Saturday, July 10, 2021

From the Natural Selection of Bad Science to the Intelligent Design of Better Science

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Practical Methodological Reform Needs Good Theory. Will M.  Gervais. Perspectives on Psychological Science, January 29, 2021. https://doi.or...

Dating is widely thought of as a test phase for romantic relationships, during which new romantic partners carefully evaluate each other for long-term fit; but we are not that choosy

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We’re Not That Choosy: Emerging Evidence of a Progression Bias in Romantic Relationships. Samantha Joel, Geoff MacDonald. Personality and So...

Willingness to try new foods impacts perceptions of sexual unrestrictedness and desirability

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You are what you (are willing to) eat: Willingness to try new foods impacts perceptions of sexual unrestrictedness and desirability. Hannah ...

In everyday life, people mostly empathize with very close others, and they empathize with positive emotions 3 times as frequently as with negative emotions

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The Experience of Empathy in Everyday Life. Gregory John Depow, Zoë Francis, Michael Inzlicht. Psychological Science, July 9, 2021. https://...
Friday, July 9, 2021

Experimental manipulation of disease threat leads to less favorable attitudes and inclinations toward sexual promiscuity

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Parasites and promiscuity: Acute disease salience leads to more restricted sexual attitudes. James B. Moran et al. Journal of Social and Per...

There isn’t a direct connection between doing good deeds & being seen as a good person; rather, prosocial actors are often met with suspicion, & sometimes castigated as disingenuous braggarts, empty virtue-signalers, or holier-than-thou hypocrites

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Prosocial Behavior and Reputation: When Does Doing Good Lead to Looking Good? Jonathan Z. Berman, Ike Silver. Current Opinion in Psychology,...

Contra pessimists... In everyday life, people use a whole package of self-control strategies to tame the demon that wants to tempt them into overspending

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A meta-analysis of financial self-control strategies: Comparing empirical findings with online media and lay person perspectives on what hel...

Moderate Red Wine Consumption Increases the Expression of Longevity-Associated Genes in Controlled Human Populations and Extends Lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster

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Moderate Red Wine Consumption Increases the Expression of Longevity-Associated Genes in Controlled Human Populations and Extends Lifespan in...
Thursday, July 8, 2021

Short-term challenges resulting from colder temperature experienced by hominins were apparently countered via phenotypic adaptation toward larger bodies as a buffer mechanism; no such association of temperature with brain size

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Different environmental variables predict body and brain size evolution in Homo. Manuel Will, Mario Krapp, Jay T. Stock & Andrea Manica....