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Men who glare angrily when someone spills their pint are ‘reverting to their caveman instinct’
The Daily Mail: Men who stare angrily when someone spills their pint are reverting to a caveman instinct to dominate, according to scientists. They are more likely to glare when they feel hard done by
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Staring contests automatic among the aggressive
USA Today: Staring contests, that staple of junior high school and bar fights, are indeed linked to dominance behavior and appear to be reflexive. Primates use staring contests instead of fights to resolve dominance issues.
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Staring Contests Are Automatic: People Lock Eyes to Establish Dominance
Imagine that you’re in a bar and you accidentally knock over your neighbor’s beer. He turns around and stares at you, looking for confrontation. Do you buy him a new drink, or do you try
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People With Low Self-Esteem Show More Signs of Prejudice
When people are feeling badly about themselves, they’re more likely to show bias against people who are different. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, examines how
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How lucky charms really work
Wade Boggs, the former Red Sox slugger and third baseman, was very ritualistic about his warm-ups. For night games, he took batting practice at precisely 5:17 and ran wind sprints at exactly 7:17. He fielded
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More Than Just Being a Sentimental Fool: The Psychology of Nostalgia
In the 17th and 18th centuries, nostalgia was viewed as a medical disease, complete with symptoms including weeping, irregular heartbeat and anorexia. By the 20th century, nostalgia was regarded as a psychiatric disorder, with symptoms