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Why The Trip Home Seems To Go By Faster
NPR: In 1969, astronaut Alan Bean went to the moon as the lunar module pilot on Apollo 12. Although the trip going to the moon covered the same distance as the trip back, “returning from
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New Research From Psychological Science
Telling Things Apart: The Distance Between Response Keys Influences Categorization Times Daniël Lakens, Iris K. Schneider, Nils B. Jostmann, and Thomas W. Schubert Making gestures can help people organize their thoughts. To test whether space
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New Research From Psychological Science
When Categories Collide: Accumulation of Information About Multiple Categories in Rapid Scene Perception Karla K. Evans, Todd S. Horowitz, and Jeremy M. Wolfe Humans can sort visual information into categories instantaneously. But does the visual
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Psychologists link spatial perception to claustrophobic fear
Daily News & Analysis: People who project their personal space too far beyond their bodies, or the norm of arm’s reach, are more likely to experience claustrophobic fear, according to psychologists. “We’ve found that people
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Good Manners May Be a Pact to Reduce Physical Effort
U.S. News & World Report (HealthDay): Not only is holding the door open for others a nice gesture, it’s also a nod to the physical effort of those involved, researchers report. Their study, to be
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More Reasons to Be Nice: It’s Less Work for Everyone
A polite act shows respect. But a new study of a common etiquette—holding a door for someone—suggests that courtesy may have a more practical, though unconscious, shared motivation: to reduce the work for those involved.
