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How The Good Place illustrates an unorthodox theory in moral psychology
On The Good Place, people are judged on the morality of virtually everything they do. This might seem unfair, but what really counts as moral and non-moral? Evidence from psychology suggests that there may be no clear distinction between moral and non-moral cases. ... / more
- written by Alan Jern
- edited by Mitch Brown
Can We Believe in Our Own Lies?
Can we believe in our own lies? Such a question eventually boils down to the issue of whether lying affects memory. This is particularly relevant in the legal arena, where witnesses, offenders, and suspects adopt deceptive strategies in several situations. ... / more
- written by Fabiana Battista, Ivan Mangiulli, Antonietta Curci, Paul Riesthuis & Henry Otgaar
- edited by Matthew Baldwin
Are you Instagram-official? - Love, Social Media, and their Impact on Each Other
Have you ever thought about the criteria used for being recognized as an official couple on social media? Maybe you felt annoyed when your partner’s new profile picture had been liked by his/her ex? Maybe you used... / more
- written by Lili Fejes-Vékássy & Adrienn Ujhelyi
- edited by Amanda Sesko & Matthew Baldwin
To which gender’s disadvantage are school grades biased – girls or boys?
School grades do not only provide students with feedback on their current performance, they also determine the chances of admission to universities and the success of job applications. The question of whether teachers evaluate irrespective of ... / more
- written by Carolin Schuster
- edited by Amanda Sesko & Matthew Baldwin
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The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty
The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty has been called a lot of things, from a “game changer” and “a breath of fresh air”, to “hypocritical”, “sexist”, and “sneaky”. So why has the campaign, whose major innovation was to use ads that featured real women rather than airbrushed models or celebrity spokespersons, sparked so much controversy? Taking... / more
- written by Angela Celebre & Ashley Waggoner Denton
- edited by Rosanna Guadagno & Reine van der Wal
That human touch that means so much: Exploring the tactile dimension of social life
Interpersonal touch is a fundamental but undervalued aspect of human nature. In the present article, the authors review psychological research showing that even fleeting forms of touch may have a powerful impact on our emotional and social functioning. Given its... / more
- written by Mandy Tjew A Sin & Sander Koole
- edited by Hans IJzerman
Intergroup Contact Theory: Past, Present, and Future
In the midst of racial segregation in the U.S.A and the ‘Jim Crow Laws’, Gordon Allport (1954) proposed one of the most important social psychological events of... / more
- written by Jim A. C. Everett
- edited by Diana Onu
No strings attached: Are “friends with benefits” as complicated in real life as they are in the movies?
Many people become “friends with benefits” to avoid drama and to have sex without getting tied up in emotions; however, the reality is that having a friend with benefits often becomes complicated. Why is that, and is there anything you can do to avoid these complexities? In... / more
- written by Justin J. Lehmiller
- edited by Dylan Selterman
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Interview with Academics for Black Survival and Wellness
"Academics cannot stay silent about anti-Black racism, nor can they remain silent in the face of racial violence... / more
Hoarding in science, no thanks. Openness and transparency in crisis mode and beyond
During the current SARS-COV-2 pandemic, the scientific approach is thought to be unable to keep up with the rapid pace... / more
Disaster is here, but the lawn looks good: Why we fail to act on the things that matter most
Why you can’t stop climate change like you stop a pandemic, and what that has to do with mowing the lawn.... / more