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Seeing mountains in molehills: Embodied visual perception of the environment

... deemed physically fit. These participants reported feeling rather unmotivated to do well since they had already demonstrated ... was easier to traverse. This led us to ask if feeling energized impacts perceptions of the environment in the same way ... / more

What can metaphors tell us about personality?

... Robinson, M. D., & Clore, G. L. (2002). Belief and feeling : Evidence for an accessibility model of emotional self-report. ... / more

Inequality: Minority disadvantage or White privilege? - And why it matters

... of self was more connected to their academic performance. Feeling disadvantaged leads minorities to discount academic outcomes more ... / more

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

... words could be read, and thereby triggered a pleasant feeling (cf., Song & Schwarz, 2009). Mind again that this was silent reading. ... context in which names are presented, this positive gut feeling can be interpreted as being other emotions. For instance, in earlier ... / more

Pre-registration watch part 1: Detecting deception

... a time that someone was talking to you and your gut feeling told you that something was not quite right. Or you might think that ... / more

Manipulating the body, measuring the body, and tinkering in the name of Psychology

... could manipulate what participants are thinking and feeling , and measure their bodily behaviour. If the mind is truly embodied, the effects should go both ways: Thinking and feeling should influence the body, even if no specific behavioural intention ... / more

Only searching for a plane? What the disappearance of Flight MH 370 reveals about the human need for meaning and certainty

... hold: when people’s understanding of the world or their feeling of certainty is challenged, they seek to restore it. Disasters and ... / more

Revisiting the past can make the present a better place: The psychological and social benefits of nostalgia

... feelings of nostalgia (e.g., “Right now I am feeling nostalgic”). Results supported the claim that psychological ... mood inducing article about the tsunami indicated feeling more nostalgic than participants who read the neutral and positive ... / more

Living in a safer world: Offering help when surrounded by others for the sake of reputation

... Related to Schilder’s (2013) second strategy, the feeling of responsibility, recent research by Van Bommel and colleagues ... the presence of many bystanders will increase this feeling . Being aware of the reputational costs and rewards of your behavior ... / more

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

... different styles: National glorification is the feeling of superiority that comes when a person focuses on their country’s ... , on the other hand, is identifying with and feeling an affinity and alliance with one’s home country (Roccas, Klar, & ... / more