollten sie bestimmte Ausstellungsgegenstände beobachten, die eine Hälfte zudem Fotos von ihnen machen. Am nächsten Tag überprüfte Henkel ihr Gedächtnis.
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Retailers Fine-Tune Store Music to Reflect Brand, Make You Want to Shop
The Wall Street Journal: It is the factor that can keep shoppers happily browsing in the store for hours—or drive them out the door in a huff. Retailers are fine-tuning their stores' playlists as they wake up to the power of music to communicate a brand message and put shoppers in the mood to spend. One shopper's favorite song can make another shopper cringe. Big chains turn to specialists like Mood Media, based in Austin, Texas, and PlayNetwork, in Redmond, Wash., to design store playlists that match the values and design aesthetic of the brand and the lifestyle of its shoppers. Retailers might offer specific descriptions of their core customers and suggest specific artists and songs. ...
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Can Gamers help protect flights and airports?
Fox News: It’s the holiday season, which means getting on a plane goes from merely annoying to infuriating. Do you ever wonder whether those never-ending delays in baggage screening actually make you safer? An airport baggage screener who spots a dangerous item hidden in a cluttered bag can save countless lives, but how easy is it to spot a threat? A research team and a very popular app have joined forces to get you some answers. And the answer is: It isn’t easy. The results from the Duke University team just published in Psychological Science suggest that human airport screeners are more likely to miss unusual – and possibly dangerous – items. ...
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Residents of Poorer Nations Find Greater Meaning in Life
While residents of wealthy nations tend to have greater life satisfaction, new research shows that those living in poorer nations report having greater meaning in life. These findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggest that meaning in life may be higher in poorer nations as a result of greater religiosity. As countries become richer, religion becomes less central to people’s lives and they lose a sense of meaning in life. “Thus far, the wealth of nations has been almost always associated with longevity, health, happiness, or life satisfaction,” explains psychological scientist Shigehiro Oishi of the University of Virginia.
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Museumsbesucher: Fotografieren schwächt die Erinnerung (Museum visitors: Photographing weakens the memory)
Der Spiegel: Jeder hat sie schon erlebt: Touristen, die mit der Kamera vor der Nase knipsend und filmend durchs Museum laufen. Früher machte man vielleicht fünf oder zehn Fotos pro Urlaubstag - in der Ära der Digitalkameras mit Speicherplatz für Tausende Aufnahmen aber drückt man man lieber dreimal mehr ab als einmal zu wenig. Die Fotos sollen das Gesehene festhalten - doch sie führen dazu, dass Museumsbesucher sich nur schlecht an die abgelichteten Objekte erinnern können. Dies haben Psychologen der Fairfield University (US-Bundesstaat Connecticut) bei einer Studie mit Freiwilligen herausgefunden.
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Tiny Foragers: How Do We Know What’s Safe to Eat?
The Huffington Post: It's the holiday season, and we'll soon be decorating our home with greenery -- holly sprigs, poinsettia, maybe a mistletoe, and of course the tree, probably some kind of spruce. We'll have young kids around, and most of this greenery is benign. But some of these plants are toxic, possibly even deadly, if eaten. So what we are doing in effect is creating a treacherous world for our youngest revelers to explore. Recreating, really. Our holiday home will be a microcosm of the ancient world in which our early ancestors lived and died.
