Psychological Science

High-testosterone competitors more likely to choose red

Why do so many sports players and athletes choose to wear the color red when they compete? A new study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that it may ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Political motivations may have evolutionary links to physical strength

Men's upper-body strength predicts their political opinions on economic redistribution, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 15, 2013 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

When deciding how to bet, less detailed information may be better

People are worse at predicting whether a sports team will win, lose, or tie when they bet on the final score than when they bet on the overall outcome, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journa ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 13, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast