Martes, 21 de Mayo de 2013
Warning images for cigarette packs proposed by Brussels do not make a strong enough emotional impact
Researchers at the University of Granada have evaluated the impact these photos have on people through a questionnaire and by conducting physiological tests with a polygraph
Not only are some of the images not perceived as negative—people actually see them as positive. So, they could have the opposite effect by motivating people to approach the stimulus, that is, tobacco
The warning images Brussels proposes to include on tobacco packages in order to reduce consumption do not make (...)
Martes, 02 de Abril de 2013
A Statistical Technique Has Been Designed That Identifies All Possible Causes of Severity in a Traffic Accident
Researchers from the University of Granada have created a system to enable a much more accurate analysis of severe accident injuries. The results of the study have been published in the latest volume of the journal, “Accident Analysis & Prevention”
University of Granada researchers have developed a new statistical technique that enables an exhaustive analysis of all possible causes that increase the severity of a traffic accident. The research, based on two (2) data-mining studies (Latent (...)
Jueves, 21 de Marzo de 2013
A Study Confirms that Elderly People Are Happier if Their Earlier Life Has Been Happy
University of Granada researchers present an article in the renowned publication, “Journal of Happiness Studies”, in which they connect the present and past happiness of over 65s (men and women) with different personal and socio-demographic characteristics
The elderly persons that took part in the study claimed to be “significantly less happy now than before” (6.6 as opposed to 7.7, on a scale of 0-10)
People over 65 are happier if, before, they have had a happy (...)
Jueves, 07 de Marzo de 2013
According to a study, when we have a low opinion of someone, we tend to reject their money
Researchers from the Universities of Granada (Spain), Freiburg (Germany) and University College London (UK) have carried out a study that reveals that people are prepared to even lose Money rather than accept it from those they have a low opinion of.
Research done in the Universities of Granada (Spain), Freiburg (Germany) and University College London (UK) has demonstrated that when we have a low opinion of somebody, we are more likely to reject their money, even (...)
Miércoles, 20 de Febrero de 2013
Bilingual children have a better “working memory” than monolingual children
A study conducted at the University of Granada and the University of York in Toronto, Canada, has revealed that bilingual children have a better working memory, which holds, processes and updates transitory information.
The research study has been published in the last issue of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
A study conducted at the University of Granada and the University of York in Toronto, Canada, has revealed that bilingual children develop a better working memory –which (...)
Viernes, 25 de Enero de 2013
Female Thin Bodies Like Men More than Women
Researchers at the University of Granada examined immediate emotions –in subjective and psychophysiological terms– after being shown different male and female bodies.
When women with bulimia nervosa see their own body they react as if it was a phobic stimulus. Thus, when these women see themselves in a picture or video they experience motor paralysis as a psychophysiological response.
A study conducted at the University of Granada has demonstrated that men like female thinness more than women (...)
Jueves, 17 de Enero de 2013
Drug abuse impairs sexual performance in men even after rehabilitation
An article published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine in the USA reveals that alcohol is the drug that most affects sexual arousal (erectile capacity).
In addition, the researchers observed that men did not improve their sexual performance when they stopped drinking alcohol.
The study included 905 men of which 550 had been diagnosed with alcohol, cocaine, cocaine and alcohol, heroin, marihuana and speedball (cocaine and heroin) addiction.
Researchers at the University of Granada, Spain, and Santo Tomas (...)
Lunes, 03 de Diciembre de 2012
Researchers Confirm the “Pinocchio Effect”: When you Lie, your Nose Temperature Raises
The University of Granada researchers are pioneers in the application of thermography to the field Psychology. Thermography is a technique based on determining body temperature.
This study demonstrates that body temperature in the orbital muscle –placed in the inner corner of the eye- increases when we lie, and face temperature raises when we have an anxiety attack.
When a person lies they suffer a “Pinocchio effect”, which is an increase in the temperature around the nose and (...)
Miércoles, 18 de Julio de 2012
A study Shows that Men and Women Have the Same Sexual Fantasies
Both, men and women have intimate or romantic fantasies involving their partner or loved one, though men fantasize more frequently than women.
University of Granada researchers interviewed 2500 Spanish men and women aged between 18 and 73 years, who have had a heterosexual relationship of at least 6 months.
A study conducted at the University of Granada have demonstrated that there are not significant differences between men’s and women’s sexual fantasies. The fact is that both sexes (...)
Viernes, 15 de Junio de 2012
Volunteers are Sought for an Online Experiment on Emotional Expressions
Volunteers are Sought for an Online Experiment on Emotional Expressions
University of Granada researchers are conducting a Project called “Emociónate”, which analyses the expression of emotions as joy, sadness, anger, disgust, surprise or fear.
The study will determine to what extent individuals can identify the expression of emotions by subjects of different genders and ethnic groups.
University of Granada researchers have designed a catalogue of pictures of individuals expressing specific emotions as joy, sadness, anger, disgust, surprise or (...)