Friday, December 17, 2021

The greater male variability in personality (boldness, aggression, activity, sociality and exploration) cannot be found in 220 species examined

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A meta-analysis of sex differences in animal personality: no evidence for the greater male variability hypothesis. Lauren M. Harrison,Daniel...

Pupil Size Predicts Partner Choices in Online Dating

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Pupil Size Predicts Partner Choices in Online Dating. Tila M. Pronk, Rebecca I. Bogaers, Mara S. Verheijen and Willem W. A. Sleegers. Social...

AI processing of fMRI data knows with a 94+ pct accuracy when are the subjects seeing sexual images

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The Brain Activation-Based Sexual Image Classifier (BASIC): A Sensitive and Specific fMRI Activity Pattern for Sexual Image Processing. Soph...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

Surprisingly, we found change in national personality traits after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically increases in trait Extraversion and associated narrow traits (e.g., Sociability, Humor, and Sensation Seeking)

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Personality States of the Union. David M. Condon, Sara J. Weston. Collabra: Psychology (2021) 7 (1): 30140. Dec 2021. https://doi.org/10.152...

Experience-expectant plasticity: Experiences at a specific developmental stage trigger major and rapid neurobiological changes that are difficult to reverse, as those responses are thought to occur only when dealing with species-typical conditions

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What is the expected human childhood? Insights from evolutionary anthropology. Willem E. Frankenhuis and Dorsa Amir. Development and Psychop...

Genes, environment, and the gene–environment correlation all contribute significantly to sociopolitical attitudes; largest genetic effects for religiousness & social liberalism, largest influence of parental environment was for political orientation & egalitarianism

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Parent Contributions to the Development of Political Attitudes in Adoptive and Biological Families. Emily A. Willoughby et al. Psychological...
Wednesday, December 15, 2021

People’s perceptions of their partner’s sexual goals were indeed accurate, but that accuracy was not associated with relationship quality or sexual satisfaction for the perceiver or their partner

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Accuracy in perceptions of a partner’s sexual goals. Norhan Elsaadawy et al. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, December 11, 2021...

There is evidence for the efficacy and effectiveness of digital interventions for the treatment of depression for a variety of populations; however, reported effect sizes may be exaggerated because of publication bias

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Moshe, I., Terhorst, Y., Philippi, P., Domhardt, M., Cuijpers, P., Cristea, I., Pulkki-Råback, L., Baumeister, H., & Sander, L. B. (2021...

How to Tell the Boss You’re Burned Out (Without Derailing Your Career)

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How to Tell the Boss You’re Burned Out (Without Derailing Your Career). By Rachel Feintzeig. The Wall Street Journal, Dec 13 2021. https://w...

Men overperceive women's attractiveness, while women underperceive men's attractiveness

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Error Management Theory and biased first impressions: How do people perceive potential mates under conditions of uncertainty? David M.G. Lew...