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Cooperation in social dilemmas: How can psychology help to meet climate change goals?

... to prevent us from entering into a competitive frame of mind when making environmental decisions. We should not invent norms for ... Faber, Savulescu, & Van Lange, 2016). Emphasising a shared group identity among participants can increase cooperation in laboratory ... / more

The Force is Too Strong with This One? Sexism, Star Wars, and Female Heroes

... Lucasfilm (Kathleen Kennedy) and as the head of the writers group (Kiri Hart); the New York Times recently ran a story about these ... who is trained in the Force—when he tries to read her mind, she counters the attempt and looks into his mind. Rey defeats Kylo ... / more

Invoking Pocahontas: An act of racism disguised as politics

... relative invisibility occurs such that the group representation is erroneous and/or outdated—e.g., sports mascots and ... were then asked to list the first five words that came to mind: Images such as Disney’s Pocahontas lead to generation of more ... / more

Bad day? How it can seem even worse for some

... to see him in her office, he still has the phone call on his mind, causing him to be more negatively biased. This leads to Andrew thinking ... 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

... can elucidate the genesis of your own fears. With that in mind, it is time to start our journey.  We begin with examining three learning ... 1979 investigation of fear of snakes, the high fear group (compared with low fear group) noted a greater influence of this pathway. ... / more

Remembering what never occurred? Children’s false memories for repeated experiences

... repeated play sessions. In both the single and the repeated group, for each one of the 8 playing sessions, 2 critical items were presented ... E.F. (2005). Planting misinformation in the human mind: A 30-year investigation of the malleability of memory .  Learning ... / more

From Pervasive Beliefs To Wrongful Convictions

... were not a match. The majority of the experts changed their mind about the fingerprints matching. Ask and Granhag [13] presented both ... decisions has also been investigated among judges [14]. One group of judges received information that was mainly incriminating prior to the ... / 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 ... as he takes a seat on a living room couch. IN MIND (IM): Can you tell us a little about your background and how you got ... / more

Can vacations live up to their reputation?

... a situation occurs without strain, in which the body and mind regain a state of homeostatic balance. This applies to both psychological ... considered as most studies did not have any control group to ensure the effects. Furthermore, it is suggested that outcome ... / more

Fair Enough? The Inequality Paradox, Inequality Awareness, and System Justification

... worked hard to get where they are, and anyone with the right mind can, too. Poor people would not be able to handle the money anyway. Then, ... endorse policies aligned with the interests of their own group, so that while bodily strength increases support for redistribution in ... / more