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Do the Math: Cognitive Load Attenuates Negative Feelings

... of cognitive flexibility, innovation, and problem solving . Psychological Inquiry, 13, 57–65. Kavanagh, D. J., Andrade, J., & ... A., & Bradley, B. P. (2000).  Selective attention to threat: A test of two cognitive models of anxiety . Cognition & Emotion, 14, ... / 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 ... those with a tendency to be more responsive to cues of threat or punishment are more convinced when messages are framed in terms of ... / more

Reconsidering Race in the Genetic Era

... , discrimination , in-group bias, stereotype threat , self-fulfilling prophecies, and a whole range of related issues. One ... remain a major social problem. Moreover, recent social psychological research indicates that these racist attitudes continue to find ... / more

Penetrating the Circle of Death: Why People are Dying (and Killing) Not to Die

... to the human propensity for violence. First, because psychological security from the fear of death depends on faith in one’s own ... initially try to convince themselves that death is a distant threat (e.g., "I am young and healthy", or "I am very careful to behave ... / 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 ... moral conviction , negative responses to moral threat should be reduced. This prediction was recently borne out in two ... / more

Are Stereotypes True?

... stereotypes reinforce stereotypical behavior by way of two psychological phenomena. The first phenomenon, which was briefly referred ... whether blonds are really dumb , is called  Stereotype Threat .  Stereotype threat  occurs when someone feels threatened by the ... / more

The Naked Power: Understanding Nonverbal Communications of Power

... and negative evaluation result in the perception of threat ( Aronoff, Barclay, & Stevenson , 1988;  Aronoff, Woike, & Hyman , ... vertical dimension of social relations: A meta-analysis.  Psychological Bulletin, 131, 898-924. Hofstede, G. (2001).  Culture's ... / more

The Double Edged Passion

... with silver cups. Psychologists call it the  realistic threat hypothesis . A quick glance at those sports leagues will show that the ... to eat together at that point. This illustrates another psychological finding, albeit one that has only come to be fully understood ... / more

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

... the security world, possibly as a result of a heightened threat of terrorism. One example of how this research has been put into ... being taught to scan passengers for involuntary physical and psychological reactions that, according to behavioural scientists, may indicate ... / more

Sense-making through science

... examples of societal and natural instability, crisis, and threat that might instill the view that we live in a ‘risk society’ (Beck, ... attributions of arousal , and belief in God. Psychological Science, 21, 216-218. Kay, A. C., Whitson, J. A., Gaucher, ... / more