In an article from this special issue of Scientific American, Robert B. Cialdini describes how businesses exploit basic human behavioral tendencies to persuade people to buy their products. For ...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A pioneering collaboration between 10 prestigious institutions across the nation has released a special issue of the peer-reviewed academic journal Health Psychology ...

A study on human behavior has revealed that 90 percent of the population can be classified into four basic personality types: optimistic, pessimistic, trusting and envious. However, the latter of the ...

Along with reading, science, and mathematics classes, every student here at Haut Gap Middle School takes a course in how to be a Haut Gap student. For most students, the class is 40 minutes a day for ...

Behavioral health practices focus on the ways that your thoughts and emotions influence your behavior. “Behavioral health” is a term for a wide-reaching field that looks at mental health, lifestyle, ...

Sure, the book Nudge may have become a cultural phenomenon that ended up selling millions of copies. And, OK, it resulted in hundreds of governments and countless companies around the world adopting ...

Facing challenges with your child's behavior? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, provides expert guidance on how to differentiate between normal childhood misbehavior and genuine behavioral concerns.