Sunday, November 12, 2017

Global Times shows appretiation of Donald Trump, known to his fans as Uncle Trump, Donald the Strong, etc.

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Known for approx. six months, NYTimes readers get to know now that there is appreciation in China for his brashness and perceived authentici...

A longitudinal investigation of the impact of psychotherapist training: Does training improve client outcomes? Seems not.

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Erekson, D. M., Janis, R., Bailey, R. J., Cattani, K., & Pedersen, T. R. (2017). A longitudinal investigation of the impact of psychothe...

Forget in a Flash: A Further Investigation of the Photo-Taking-Impairment Effect

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Forget in a Flash: A Further Investigation of the Photo-Taking-Impairment Effect. Julia S. Soares, Benjamin C. Storm. Journal of Applied Res...

Surprise, star scientists study the taxes they will pay & act accordingly choosing work location to help reducing them

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The Effect of State Taxes on the Geographical Location of Top Earners: Evidence from Star Scientists. Enrico Moretti and Daniel J. Wilson. A...
Saturday, November 11, 2017

Decline in US states' capital tax rates is due to synchronous responses to common shocks rather than competitive responses to other state's tax policy

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Tax competition among U.S. states: Racing to the bottom or riding on a seesaw? Robert Chirinko and Daniel Wilson. Journal of Public Economic...

Desirability of Narcissism: The Young Find It More Appealing, Less Undesirable

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Age Differences in the Desirability of Narcissism. Kathy R. Berenson, William D. Ellison, and Rachel Clasing. Journal of Individual Differen...

Smartphone-tracking data & precinct-level voting data show that politically-divided families shortened Thanksgiving dinners by 20-30 minutes following the 2016 election

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M. Keith Chen and Ryne Rohla. “Politics Gets Personal: Effects of Political Partisanship and Advertising on Family Ties.” 2017 (Under Review...

The left part of the brain is crucial in the construction of novel representations by integrating memory content in new ways and supporting executively demanding mental simulations

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To create or to recall original ideas: Brain processes associated with the imagination of novel object uses. Mathias Benedek et al. Cortex, ...

The origins of social conservatism: an extended twin family study using self- and peer-reports

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The origins of social conservatism: an extended twin family study using self- and peer-reports. Edward Bell et al. Behavior Genetics Associa...

Sexual insults are linked to narcissistic, non-compliant and misanthropic character, & to socially repugnant behavior like bullying & intimate partner violence

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Hyatt, Courtland, Jessica L Maples-Keller, Chelsea Sleep, Donald Lynam, and Josh Miller. 2017. “The Anatomy of an Insult: Popular Derogatory...

We don't share political opinions with co-workers to avoid potential conflict, giving the impression of greater homogeneity and, paradoxically, more polarization

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“It could turn ugly”: Selective disclosure of attitudes in political discussion networks. Sarah K.Cowan and Delia Baldassarri. Social Networ...

Criminal energetics: A theory of antisocial enhancement and criminal attenuation

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Criminal energetics: A theory of antisocial enhancement and criminal attenuation. Michael G. Vaughn, Matt DeLisi. Aggression and Violent Beh...
Friday, November 10, 2017

Callousness and manipulativeness are central traits to a dark personality

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A Network of Dark Personality Traits: What Lies at the Heart of Darkness? David K. Marcus, Jonathan Preszler, Virgil Zeigler-Hill. Journal o...

The “bad guy” profile is closer to the normal profile of real humans than that of the “good guys,” which are stereotyped

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What are the cephalometric features of “good” and “bad” guys in cartoons? Alexandre Weiss, Cyril Villat, Alban Poitel and Sarah Gebeile-Chau...

Violence Against Women Journal: The Meaning and Practice of Ejaculation on a Woman’s Face

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Naked Aggression: The Meaning and Practice of Ejaculation on a Woman’s Face. Chyng Sun, Matthew B. Ezzell, Olivia Kendall. Violence Against ...

Richard Feynman on Why Questions

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[Transcript] Richard Feynman on Why Questions 61 Post author: Grognor 08 January 2012 07:01PM   I thought this video wa...

Liking what others “Like”: using Facebook to identify determinants of conformity

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Liking what others “Like”: using Facebook to identify determinants of conformity. Johan Egebark and Mathias Ekström. Experimental Economics,...

Sexual Appeal Is In The Nose -- Patterns of Eye Movements When Observers Judge Female Facial Attractiveness

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Patterns of Eye Movements When Observers Judge Female Facial Attractiveness. Yan Zhang et al. Front. Psychol., https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg...

Same Genes, Different Brains: Neuroanatomical Differences Between Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Musical Training

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Same Genes, Different Brains: Neuroanatomical Differences Between Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Musical Training. Örjan de Manzano Fredri...
Thursday, November 9, 2017

Zero Likes – Symbolic interactions and need satisfaction online

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Zero Likes – Symbolic interactions and need satisfaction online. Sabine Reich, Frank M.Schneider, and Leonie Heling. Computers in Human Beha...

Paying Down Credit Card Debt for Hotels Not Sofas

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Quispe-Torreblanca, Edika and Stewart, Neil and Gathergood, John and Loewenstein, George, The Red, the Black, and the Plastic: Paying Down C...

Common sense in the New York Times: Many of our most demonized foods are actually fine for us. Like salt.

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You Don’t Need to ‘Eat Clean’. By Aaron E. Carroll. The New York Times, November 5, 2017, Page SR10, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/opin...

The differential impact of knowledge depth and knowledge breadth on creativity over individual careers

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The differential impact of knowledge depth and knowledge breadth on creativity over individual careers. Pier Vittorio Mannucci and Kevyn Yon...

An Evolutionary Perspective on Orgasm

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Gallup, G. G., Jr., Towne, J. P., & Stolz, J. A. (2017). An Evolutionary Perspective on Orgasm. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, http:/...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Bystanders intervene to impede grooming in Western chimpanzees and sooty mangabeys

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Bystanders intervene to impede grooming in Western chimpanzees and sooty mangabeys. Alexander Mielke, Liran Samuni, Anna Preis, Jan F. Gogar...

The Humanizing Voice: Speech Reveals, and Text Conceals, a More Thoughtful Mind in the Midst of Disagreement

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The Humanizing Voice: Speech Reveals, and Text Conceals, a More Thoughtful Mind in the Midst of Disagreement. Juliana Schroeder, Michael Kar...

Speaking From Ignorance: Not Agreeing With Others We Believe Are Correct

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Speaking From Ignorance: Not Agreeing With Others We Believe Are Correct. Bert Hodges et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2...

Users who feature either cat or dog images in their tweets are more neurotic, less conscientious, and less agreeable

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Personality Profiles of Users Sharing Animal-related Content on Social Media. Courtney Hagan, Jordan Carpenter, Lyle Ungar & Daniel Preo...

Supernatural Belief Is Not Modulated by Intuitive Thinking Style or Cognitive Inhibition

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Supernatural Belief Is Not Modulated by Intuitive Thinking Style or Cognitive Inhibition. Miguel Farias et al. Scientific Reports 7, Article...

In humans, some sexual traits suggest monogamous mating, while others suggest selection for polygyny

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Humans as a model species for sexual selection research. Michael Lawrence Wilson, Carrie M. Miller, Kristin N. Crouse. Proceedings of the Ro...

Personality traits AND social relationships are deeply entwined in a bidirectional way

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Mund, M., Jeronimus, B. F., & Neyer, F. J. (in press). Personality and social relationships: As thick as thieves. In C. Johansen (Ed.), ...

Deviations from expectations drive tipping behavior more so than wins and losses, and especially close wins

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Sports Sentiment and Tipping Behavior. Qi Ge. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.10.016 Hi...

Your attention makes me smile: Direct gaze elicits affiliative facial expressions

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Your attention makes me smile: Direct gaze elicits affiliative facial expressions. Jari K. Hietanen et al. Biological Psychology, https://do...

Your need to correct wrong information you believed depends on your cognitive abilities, not your political leaning

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‘Fake news’: Incorrect, but hard to correct. The role of cognitive ability on the impact of false information on social impressions. Jonas d...

Experiencing disagreement is linked to experiencing more other-condemning emotions, less well-being, and less humanity-esteem. Ideology doesn't moderate these.

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Brandt, Mark J, Jarret Crawford, and Daryl Van Tongeren. 2017. “Worldview Conflict in Daily Life”. PsyArXiv. September 29. doi:10.1177/19485...
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

No positive correlation between formality of clothing and mental abstraction

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Cognitive consequences of formal clothing: the effects of clothing versus thinking of clothing. Axel M. Burger & Herbert Bless. Comprehe...

How Much Does Education Improve Intelligence? For an additional year of education, 1 to 5 IQ points

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Ritchie, Stuart J, and Elliot M Tucker-Drob. 2017. “How Much Does Education Improve Intelligence? A Meta-analysis”. PsyArXiv. November 8. ps...

Evolutionarily (mal)adaptive behaviors and phenomena in humans: a review on fertility decline and an integrated model

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Demographic studies enhance the understanding of evolutionarily (mal)adaptive behaviors and phenomena in humans: a review on fertility decli...