Aversion

Effects of germ aversion, photo location, and social density on (A) crowding perceptions and (B) positive affect. Error bars represent 95% CI. Simple slopes significance is indicated on the relevant slope, where *p < .05, **p. Credit: Political Psychology (2024). DOI: 10.1111/pops.12976 Voters opted to pick candidates in 2020 by mail-in ballots, avoiding poll sites due to COVID-19 concerns rather than because of political…

Nigerian stocks fell for the third day in a trot on Friday, with the benchmark index diminishing by 0.4 per cent or N94.8 billion, raising concerns around the ability of the market to shake off risk aversion from investors that has settled on trade for days. That plunged the NGX 30, the index that tracks the movement of the top thirty companies by liquidity and market capitalisation on the 156-stock exchange, to its weakest level since 28th January. Investors have been particularly risk averse to stocks since…

Male cockroaches attract females by providing a roach version of chocolate – sugars and fats. Glucose-averse females, however, sometimes flee when their saliva turns the sweet treat into a bitter pill. Credit: Ayako Wada-KatsumataNew research from <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>North Carolina State University</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, North…