Itâs all in a name: âGlobal warmingâ versus âClimate changeâ
March 31, 2011
More people believe in âclimate changeâ than in âglobal warming,â according to a University of Michigan study published in Public Opinion Quarterly. âWording matters,â says Jonathon Schuldt, a Ph.D. candidate in the U-M Department of Psychology who co-authored the study with ISR...
Study illuminates the âpainâ of social rejection
March 25, 2011
ANN ARBOR, Mich.âPhysical pain and intense feelings of social rejection “hurt” in the same way, a new study shows.The study demonstrates that the same regions of the brain that become active in response to painful sensory experiences are activated during intense experiences of social...