Demographic, technological, and global trends have brought the language used at the
workplace to the forefront. A growing body of research reveals that language could result in …

Linguistic structures have recently started to attract attention from economists as
determinants of economic phenomena. This paper provides the first comprehensive review …

Paralinguistic analysis is increasingly turning into a mainstream topic in speech and
language processing. This article aims to provide a broad overview of the constantly …

In 3 experiments using 2 different paradigms, people were less likely to cheat for personal
gain when a subtle change in phrasing framed such behavior as diagnostic of an …

Using Figurative Language presents results from a multidisciplinary decades-long study of
figurative language that addresses the question," Why don't people just say what they …

Does eye-witness memory differ depending on the language one speaks? We examined
English and Spanish speakers' descriptions of intentional and accidental events, and their …

Is agency a straightforward and universal feature of human experience? Or is the
construction of agency (including attention to and memory for people involved in events) …

Issues related to concepts and categorization are nearly ubiquitous in psychology because
of people's natural tendency to perceive a thing as something. We have a powerful impulse …

Past studies of sexual assault have found that passive voice descriptions of rape elicit an
increased perception of victim responsibility compared to active voice narratives (Bohner …

Participants read aloud swear words, euphemisms of the swear words, and neutral stimuli
while their autonomic activity was measured by electrodermal activity. The key finding was …