by Andy H | Oct 25, 2022 | Blog, Quick Hit
Quick HitsBrief research updates from the cognitive sciences Willpower is certainly a useful thing to have and in everyday life this often means overcoming temptation. But many of us fall short on willpower at least some of the time – but mostly very often. However,...
by Andy H | Oct 11, 2022 | Blog, Quick Hit
Quick HitsBrief research updates from the cognitive sciences This is a fascinating study that shows that wearing masks changes behaviour in subtle but important ways. There were reports at the start of the pandemic that mask wearing increased social distancing most...
by Andy H | Aug 23, 2022 | Article, Blog, Level 2, Quick Hit
Quick HitsBrief research updates from the cognitive sciences Don’t try to change minds but simply change behaviour is the result a group of researchers have come to with regard to vaccinations. This might sound a bit strange as there had been a lot of shouting over...
by Andy H | Aug 18, 2022 | Blog, Quick Hit
Quick HitsBrief research updates from the cognitive sciences Why do people make random and unpredictable decisions when uncertainty arises (such as buying toilet paper at the start of a pandemic)? This was the question researchers at the University of New South...
by Andy H | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog, Quick Hit
Quick HitsBrief research updates from the cognitive sciences What! I’d get nothing done without deadlines! Ditto, though I can be very productive, I have a natural tendency to procrastinate. In fact it is one of my natural talents! So what are these researchers...
by Andy H | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog, Quick Hit
Quick HitsBrief research updates from the cognitive sciences Sorry, stupid question right off the cuff. Change what?Well, in this recent study they were looking at changing health behaviours. So, those well-meant things that everyone promises to do themself but never...
