Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Zero-sum beliefs tend to be asymmetrical (the others gain at one’s own expense, but not vice versa), moderated by how threatened people feel by others’ success; reassuring people about their party’s strengths eliminates asymmetric zero-sum beliefs

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Roberts, R., & Davidai, S. (2021). The psychology of asymmetric zero-sum beliefs. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Nov 2021...

Tell Ekman! What are commonly known as the six classic basic emotions do not reliably co-occur with their predicted facial signal

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Durán, J. I., & Fernández-Dols, J.-M. (2021). Do emotions result in their predicted facial expressions? A meta-analysis of studies on th...

We also report men who believe that they are more successful at mating gaze more at male chests than less confident men & that women do gaze at sexualized body areas of men, specifically the hips and groin

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Widman, D. R., Bennetti, M. K., & Anglemyer, R. (2021). Gaze patterns of sexually fluid women and men at nude females and males. Evoluti...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Sexual Growth Mindsets and Rejection Sensitivity in Sexual Satisfaction: Men reported higher sexual rejection sensitivity than women

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Sexual Growth Mindsets and Rejection Sensitivity in Sexual Satisfaction. Rachel A. Cultice, Diana T. Sanchez, Analia F. Albuja. Journal of S...

Adults had positive reactions after talking to the emotionally responsive Replika chatbot, a chatbot, face to face with a human, or with a human online, & had fewest conversational concerns with a chatbot vs. FTF/online with a human

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Is chatting with a sophisticated chatbot as good as chatting online or FTF with a stranger? Michelle Drouin et al. Computers in Human Behavi...

The penis, more than the vulva, the male face, more than the female face, and in general the male sexual characteristics more than the female ones, are significantly more salient in the gender attribution process

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Sex/Gender Attribution: When the Penis Makes the Difference. Stefano Federici, Alessandro Lepri & Eleonora D’Urzo. Archives of Sexual Be...

Gender differences in how people lied about personal qualities were larger in more gender egalitarian countries, probably because there is less gender-atypical (relative to gender-typical) deceptive self-presentation in these countries

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Gender Gaps in Deceptive Self-Presentation on Social-Media Platforms Vary With Gender Equality: A Multinational Investigation. Dasha Kolesny...

Political correctness: We may feel pressure to publicly espouse views on a set of sensitive socio-political topics that we may not privately hold & such misrepresentations may render public discourse less vibrant & informative

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Political Correctness, Social Image, and Information Transmission. Luca Braghieri, January 9, 2021. https://drive.google.com/file/d/15GyR5pl...

Being exposed to tearful faces evokes the intention to support the crier (compared to seeing the same face without tears); support ratings by female participants and for female targets were stronger

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Tears evoke the intention to offer social support: A systematic investigation of the interpersonal effects of emotional crying across 41 cou...

Assessing Well-Being Across Space and Time: Measurement Equivalence of the WHO-5 in 36 European Countries and Over 8 Years

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Assessing Well-Being Across Space and Time: Measurement Equivalence of the WHO-5 in 36 European Countries and Over 8 Years. Waleed A. Jami ...
Monday, November 15, 2021

How to prevent and combat employee burnout and create healthier workplaces during crises and beyond

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How to prevent and combat employee burnout and create healthier workplaces during crises and beyond. Kelly P. Gabriel, Herman Aguinis. Busin...