Sunday, November 5, 2017

Skepticism toward unfounded beliefs requires sufficient cognitive ability AND motivation to be rational

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Epistemic rationality: Skepticism toward unfounded beliefs requires sufficient cognitive ability and motivation to be rational. Tomas Ståhl,...

Similar but different: Interviewing monozygotic twins discordant for musical practice

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Similar but different: Interviewing monozygotic twins discordant for musical practice. Helene Eriksson et al. Musicae Scientiae, Volume: 21 ...

The dark side of experiencing job autonomy: Unethical behavior

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The dark side of experiencing job autonomy: Unethical behavior. Jackson Lu et al. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 73, Nove...

The Paradox of Family Structure and Plans After Work: Why Single Childless Employees May be the Least Absorbed at Work

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The Paradox of Family Structure and Plans After Work: Why Single Childless Employees May be the Least Absorbed at Work. Tracy Dumas & Ji...

CEOs born into poor families outperform those born into wealthy families without higher risk-taking

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From Playground to Boardroom: Endowed Social Status and Managerial Performance. Fangfang Du. Arizona State University Working Paper, https:/...

The Paradox of Intelligence: Heritability and Malleability Coexist in Hidden Gene-Environment Interplay

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Sauce, B., & Matzel, L. D. (2017). The Paradox of Intelligence: Heritability and Malleability Coexist in Hidden Gene-Environment Interpl...

The social behavioral, emotional, and cognitive mechanisms underlying narcissistic personality traits

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The social behavioral, emotional, and cognitive mechanisms underlying narcissistic personality traits. Marjan Sharifi. Fachbereich Erziehung...

Political voting follows not fair-mindedness (the weight on oneself versus others) but equality-efficiency tradeoffs

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Distributional preferences and political behavior. Raymond Fisman, Pamela Jakiela, Shachar Kariv. Journal of Public Economics, Volume 155, N...

Expectations of Western Zen fans -- Seeking Solitude in Japan’s Mountain Monasteries

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We are a bit crazy... Visitors of monasteries in Japan write about their disappointing travel: Reading up on the shukubo options before my...
Saturday, November 4, 2017

Fortifications & Democracy in the Ancient Greek World -- why elites supported democracy and were not more heavily taxed

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Ober, Josiah and Weingast, Barry R., Fortifications and Democracy in the Ancient Greek World (October 23, 2017). Available at SSRN: https:...

Inflammatory Biomarkers and Risk of Schizophrenia. A 2-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study

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Inflammatory Biomarkers and Risk of Schizophrenia. A 2-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study. Fernando Pires Hartwig et al. JAMA Psychiatry, ...

Beautiful Bugs, Bothersome Bugs, and FUN Bugs: Examining Human Interactions with Insects and Other Arthropods

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Beautiful Bugs, Bothersome Bugs, and FUN Bugs: Examining Human Interactions with Insects and Other Arthropods. Nathan J. Shipley & Rober...

We often believe that omitting information is more ethical than telling a prosocial lie, whereas targets often believe otherwise

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Levine, E., Hart, J., Moore, K., Rubin, E., Yadav, K., & Halpern, S. (2017). The Surprising Costs of Silence: Asymmetric Preferences for...

Implicit ambivalence of significant others: Significant others trigger positive and negative evaluations

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Zayas V, Surenkok G, Pandey G. Implicit ambivalence of significant others: Significant others trigger positive and negative evaluations. Soc...

Steven Koonin's Review of the Climate Science Special Report, Nov 2017

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A Deceptive New Report on Climate. By Steven E. Koonin True, the U.S. has had more heat waves in recent years—but no...

Should we love robots? – The most liked qualities of companion dogs and how they can be implemented in social robots

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Should we love robots? – The most liked qualities of companion dogs and how they can be implemented in social robots. Veronika Konok et al. ...

Group longevity as a function of its size in agricultural societies -- groups of 50, 150 and 500 people are near optimal

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Optimising human community sizes. R.I.M. Dunbar, R. Sosis. Evolution and Human Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2017.11.001 ...
Friday, November 3, 2017

“There was 100% better treatment as a wife under Boko Haram. There was more gifts, better food, and a lot of sex that I always enjoyed.”

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Rescued and deradicalised women are returning to Boko Haram. Why? By Hilary Matfess http://africanarguments.org/2017/11/01/rescued-and-derad...

The scientific practices of experimental psychologists have improved dramatically

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Psychology's Renaissance. Leif D. Nelson, Joseph P. Simmons, and Uri Simonsohn. Annual Review of Psychology, forthcoming. https://doi.or...

Masturbation to Orgasm Stimulates the Release of the Endocannabinoid 2-Arachidonoylglycerol

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Fuss J, Bindila L, Wiedemann K, et al. Masturbation to Orgasm Stimulates the Release of the Endocannabinoid 2-Arachidonoylglycerol in Humans...

Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder exhibited more accurate metaperceptions than did typically developing adolescents

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Metaperception in Adolescents With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder. Lauren V. Usher et al. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorder...

Across the first year, most infants have approximately 2.5 times more social interactions with women than men

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Differential Trajectories in the Development of Attractiveness Biases Toward Female and Male Targets. Jennifer L. Rennels and Kirsty M. Kulh...

Has the rising placebo response impacted antidepressant clinical trial outcome? Data from the US FDA 1987‐2013

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Has the rising placebo response impacted antidepressant clinical trial outcome? Data from the US Food and Drug Administration 1987‐2013. Ari...
Thursday, November 2, 2017

The Impact of Variation in Twin Relatedness on Estimates of Heritability and Environmental Influences

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The Impact of Variation in Twin Relatedness on Estimates of Heritability and Environmental Influences. Chang Liu, Peter C. M. Molenaar, and ...

Sex Differences in the Prevalence and Correlates of Handgun Carrying Among Adolescents in the USA

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Sex Differences in the Prevalence and Correlates of Handgun Carrying Among Adolescents in the United States. Michael G. Vaughn et al. Youth ...

Evidence of the Effect of Confirmation-Reports on Dishonesty

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Duncan, D. and Li, D. (2017), Liar Liar: Experimental Evidence of the Effect of Confirmation-Reports on Dishonesty. Southern Economic Journa...
Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Prenatal androgens apparently have large effects on interests and engagement in gendered activities; moderate effects on spatial abilities; and relatively small or no effects on gender identity, gender cognitions, and gendered peer involvement

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Berenbaum, S. A. (2017), Beyond Pink and Blue: The Complexity of Early Androgen Effects on Gender Development. Child Dev Perspect. doi:10.11...

People are reluctant to be dishonest to interaction partners with dilating pupils, which are perceived positively

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Pupil to pupil: The effect of a partner's pupil size on (dis)honest behavior. Jolien A. van Breen, Carsten K.W. De Dreu, Mariska E. Kret...

Mate choice could be random in female rats (Rattus norvegicus)

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Mate choice could be random in female rats (Rattus norvegicus). Olivia Le Moëne, Eelke M. Snoeren. Physiology & Behavior, https://doi.or...

Is mindfulness research methodology improving over time? No.

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Is mindfulness research methodology improving over time? A systematic review. Simon B. Goldberg et al. PLOS One, https://doi.org/10.1371/jou...

Virtually all irrationally inflated their moral qualities, & the absolute & relative magnitude was greater than in the other domains of positive self-evaluation

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The Illusion of Moral Superiority. Ben M. Tappin, Ryan T. McKay. Social Psychological and Personality Science, https://doi.org/10.1177/19485...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Lighter hair linked to perceptions of youth, health & attractiveness, leads to more positive perceptions of relationship & parenting potential

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Women’s hair as a cue to desired relationship and parenting characteristics. David C. Matz & Verlin B. Hinsz. The Journal of Social Psyc...

Schadenfreude and re-construal of an objectively undeserved misfortune as a ‘deserved’ misfortune

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“It wasn’t your fault, but …...”: Schadenfreude about an undeserved misfortune. Mariëtte Berndsen, rMarika Tiggemann, and Samantha Chapman. ...

Machine learning of neural representations of suicide and emotion concepts identifies suicidal youth

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Machine learning of neural representations of suicide and emotion concepts identifies suicidal youth. Marcel Adam Just, Lisa Pan, Vladimir L...

Opening a prostitution zone decreases registered sexual abuse and rape by about 30−40 pct in the first 2 years

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Street Prostitution Zones and Crime. Paul Bisschop, Stephen Kastoryano, and Bas van der Klaauw. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 2...

Ethnic diversity, out-group contacts and social trust in a high-trust society

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Ethnic diversity, out-group contacts and social trust in a high-trust society. Karl Loxbo. Acta Sociologica, https://doi.org/10.1177/0001699...

Power as an emotional liability: Implications for perceived authenticity and trust after a transgression

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Power as an emotional liability: Implications for perceived authenticity and trust after a transgression. Peter Kim et al.. Journal of Exper...

High status males invest more than high status females in lower status same-sex collaborators

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High status males invest more than high status females in lower status same-sex collaborators. Henry Markovits et al. PLoS One, September 20...

How Incidental Confidence Influences Self-Interested Behaviors: A Double-Edged Sword

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How Incidental Confidence Influences Self-Interested Behaviors: A Double-Edged Sword. Claire Tsai & Jia Lin Xie. Journal of Behavioral D...

Cool, Callous, and in Control: Superior Inhibitory Control in Frequent Players of Video Games with Violent Content

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Cool, Callous, and in Control: Superior Inhibitory Control in Frequent Players of Video Games with Violent Content. Laura Stockdale et al.  ...

Disentangling the Sources of Mimicry: Social Relations Analyses of the Link Between Mimicry and Liking

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Disentangling the Sources of Mimicry: Social Relations Analyses of the Link Between Mimicry and Liking. Maike Salazar Kämpf et al. Psycholog...
Monday, October 30, 2017

People who experience a potentially hazardous near-miss but escape without apparent damage feel more optimistic & take less protective action

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Near-miss events, risk messages, and decision making. Robin L. Dillon, and Catherine H. Tinsley. Environment Systems and Decisions, March 20...