The old phrase goes: "There is no such thing as bad publicity." Now, research shows there may be no such thing as bad word-of-mouth marketing. A July report by our company, LoyaltyOne, and researchers ...

(CNN) -- It turns out children really are listening to what you say. Children who overheard someone saying negative words about a particular group of people developed negative biases toward them, ...

The ways we use negation in language can be pretty complex, even AI can’t seem to make sense of it. Researchers and casual users alike have documented that generative AI tools often struggle with ...

Asked for their one-word impression of Joe Biden, more people use negative than positive words to describe the vice president. Many of the negative words disparage Biden’s competence and performance, ...

The Washington Post's Leigh Ann-Caldwell said Sunday that "Bidenomics" has become a "negative word" within the Democratic Party as President Biden has struggled to get his economic message across to ...

I’ve watched the influence of the words of leaders, teachers and parents for years now. Far too often, when we speak we’re only thinking about how we feel at the moment or what we’re thinking in that ...

No question about it. It’s nearly impossible for most of us to simply will ourselves to change our outlook on life. Indeed, “Just cheer up,” is one of the most annoying things anyone who’s feeling ...

Psychologists have long known that certain linguistic habits reveal how people are functioning internally. For example, people experiencing distress consistently use more self-focused language and ...