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Intergroup Contact Theory: Past, Present, and Future

... Most friends have equal status, work together to achieve shared goals, and friendship is usually absent from strict societal and ... & Tredoux, C. (2005). Beyond the optimal contact strategy: A reality check for the contact hypothesis . American Psychologist, 60, ... / more

That human touch that means so much: Exploring the tactile dimension of social life

... and their children, and among members of a group with a shared identity. When people engage in communal sharing , they implicitly ... of current research and future directions.  Virtual Reality 9, 149-159. Haans, A., & IJsselsteijn, W. A. (2009). The virtual ... / more

‘The Vision Thing’

... It has the capacity to unite people, to give them a sense of shared purpose and to make the impossible possible. Consequently, while it is ... that allows words and ideas to be translated into material reality? And why are followers sometimes prepared to ‘go the extra mile’ to ... / more

Why We Are Still Social

... called “macrobands” (the seasonal gathering of bands who shared a common language, cosmology and ancestors). Quite independently, ... response. The band affords a shared construction of reality—“common knowledge”—that also mediates interaction in macrodemes ... / more

Blame. What is it good for?

... and people invent explanations or alter their perceptions of reality to suit or strengthen their already-made judgment (See Knobe’s ... be fair (i.e., not too harsh), and blame must be based on shared social-cultural values (e.g., fairness, loyalty, do no harm).  ... / more

How to win (and lose) friendships across cultures: Why relational mobility matters

... already uncovered cultural differences in mindsets and shared beliefs that impact how people in different countries feel, think, and ... is a socio-ecological concept – an external social reality – which refers to “the degree to which a particular society or ... / more

Are conservatives really simple-minded?

... we know that we often will twist psychological reality to get it. Now, I’ve no direct evidence drawing a line from ... political groups are more complex than they actually are in reality – and that this effect is especially (and quite possibly only) in ... of matched-ideology preferences, such that those who shared coders’ ideologies were scored as more complex. As to the first ... / more

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

... 63 , 208-216. 18 Echterhoff, G. (2010). Shared reality : Antecedents, processes, and consequences. Social Cognition , ... / more

Doing ill for ‘the greater good’: Understanding what really went on in the Stanford Prison Experiment

... was told to behave this way, the message would have been shared among the Guards as the study progressed (noting that this was ... Zimbardo has responded by labelling our prison study ‘reality TV’ [ 26 ], as deplorable, shameful and fraudulent [ 27 , 28 ], ... / more

My Year of Rest and Relaxation, reviewed by Andrew Archer

... Western psychology and the concept of self. CHOOSING NON-REALITY The Buddha’s Eightfold Path is a set of ethical guideposts for ... and tradition. Products replaced social connection and shared meanings. Emptiness, isolation and loneliness were a perfect union for a ... / more