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If you read this…
… you can already do a lot! Reading is a bit like magic: You can easily read a word like “dozibrofu” out loud, even though you’ve probably never seen it before. You can also read a sentence in which the wrods suddnely look copmleteyl dffiernet. And even when something isn’t fully described in a text, you can often visualize it clearly. Maybe that’s why you’ve already... / more
- written by Mareike Ehlert & Elmar Souvignier
Small Screens, Big Effects: How Screen Media Shapes Early Childhood
How does early screen use shape child development? This article reveals how content type, family background, and parental media habits can either support or hinder a child’s cognitive, emotional, and social growth. It also provides practical strategies for fostering healthier media habits in young children. / more
- written by Dr. Gizem Samdan
- edited by Elisabeth Höhne
Left-wing vs. right-wing: who is more likely to help others?
Are supporters of the political left more prosocial and altruistic than their right-wing counterparts? In theory, this link is very plausible. This article summarizes the empirical research on the link between political orientation and prosocial behaviors and... / more
- written by Bernhard Schubach
- edited by Rinat Meerson
Do we really like what we like? How social influence processes shape our experiences when we are online
We have all been in that situation where we see a post on social media but spend more time reading the comments section than the actual post. In this scenario, can the comments written by others influence our own opinions about the post? More generally, can the reactions... / more
- written by Dr. A. Marthe Möller
- edited by Jana Dreston
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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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The Dark Side of Social Media - Unpacking Its Psychological Impact
Social media has revolutionized the way we connect,... / more
Join the In-Mind Team: Help us make psychology accessible to everyone!
What is In-Mind? In-Mind is a volunteer-driven project dedicated to sharing psychological research. We give researchers a... / more
Artificial Intelligence, Real Consequences: Call for abstracts for a special issue on the psychological dimensions of AI
The special issue "Artificial Intelligence, Real Consequences — exploring the psychological dimensions of AI" aims to make central research on the... / more