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

... people consider “normal” (monogamy) in their social group may not be necessarily the best practice for everyone.  CNM appears to ... variety, large social networks, feelings of compersion (an emotion described as the opposite of jealousy), and personal growth ... / more

How stress influences our morality

... et al., 1993). Compared to the non-stressed control group, the stressed participants not only showed physiological responses like ... Greene, J. D. (2013). Moral tribes: Emotion, reason, and the gap between us and them. New York, NY: The Penguin ... (Ed.). Moral psychology. The neuroscience of morality emotion disease and development (Vol. 3). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press ... / more

Hot or cold morality? (Part 1)

... we care about) are moral victims, it certainly seems that emotion does most of the moral work.  We can all probably recall feelings ... Blame plays the role of a social police force that fosters group cohesion and performance (Cushman & Macindoe, 2009).  Blaming in this ... / more

How to win (and lose) friendships across cultures: Why relational mobility matters

... refers to “the degree to which a particular society or group provides individuals with opportunities to choose relational partners ... one illustrative behavior, avoiding offence , and the emotion of shame . A good strategy to employ in order to ... / more

Bad day? How it can seem even worse for some

... memories we recall . This article aims to describe how emotion processing biases occur in our lives.   The ... practicing it four or more times in front of a smaller group of people will actually reduce your anxiety once you have to give the ... / more

Origins of Common Fears: A Review

... 1979 investigation of fear of snakes, the high fear group (compared with low fear group) noted a greater influence of this pathway. ... Davey, G. C. L. (2011). Disgust: The disease-avoidance emotion and its dysfunctions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society ... / more

The Kids are Alright? An Interview with Well-Being Ambassador Will Williams and a Case for Bringing Mindfulness to Schools

... are we to do? Fortunately, most of us have a solid support group to talk to or a partner or close friend who we can vent our frustrations ... ]. At a psychological level, meditation has shown to improve emotion regulation, reduce anxiety and depression , boost positive affect, ... / more

How The Good Place illustrates an unorthodox theory in moral psychology

... And while it’s true that people tend to be swayed by emotion when making moral judgments [7] , studies have shown that people’s ... motorcyclist to prevent the motorcycle from running over a group of children versus throwing a backpack at the motorcycle, causing it to ... / more

How Much Does the Menstrual Cycle Affect Emotional Life?

... age currently have an ongoing menstrual cycle, and a larger group of women will experience or have already experienced this. Everyone ... Childhood trauma and premenstrual symptoms: the role of emotion regulation. Child Abuse & Neglect , 108 , 104637. ... / more

Is there an art center in our brain? That’s bananas!

... yet made sense of the painting. In the second step, it must group and categorize the elements, so that it can make sense from of what it ... these different processes: aesthetic judgment and aesthetic emotion. The aesthetic judgment results from all the processes of our ... / more