Behavioral Research Blog - Psychology

What is the best way to communicate an important message such as 'Stay at home'? The research team of Mauri compared the emotional reactions to three short videos containing this message using FaceReader.

Is time spent looking at food related to eating behavior? Researcher Lundquist and her colleagues studied the relationship between delayed gratification and consumption of food.

Understanding more about developmental delays in Down syndrome is vital in developing targeted interventions. In this study, the relationship between parenting behaviors and executive function was examined.

Of all human expressions, a smile is the most universal. But can you tell which smile is real and which is false?

How are adolescents’ emotions socialized by mothers and close friends? A recent study focuses on dealing with depression in adolescence.

Real time measurement techniques like FaceReader might be the key to measuring flow in real-time.

The impact of playing outside on the social, motor and emotional development of children and their learning ability is immense. What makes the best playground, according to children?

David Schindler and colleagues developed a software, µCap (muCap), which is capable of creating a link between video footage and phases of the experiment, suitable for automated analysis in FaceReader.

Communication studies have shown that breaking bad news is best be done immediately and with clear wording. What is the best step forward?

Like parent, like child. Children become who they are with the influence of all of their past experiences and often, the parents are a large part of that influence.