Researchers Francisco Alonso, Cristina Esteban, Andrea Serge and Mª Luisa Ballestar at INTRAS (University Research Institute on Traffic and Road Safety), University of Valencia, Spain, have performed a new study on shouting and cursing whilst driving. “The aim of this study was to describe the factors and perceptions related to aggressive behavior of verbally insulting […]
Tag: aggression
Can eating hot and spicy food lead to heated debates? (new study)
“Imagine that you have an upcoming meeting with a confrontational colleague. You need to be at your aggressive best in order to not be run over during the meeting. What type of food do you think would help you best prepare for this meeting? a. Hot & spicy food b. Neither hot & spicy, nor […]
Car Horn Honking Studies (part 1)
Anyone who has driven a vehicle in various different countries might have observed that the national rate of ‘horn honking’ varies considerably – but why? A widely-cited study by Douglas T. Kenrick and Steven W. MacFarlane (published in 1986) investigated whether one simple variable – temperature – might be having an effect. The team organised […]
The usefulness of voodoo dolls in studying blood sugar and aggession
The Associated Press tells of the new study by Ig Nobel Prize (for the study “‘Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder’: People who think they are drunk also think they are attractive“) winner Brad Bushman [pictured here] and colleagues: The researchers studied 107 married couples for three weeks. Each night, they measured […]
Press release of the week: Meat Aggression
This press release from McGill University is almost perfectly designed to attract lots of press attention. We have underlined some of of the key elements. Can you identify others? It begins: Caveman behavioural traits might kick in at dinner table before eating Nov. 8, 2010 Seeing meat provokes a sense of non-aggression that could be […]