Friday, October 2, 2020

Studies found that condom-use discounting is elevated in high-risk substance use populations & is sensitive to context (e.g., partner desirability); administering cocaine & alcohol increased condom-use discounting

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Johnson, M. W., Strickland, J. C., Herrmann, E. S., Dolan, S. B., Cox, D. J., & Berry, M. S. (2020). Sexual discounting: A systematic re...

Social media use seems to hinder rather than enhance an individual’s learning about politics, because it fosters the perception that one no longer needs to actively seek news in order to stay informed (i.e., news-finds-me perception)

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Probing the Mechanisms Through Which Social Media Erodes Political Knowledge: The Role of the News-Finds-Me Perception. Sangwon Lee. Mass Co...

Spiritual training intends to reduce self‐enhancement, but the self‐enhancement motive is so powerful & deeply ingrained that it hijacks methods intended to transcend the ego, boosting superiority feelings

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An Exploration of Spiritual Superiority: The Paradox of Self‐Enhancement. Roos Vonk  Anouk Visser. European Journal of Social Psychology, Oc...

Those who fear being single generally do not have difficulty attracting prospective partners; is this so because daters cannot detect fear of being single, or because detected fear of being single does not hinder desirability?

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Detectability and Desirability of Fear of Being Single in Online Dating Profiles. Stephanie S. Spielmann  Kevin P. Gahman. Journal of Person...
Thursday, October 1, 2020

This paper identifies the degree to which scientists are willing to change the direction of their work in exchange for resources

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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. Oct 2020, Vol. 12, No. 4: Pages 103-134. The Elasticity of Science. Kyle Myers. https://pubs.a...

Multiple genome-wide significant loci and genes were identified and polygenic score prediction of suicide death case-control status was demonstrated

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Genome-Wide Association Study of Suicide Death and Polygenic Prediction of Clinical Antecedents. Anna R. Docherty et al. The American Journa...

Mates high in physical attractiveness are in short supply, which means that not all people are able to find mates who are sufficiently attractive

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Mating Decisions in the Absence of Physical Attraction. Kaitlyn P. White, Peter K. Jonason & Laith Al-Shawaf. Adaptive Human Behavior an...

Chimpanzees: Sex differences in personality were observed, with overall sex differences found for three traits, and males and females showing different trajectories for two further traits over the 10 year period

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Sex differences in longitudinal personality stability in chimpanzees. Bruce Rawlings et al. Evolutionary Human Sciences, Volume 22020 , e46,...

Republicans Need Not Apply: An Investigation of the American Economic Association Using Voter Registration and Political Contributions

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Republicans Need Not Apply: An Investigation of the American Economic Association Using Voter Registration and Political Contributions. Mitc...

Why puzzling? --- In reaction to positive events, studies show a puzzling “mood brightening” effect in individuals with mood disorder symptoms that suggests hyper responsiveness to real-life rewards

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Heininga, Vera E., and Peter Kuppens. 2020. “Short Review: Psychopathology and Positive Emotions in Daily Life.” PsyArXiv. October 1. doi:10...

Ideological differences in attitudes characterized by threat, complexity, morality, political ideology, religious ideology, or harm: The political domain was the only significant predictor of ideological differences

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Identifying the domains of ideological similarities and differences in attitudes. Emily Kubin & Mark J. Brandt. Comprehensive Results in...

The major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neanderthals

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The major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neanderthals. Hugo Zeberg & Svante Pääbo. Nature, Sep 30 2020. https...

The Persistence of Outcomes for Descendants of the Age of Mass Migration

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The Not-So-Hot Melting Pot: The Persistence of Outcomes for Descendants of the Age of Mass Migration. Zachary Ward. American Economic Journa...

No significant unique relation between deontological inclinations & compassion (sympathy, empathic concern)—or any other emotion-infused trait—as predicted by emotion-centered views of deontological moral judgment

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Smillie, Luke D., Milena Katic, and Simon Laham. 2020. “Personality and Moral Judgment: Curious Consequentialists and Polite Deontologists (...

Paper finds no support for the idea that casual sexual relationships & experiences are inherently negative and emotionally harmful experiences

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Emotional Outcomes of Casual Sexual Relationships and Experiences: A Systematic Review. Rose Wesche, Shannon E. Claxton & Emily A. Water...

Effectiveness of titles of psychology papers: Participants significantly preferred long over short titles, titles containing colons over the absence of a colon, and titles phrased as questions

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I’ll Read That!: What Title Elements Attract Readers to an Article? Robert M. Hallock, Tara N. Bennett. Teaching of Psychology, September 29...

Intelligence Can Be Detected but Is Not Found Attractive in Videos and Live Interactions

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Driebe, Julie C., Morgan Sidari, Michael Dufner, Juliane M. von der Heiden, Paul - Christian Bürkner, Lars Penke, Brendan P. Zietsch, et al....
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Central bank papers report larger effects of QE on output and inflation; central bankers are also more likely to report significant effects of QE on output and to use more positive language in the abstract

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Fifty Shades of QE: Conflicts of Interest in Economic Research. Brian Fabo, Martina Jančoková, Elisabeth Kempf, Ľuboš Pástor. NBER Working P...

People are often reluctant to talk to strangers, despite the fact that they are happier when they do so, because of overblown fears of not enjoying the conversation, not liking one’s partner, or lacking conversational skills

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Why do people avoid talking to strangers? A mini meta-analysis of predicted fears and actual experiences talking to a stranger. Gillian M. S...