"Clean up right now!"The moment you are told that, even though you were planning to clean up just a moment ago, you suddenly ...

When a child loses motivation or rebels the moment you say 'Go study,' it is not a problem of the child's personality or mood ...

Au moindre ordre, certains adultes sentent la colère monter, au travail comme en famille. Et si derrière ce refus systématique se cachait un mécanisme psychologique précis ?

Pourquoi certaines personnes détestent-elles qu'on leur dise quoi faire ? Voici ce que traduit cette particularité ...

"Give him a few more dollars and get the file closed." I do not remember the exact words I used years ago, but I remember the ...

Biomedical engineers have synthesized 70 virtual children from published growth charts and distilled 25 paediatric reference ...

Health advice, such as abstaining from alcohol or smoking, often uses urgency-inducing language, such as 'You should stop now' or 'You must follow the advice.' However, a meta-analysis has shown that ...

When public health campaigns aim to change behavior, they often rely on urgent, directive language. A new comprehensive analysis suggests that telling people exactly what they must do can backfire by ...

Most of us do not like to be told what to do. From toddlers adamant about choosing their own bedtimes to adults who should have grown out of it, it's a fact that when faced with advice, instructions, ...