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

... attention on differences between groups, which may also have costs. We may be more trusting and cooperative in laboratory social dilemmas ... it. Ethical Considerations As we have shown, psychological processes can be harnessed to influence behaviour. However, ... / more

Fake Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Costs Real Money

... a psychiatric clinic and claim that you suffer from severe psychological consequences of trauma exposure, do you think they would know ... shock” and “battle fatigue” were used to describe psychological problems related specifically to combat exposure during World War ... / more

White lies and black lies: What they have in common and how they differ

... is more beneficial. Surprisingly however, this is not what psychological research finds. People seem to cheat equally often when both high ... depend on materialistic gains, but also on psychological costs that deception inflicts on the deceiver. On the one hand, ... / more

Risk assessment tools and criminal reoffending: Does bias determine who is “high risk”?

... . Case study: At the time Thomas was convicted, many psychological professionals believed that people who committed arson were very ... by Thomas’s case, can lead to significant unnecessary costs in terms of money and years of life lost. The current objectivity and ... / more

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

... America - One wealth quintile at a time. Perspectives on psychological science. 2011; 6(1): p. 9-12. Franks A, Scherr K. Economic ... K. The enemy between us: The psychological and social costs of inequality. European Journal of Social Psychology. 2017; 47(1): p. ... / more

Going the Extra Mile at Work: Helpful or Harmful?

... that go beyond the formal requirements of the job. Can psychological research help organizations find a balance between the benefits ... productivity, efficiency, customer satisfaction, reduced costs, and unit-level turnover [ iii ] .  While research has ... / more

Sex differences in the perception of sexual arousal

... to sexual stimuli than women (e.g., [14]). The evolutionary costs of rejected advances for men is significantly lower than of a missed ... stronger to sexual stimuli due to the evolutionary low “costs”. Women, in contrast, react to sexual stimuli with lubrication, to ... sex difference in the specificity of sexual arousal . Psychological Science, 15(11), 736–744. Doi: ... / more

What career should I choose? How self-stereotyping can influence career decisions

... on gender development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13 (2), 67-70. doi: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.00276.x ... B. (2012). Feminine charm: An experimental analysis of its costs and benefits in negotiations. Personality and Social Psychology ... / more

The Sex Tips You Won’t See In Magazines: Science-backed ways to stay sexually satisfied in long-term relationships

... on several pieces of evidence that converge with broader psychological theories. And—spoiler alert—we will not be re-iterating the ... EA, Muise A, Harasymchuk C. Giving in the bedroom: The costs and benefits of responding to a partner’s sexual needs in daily life. J ... / more

“White and Educated?” Toward a (More) Diverse Climate Movement

... White people. In this article, we explore potential (social) psychological explanations for the lack of (perceived) diversity in climate ... not only distributive justice (e.g., ensuring that the costs of climate mitigation efforts are fairly distributed between and within ... / more