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Does parental disapproval lead to love or dissolution? The Romeo and Juliet effect vs. the social network effect

... network effect) can actually coexist. Though there is little empirical support for the Romeo and Juliet effect, current research demonstrates that this effect may exist in certain circumstances. ... / more

Re-thinking how we think about conformity

... ( http://bit.ly/1aqBBvQ ). But wait, hasn’t empirical research in cross-cultural psychology shown over and again a preference for ... / more

CEO’s, morality, and minds: How good and bad guide our perceptions of others

... & Ulatowski, 2007), yet it remains one of the most resilient empirical findings in the moral literature, generalizing to different (though ... the hypothesis is lacking.  Another problem is that other research has shown non-moral things like norms (e.g., most people eat pasta ... / more

Seeing mountains in molehills: Embodied visual perception of the environment

... This phenomenon is not just anecdotal. Studies have found empirical support for the embodied nature of visual perception . Furthermore, research suggests that it is not only our physical states that alter the way we ... / more

Word of mouth: How our tongue shapes our preferences, and why you should eat popcorn in the cinema

... it will not influence you anyway. However, psychological research has identified how branding hacks into your mind and how you can ... generally are not affected by word repetition, although an empirical test of this speculation is still pending. More generally, this ... / more

Free will without metaphysics

... Free will and blame Fortunately, this is an empirical question. A recent series of studies compared the efficacy of the ... concept of free will has only just begun, and hopefully new research will work towards answering these questions. References : ... / more

Coping with being bullied

In this blog post, I discuss recent research suggesting that being the victim of bullying can have a long-lasting ... R. S., & Gross, A. M. (2004). Childhood bullying: Current empirical findings and future directions for research. Aggression and Violent ... / more

Consensual non-monogamy: Table for more than two, please

... is not considered cheating.  In fact, according to survey research conducted at the University of Michigan, approximately 4-5% of North ... of CNM is an emerging body of scholarship, there is limited empirical evidence on how to best “open up” a monogamous relationship. ... / more

Patriot Acts: Why the USA’s recent decrease in national glorification might be a good sign

... past. However, I also review some political psychology research on different styles of patriotism which suggests that this particular ... one’s home country (Roccas, Klar, & Liviatan, 2006). Empirical evidence shows that glorification and attachment are positively ... / more

Is social psychology ready for the big science revolution?

... coming decades: The curation and increased accessibility of research findings. I describe several big science efforts that lead to an ... engine of research findings capable of producing instant empirical summaries and translating findings using lay terms. Big ... / more