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House, M.D. and the science of psychogenic illness

... non-biological means, creating a mini-epidemic with purely psychological origins. Could something like this happen in real life? Does the ... expression because of the presence of a nearby predator, the threat will be communicated by others noticing and then reflexively imitated. ... / more

Intergroup Contact Theory: Past, Present, and Future

... Allport (1954) proposed one of the most important social psychological events of the 20th century, suggesting that contact between ... positive contact is associated with reduced physiological threat responses to outgroup members (Blascovich et al., 2001), and ... / more

Job insecurity climate: On shared perceptions of job insecurity

... 1999). An important point to be made here is that psychological research on job insecurity focuses on the subjective ... of insecurity, not the actual occurrence of an objective threat to the job or its content. For instance, downsizing can create ... organization decreases – even when there is no objective threat to their job. In fact, norms, discussions in the media or simply hearing ... / more

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 ... A second proposed antecedent of exclusion is the perceived threat posed by the other, such as incompatibility in the search for ... / more

When conversations flow

... give rise to a host of misunderstandings, which can pose a threat to social human needs. Social Needs Belonging The tendency ... attachments as a fundamental human motivation.   Psychological Bulletin, 117,   497–529. Bernieri, F. J. & ... / more

Honor in the Past: The Case of Mexico

... it was operationalized in the past. Unlike contemporary psychological studies that use live subjects’ responses to certain ... that they considered an illegitimate baby to be a very real threat to their family's reputation. The child’s presence could not be ... / more

Honor and Emotion

... and Dutch adults were asked to complete the honor scale, a psychological instrument that measures the extent to which an individual values ... feminine honor code (Rodriguez Mosquera et al., 2002a). The threat to masculine honor story read as follows: “‘You have a partner and ... / more

The Role of Honor and Culture in Group-Based Humiliation, Anger and Shame

... of humiliation may be elicited when there is an outside threat to the reputation of important in-groups. In addition to nations, other ... repeated humiliating acts generates trauma and high psychological distress . Victims of humiliation generally believe that the ... / more

Anger Management

... Anger is an emotional response to a real or imagined threat or provocation. Anger can range in intensity from mild irritation to ... responses to anger-related objects into approach.   Psychological Science, 21,   1406-1410. Averill, J. (1982). ... / more

Are You a “Real Man”? How Men Earn and Prove Manhood Status

... select which of several visual images best represented the psychological profile of an adult who could not have children (Vandello et al., ... task selected the punching activity. And a manhood threat did not only motivate men to choose a physically aggressive activity. In ... / more