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Justice seems not to be for all: Exploring the scope of justice

... discuss and review the relevant literature concerning the psychological and social functions of the scope of justice , highlighting ... billion/year) or harmful (kills crops, eats stored grain – costs of $1 billion/year). The results showed that the scope of justice ... / more

When does revenge taste sweet? A short tale of revenge

... in this? It is only recently that revenge , and the psychological and behavioral implications, have received any empirical ... coin. Due to the fact that revenge is likely to impose costs upon the avenger (e.g., counter- revenge ), “forgiveness” ... / more

Death and deities: A social cognitive perspective

... throughout intellectual history. Although recent social psychological research provides some support for this claim, the relationship ... We have perhaps grown accustomed to the less exotic costs of religious belief, but the fact remains that gods exact a high price in ... / more

Would you recognize the perpetrator? What do you need to know when you have to make an identification from a lineup?

... But it is obvious that things can go wrong, entailing high costs to both an innocent convict as well as society, as the true perpetrator ... relation in eyewitness identification studies.   Psychological Bulletin, 118,   315-327.   Steblay, N. M. ... / more

The Time Paradox: the new psychology of time that will change your life.

... on to identify more such paradoxes and explain them from a psychological point of view. Philip Zimbardo, one of the most known social ... in greater detail by comparing their benefits and costs. The book is accompanied by a website ( www.thetimeparadox.com ) ... / more

Culture and Health Psychology: Insights from a Socio-Cultural Perspective

... forces in the shaping of health (and illness) and related psychological experiences ( Engel , 1977). In 1948, the World Health ... are more convinced when messages are framed in terms of the costs of failing to floss one’s teeth ( Sherman et al. , 2006). Recent ... / more

Complementing Individualism with The Social Identity Approach

... unlike us (e.g.,  Tajfel & Turner, 1979 ). Yet, many psychological theories that explain human functioning and behavior do not seem ... ). Thus, only if individual benefits outweigh individual costs does collective action ensue. The more modern idea, captured in a recent ... / more

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

... of birth control significantly reduces the potential costs of short-term mating for women, costs remain higher than for men. To ... of adaptations for different mating strategies for human psychological processing? A compelling example shows how far two seemingly ... / more

From Heavens to Hells to Heroes

... emotional breakdowns in response to the extreme stress and psychological torments sadistically invented by their guards. The situational ... have already considered and to some degree transcended the costs of their heroic action. Seeing one’s self as capable of the resolve ... / more

Fairness Judgments: Genuine Morality or Disguised Egocentrism?

... the situation are more strongly determined by uncontrollable psychological processes than when only others are involved in the dilemma. ... Caruso, E. M., Epley, N., & Bazerman, M. H. (2006). The costs and benefits of undoing egocentric responsibility assessments in ... / more