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·March 9, 2021·3 min read

Opinions and Attitudes Can Last When They Are Based on Emotion

Attitudes and opinions based on emotion can last a lifetime, a new study reports.

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·March 8, 2021·3 min read

Moral Outrage Is Attractive Among Long-Term Relationship Seekers

People who display moral outrage were considered to be more trustworthy and benevolent, and therefore more likely to display other positive pro-social behaviors than their more controlled counterparts.

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·March 7, 2021·3 min read

Stop Telling Girls to Smile — It Pressures Them to Accept the Unjust Status Quo

Researchers comment moral demands for women to be fun and be happy undermine their citizenship and commitment to community.

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·March 7, 2021·4 min read

Online Dating: Super Effective, or Just… Superficial?

People's reasoning for "swiping right" on dating apps are based on attractiveness and the race for a potential partner, and these decisions are made in less than a second, a new study reports. Users who perceived themselves to be more attractive swiped less more often, demonstrating themselves to be more picky when it came to partner selection.

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·March 6, 2021·5 min read

What I Learned When I Recreated the Famous ‘Doll Test’ That Looked at How Black Kids See Race

A new take on the Clark Doll Test reveals little Black girls still show racial bias in their treatment of Black dolls. Findings reconfirm Black children still view their Blackness in a negative way. Researchers say more focus should be placed on empowerment for young children in order to boost their cultural esteem and personal identity.

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·March 6, 2021·4 min read

Larger Pupils? You Might Just Have Gained Someone’s Trust

Autonomic mimicry in human social interactions is significant, a new study reports. Researchers found in computer facial simulations where the pupils were dilated, test subjects trusted the simulated face more and mimicked the pupillary response.

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·March 4, 2021·4 min read

Lonely? These Odd Rituals Can Help

Adopting unique rituals to make everyday tasks more meaningful, like dunking a teabag repeatedly, may help curb feelings of loneliness, a new study reports.

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·March 4, 2021·5 min read

Brain State Behind Social Interaction Uncovered

The activity of different populations of neurons in the amygdala governs whether mice interact with their peers, or indulge in self-centered behaviors.

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·March 2, 2021·4 min read

Only 2% of Conversations End When We Want Them To

Whether a conversation seems to last forever or is cut prematurely short, researchers say it is incredibly common to experience conversational disappointment.

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·February 27, 2021·7 min read

Psychological ‘Signature’ for the Extremist Mind Uncovered

Researchers conclude the mind of an extremist is marked by a mixture of conservative and dogmatic psychological signatures. Extremists tend to be cognitively cautious, slower at perceptual processing, and have weaker working memory. This is compounded by impulsive personality traits that seek sensation and risky experiences.

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·February 26, 2021·4 min read

Social Media Use Driven by Search for Reward, Akin to Animals Seeking Food

The use of social media, specifically to drive "likes" to our content, follows a pattern of "reward learning", much like when an animal is trained to seek food rewards.

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·February 24, 2021·5 min read

Changes in Writing Style Provide Clues to Group Identity

Study reveals that group normative behavior is reflected in a person's writing style. Researchers say people alter their writing style to impress their audience and this may be based on the group identity that is influencing them at the time.