Human Behavior

WATCH: Robotic Body Part That's Guaranteed To Creep You Out

Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Video, Human Behavior, Uncanny Valley, Science, Science News, Technology, Shiri, Robot Butt, Robotic Butt, Science News

By: Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer Published: 05/11/2012 02:06 PM EDT on InnovationNewsDaily A robotic butt named SHIRI touches upo...

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All Is Fair in Love, Not Lottery

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Greed, McDonald's, Lottery, Lawsuit, Lottery Winners, Mega Millions, Money Greed, American Greed, Human Impulse, Human Behavior, Emotional Intelligence, The Greed, Healthy Living News

Something strange happens when a loved one dies and it's time to distribute the estate. No matter how close people are, money has the ability to widen wedges and force family members apart. Regardless of how those assets are distributed, someone will inevitably feel slighted.

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Where Did Our Sense of Modesty Come From?

David Macaray | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Evolution, Nudity, Human Behavior, Cavemen, Comedy, Modesty, Comedy News

Unlike the evolution of horticulture or weaponry, the concept of modesty didn't evolve. It arrived on the scene fully developed. Either you believed your genitals needed to be concealed or you didn't. The following is a dramatization of that event.

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Sizes of Food Orders Are Affected by the Need for Status

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Portion Size, Status, Supersize, Dieting, Fast Food, Food, Adam Galinsky, Eating, Understanding Behavior, Consumer Behavior, Human Behavior, Understanding Human Behavior, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

An interesting recent study suggests that the size of a portion that someone orders can be influenced by their need to enhance their status.

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Motivating Students and the Gamification of Learning

Shantanu Sinha | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Gamification, Education, Khan Academy, Video Games, Human Behavior, Learning, Education Techniques, Education News

You are probably thinking, "What's the minimum I can do to get an 'A' in this class, and what other extra-curricular activities can I add to my resume that colleges will like?" Sure, you may have straight A's, but you have no incentive to push yourself in the subject matter and explore your limits.

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Are You an Additive Person or a Subtractive One?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Holidays, Holiday Stress, Preparing for the Holiday Season, Family, Subtractive, Additive, Flexibility, Human Behavior, Attitudes, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

The way people approach seemingly small disagreements about food reveals a lot about the way they approach life, and whether they're additive or subtractive thinkers.

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Watch: Why The Return Trip Seems Shorter

The Huffington Post | Mark Hanrahan | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Psychology, Video, Travel, Human Behavior, Return Trip Effect, Scientific Studies, Niels Van De Ven, Home News

Ever wonder why the trip back feels faster than the trip out? You might think it's down to familiarity having already completed the journey once alrea...

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Watch: Humans Are 'Rock-Paper-Scissors' Copycats

Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Scientific Research, Science, Games, Video, Rock Paper Scissors, Imitation, Human Behavior, Weird News News

New research from a British university shows that it's hard for humans to avoid imitating each other - even when playing a game of rock-paper-scissors...

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Easing Sustainability "In-" and "Out-Group" Conflict

Andrea Learned | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Norms, Green Psychology, Human Psychology, Sustainable Business, Sustainability, Green Thinking, Human Behavior, Green Business, Green Skeptics, Sustainable Psychology, Sustainable Consumer, Green News

What if a sustainability-minded person is in the in-group, and a less convinced citizen/consumer is in the out-group? It can seem that ne'er the twain shall meet. What could they possibly have in common?

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Why Are You Always Walking in Circles?

Mark Morford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Psychology, Walking, Human Behavior, Left Brain, Right Brain, Health, Home News

No matter if you're right-brained or left, pygmy or giant, black or white, gay or straight, hairy or bald, French or Scandinavian, you will, eventually and no matter what, walk in a circle!

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'Bursts': Can Human Behavior Be Predicted And Controlled?

Albert-Laszlo Barabasi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Predicting Human Behavior, Future, Human Behavior, Science, Books, Bursts, Predicting the Future, Books News

Humans can be understood, quantified, predicted and eventually controlled. Now, that is a scary thought!

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Human Psychology: The Paradox of Idleness

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Evolutionary Psychology, Human Behavior, Human Psychology, Psychology Human, Cognitive Psychology, Christopher Hsee, Human Evolutionary Psychology, Healthy Living News

Make-work may be pointless and demeaning, but at least it's work; it's an activity. And people prefer activity--even when they're forced into it--to sitting around with nothing to do.

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Marc Maron Enters Mind of Carlos Mencia, Then Has Trouble Leaving

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carlos Mencia, Podcasts, Podcasting, Jokes, Human Behavior, Marc Maron, The-Comedy-Store, Stand-Up Comedy, Wtf, Podcast, Robin Williams, Comedy News

In the world of stand-up comedy, Carlos Mencia has become a pariah with a well-known reputation as joke thief and bully. After famously being called o...

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Stephen Colbert Author Interview: James Fowler On Social Media And The Herd (VIDEO)

Comedy Central | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James Fowler, James Fowler Colbert, Connected, Twitter, Human Behavior, Social Networks, Books, Stephen Colbert, Facebook, Colbert Report, Myspace, Colbert, Weight Loss, Books News

James Fowler, co-author of the new book "Connected," spoke with Stephen Colbert last night about the social networks that we are all part of. He conte...

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Want to Lower The Healthcare Price Tag? The Insurance Debate is Just the Beginning

Zack Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Plan, British National Health Service, Human Behavior, American Healthcare, Healthcare Reform, Incentives, Health Care Reform, Insurance Co-Op, Health Insurance, Causes of Ill Health, Health Care, Politics News

As the healthcare debate rages on, it is important to keep in mind the limits of what our healthcare system can accomplish.

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