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Honor in the Past: The Case of Mexico

... Therefore, without the first (status), it was harder to lay claim to the second (virtue). Honor corresponded to birth within a family ... the fetus. The Galicias’ actions were directed at the person who threatened their reputation and their honor. They took violent ... / more

Free Will in Social Psychology

... natural forms of response, which would otherwise have the person acting like an animal rather than a civilized being. After all, what is ... Paulhus, D.L., & Carey, J. (2009). The FAD-Plus: Measuring lay beliefs regarding free will and its alternatives. Manuscript submitted for ... / more

Reconsidering Race in the Genetic Era

... ethnic, and racial groups. For instance, there is no person alive today that is distinctly of European or African descent, let alone ... of the impact of messages about genes and race on lay attitudes . Clinical Genetics, 66, 402-408. Condit, C. M., ... Pfeffer, C. A., et al. (2006).  White Americans’ genetic lay theories of race differences and sexual orientation: Their relationship ... / more

The Naked Power: Understanding Nonverbal Communications of Power

... openly, its  nonverbal communication  is fascinating to lay people and psychologists alike. When directly asked, people interpret many ... that show less of the body create the impression that the person is more powerful and competent than portraits that show more of the ... / more

From Heavens to Hells to Heroes

... It was also an era before exercise was valued, so we lay in our cots day and night, never allowed to stand or stretch, or do ... mythic world of super heroes that can prepare an ordinary person to become an everyday hero. There will come a time in each of our ... / more

Do Multicultural Experiences Make People More Creative? If So, How?

... Disneyland Yin-Yang Mickey Mouse Cookies in Hong Kong; Lay's Peking Duck Flavored Potato Clip … The list can go on. What is common ... . Take  Starbucks Coffee Mooncake  as an example, the person who came up with this product idea knows the Starbucks Coffee concept in ... / more

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

... way to an emotionally positive conclusion. For example, a person’s nostalgia may involve sadness about missing friends from ... D., Sedikides, C., & Wildschut, T. (2012). Odyssey’s end: Lay conceptions of nostalgia reflect its original Homeric meaning. ... / more

Is social psychology ready for the big science revolution?

... instant empirical summaries and translating findings using lay terms. Big data, big science, big challenges . Social ... from major classifications (e.g., attitudes, behaviors, person characteristics), and proceeding to finer levels of classification ... / more

Yielding to temptation: How and why some people are better at controlling themselves

... night? Or did you ever catch yourself flirting with another person, although you feel strongly committed to your intimate relationship? All ... net gain in momentary happiness. Thus, contrary to common lay theories, enacting temptations does not appear to be a viable way of ... / more

Seeing and Believing: Common Courtroom Myths in Eyewitness Memory

... in neglecting to apply existing scientific knowledge, both lay and professional evaluators demonstrate little ability to discriminate ... managed to pick out the police suspect - the only person with braided hair. In this case, a positive identification only ... & Bradshaw, 2006). We find similar disagreements between lay people and experts regarding how the presence of a weapon impacts ... / more