Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Changes in sexual behavior during of the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing measures in single and partnered participants in Germany, Switzerland and Austria

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The disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual behavior of a German-speaking population. Z. Hille, U.C. Oezdemir, K.M. Beier, L. H...

The Impact of the Economy on Presidential Elections Throughout US History: Voters, we find, appear to judge incumbent presidents on the economy all the way back to George Washington

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The Impact of the Economy on Presidential Elections Throughout US History. Eric Guntermann, Gabriel S. Lenz & Jeffrey R. Myers. Politica...

Sperm donation: Mostly altruistic, donors favored anonymity; education level, conscientiousness, empathic concern were positively correlated to donation; age, & conservative and religious values were negatively associated

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Motivations and Attitudes of Men Towards Sperm Donation: Whom to Donate and Why? João Areias, Jorge Gato & Mariana Moura-Ramos. Sexualit...

We showed that 46% of the variability in sleep duration & 44% of the variability in sleep quality is genetically determined; the remaining variation in the sleep characteristics can mostly be attributed to the unique environment

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Heritability of Sleep Duration and Quality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Desana Kocevska et al. Sleep Medicine Reviews, January 27...

Over just 10 years, both implicit and explicit male-science/female-arts and male-career/female-family stereotypes have shifted toward neutrality, weakening by 13%–19%, in all US regions & several other countries

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Patterns of Implicit and Explicit Stereotypes III: Long-Term Change in Gender Stereotypes. Tessa E. S. Charlesworth, Mahzarin R. Banaji. Soc...

Following Twitter: Anger, but not the other constructs, was distinctly reflected in followed accounts, and there was some indication of bias in predictions for women but not for racial/ethnic minorities

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Predicting Mental Health From Followed Accounts on Twitter. Cory Costello; Sanjay Srivastava; Reza Rejaie; Maureen Zalewski. Psychology (202...

Stereotypes About Nihilists Are Overwhelmingly Negative; unlike atheists, who are seen as competent, no positive stereotypes emerged for nihilists

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Scott, Matthew. 2021. “Stereotypes About Nihilists Are Overwhelmingly Negative.” PsyArXiv. January 26. doi:10.31234/osf.io/g2yd8 Abstract: E...

Rolf Degen summarizing... Large-scale study of information behavior in times of coronavirus provides the umpteenth evidence that people do not entrench themselves in echo chambers

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COVID-19 Echo Chambers: Examining the Impact of Conservative and Liberal News Sources on Risk Perception and Response. Kenneth A. Lachlan, E...

People asks for cosmetic surgery because conference video displays, inter alia, one’s emotions in real-time, which may cause a person to notice expression lines and wrinkles which they do not see in the mirror

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Zooming into Cosmetic Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Provider’s Perspective. Shauna M. Rice et al. International Journal of Wo...

We found that surprisingly, children as young as age 4 viewed morally bad people as less happy than morally good people, even if the characters all have positive subjective states

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Yang, F., Knobe, J., & Dunham, Y. (2021). Happiness is from the soul: The nature and origins of our happiness concept. Journal of Experi...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021

We investigate the often-stated, but disputed claim in the political science and political communication literature that increasing media choice widens inequalities in political knowledge, & find little support

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Increased Media Choice and Political Knowledge Gaps: A Comparative Longitudinal Study of 18 Established Democracies 1995-2015. Atle Haugsgje...