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When conversations flow

... 1970). This creates the outward experience of a harmonious exchange of information. Subjectively, one could say that a good conversation ... flow provides people with a feeling of belonging and social validation , independently from the content of the conversation ... / more

When does revenge taste sweet? A short tale of revenge

... article is to illuminate the issue of revenge and its social and individual functions from a scientific viewpoint. A Definition ... basis of punishment, subjects played an economic money exchange game with a second participant while their brains were scanned. If one ... / more

“Look in my eyes. I said in my eyes!”: Antecedents and Consequences of (Self-) Objectification

... satisfying others’ needs and desires (Bartky, 1990). In social psychology, this concept has been recently operationalized by ... Sexual Economics: Sex as Female Resource for Social Exchange in Heterosexual Interactions. Personality and Social Psychology ... / more

The dish on gossip: Its origins, functions, and bad reputation

... It has been estimated that most of our daily conversation is social in nature (that is, about people, rather than. say, work or the weather) ... the most common definition may be summarized as “… the exchange of personal information (positive or negative) in an evaluative way ... / more

Family Honour and the Purity of the Family’s Essence: A Relational Models Approach

... it could as well be a true story. Honour is related to social reputation and to the respect one gets from others. When their honour is ... intense form of contact with not only implied but factual exchange of substances. Therefore, if one member of a family violates the norms ... / more

Free Will in Social Psychology

... debate across multiple disciplines for centuries. What can social psychology contribute? Social psychology is unlikely to provide a ... other people’s, often in a flexible manner based on the exchange of symbolic information. One must be able to maintain one’s ... / more

The Anatomy of Love

... the brain regions associated with negative emotions, with social judgment and with judging other people's intentions and emotions ( ... Altman, L. (1973).  Reciprocity of interpersonal exchange.  Journal for Theory of Social Behavior, 3, 249-261. Altman, L., ... / more

Taking One for the Team, Even on Your Way Out of the Door

... on the notion of mutual rewards via the related processes of social exchange ( Blau , 1964) and reciprocity ( Gouldner , 1960). According to ... / more

The Double Edged Passion

... in 1975, witch hunts worldwide tend to follow closely after social turmoil. They peaked in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries when ... Robbers Cave Experiment. Norman, Oklahoma: University Book Exchange. Retrieved from  http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Sherif/index.htm . ... / more

Evolution of Religion

... (or for that matter among the opponents!) of religion, the social sciences have often encountered great difficulties dealing with ... on evolutionary developed abilities, such as  Social Exchange Theory  and  Theory of Mind . This makes religion (as a ... / more