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There’s Something About Zero

... concurrent to appear, while in lower synaesthetes it is the physical appearance of the inducer (Ramachandran & Hubbard, 2001). This second ... (2006). Variants of synesthesia interact in cognitive tasks: Evidence for implicit associations and late connectivity in cross-talk ... / more

‘Forever and a Day’ or ‘Just One Night’? On Adaptive Functions of Long-Term and Short-Term Romantic Relationships

... Are we evolved to be monogamous or polygamous? The evidence is controversial. Some reports indicate that most marriages in ... conversely, for short-term mates they (like men) prefer physical attractiveness (Li & Kenrick, 2006). Short-term mating for women can ... / more

Exposing an Armed Criminal: What Can We Learn from Psychology and the Police?

... on the issue within the field of psychology. The evidence derived from the literature is considered next in order to understand ... can become fearful or excited, which can also change their physical behavior. Another influential factor which can cause a change in ... / more

From Heavens to Hells to Heroes

... for one of those military policemen, and reviewing all the evidence of the many investigations into these abuses, was that the parallels ... heroes. Heroes are not only the courageous few whose brave physical dangers to help others in distress . Heroes are all those willing ... / more

Why We Are Still Social

... life, and plausibly in evolutionary time, given available evidence. Like many other types of groups, core configurations are ... born in groups. On the one hand we are realists, having a physical world to negotiate; on the other, we are social constructivists, ... / more

Engagement: A Source of Value, Quality of Life, or Both?

... in various domains of life, including mental, social, and physical activities, which acts as a buffer against  cognitive decline  as ... This is a compelling conjecture supported by preliminary evidence, but it requires some further thought and empirical testing. Remember, ... / more

A funny thing happened on the way to romance: How humor influences romantic relationship initiation

... (McGee & Shevlin, 2009).  Particularly convincing is evidence from experimental field studies, such as one demonstrating that ... funny differs from traits like social dominance, wealth, or physical attractiveness, preferences for which can be explained for their ... / more

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

... should be celebrated, rather than ignored, and that physical appearance should be transformed from a source of anxiety to a source ... “thin ideal”, to a focus on inner beauty and confidence. Evidence that the campaign has increased brand loyalty includes the fact that ... / more

Judging a book by its cover: Prior knowledge determines the effect of embodied cues.

Research has shown that physical experiences can influence metaphorically related judgments. For example, the experience of physical weight influences estimates of value and importance. Careful examination of existing evidence suggests that how much knowledge people have about a target of a ... / more

Seeing mountains in molehills: Embodied visual perception of the environment

... . Furthermore, research suggests that it is not only our physical states that alter the way we view the world, but our mental states as ... Schnall, S., Zadra, J. R., & Proffitt, D. R. (2010). Direct evidence for the economy of action: Glucose and the perception of ... / more