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Creativity is More Than a Trait: It’s a Relation

... approach is based on the interaction between three social systems: the individual, the  field  and the  domain  (see ... taking the phenomenon for what we make of it: a dynamical construct based on social stimulation and judgment processes. References ... / more

The Double Edged Passion

... with this application. These ideas have been updated as the construct of “Right Wing Authoritarianism,” about which the leading ... in 1975, witch hunts worldwide tend to follow closely after social turmoil. They peaked in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries when ... / more

Are Blonds Really Dumb?

... J. A., Chen, M., & Burrows, L. (1996). Automaticity of social behavior: Direct effects of trait construct and stereotype activation on action. Journal of Personality and ... / more

Evolution of Religion

... (or for that matter among the opponents!) of religion, the social sciences have often encountered great difficulties dealing with ... to how and why religion developed as a social psychological construct. The traits of religion: a framework A vital question when ... / more

Not Again! I’m Looking for a Job but I Don’t Know Why It Is Taking So Long!

... must identify, initiate, and follow up written and social exchanges for the purpose of obtaining new employment or reemployment. ... and use a variety of personal resources (e.g. time, effort, social resources) to obtain employment ( Kanfer, Wanberg, & Kantrowitz , ... related to psychological variables comprised by the broader construct of positive affectivity (e.g., extraversion , ... / more

Manipulating the body, measuring the body, and tinkering in the name of Psychology

... wave lengths. From these differences, our brain and mind construct the colours red, blue, green, and every other colour. These colours ... Bargh, J. A. (2010). Incidental haptic sensations influence social judgments and decisions. Science, 328, 1712–1715. Barsalou, L. ... / more

Is social psychology ready for the big science revolution?

... post, I will describe perhaps the greatest challenge facing social psychology (and other social sciences) in the coming decades: The curation and increased ... manipulations, each representing levels of a given construct. Other experimental areas in psychology, such as cognitive ... / more

A junior researcher's practical take on the why and how of open science.

If you are a social psychologist, it’s probably old news to you that the field is in ... it is also an incredibly exciting time to be a junior social psychology researcher.  There is something about discord that opens up ... have been lost. Researchers thus, intentionally or not, construct small (and sometimes large) barriers to the dissemination and ... / more

Selfie-Esteem: The Relationship Between Body Dissatisfaction and Social Media in Adolescent and Young Women

Social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook have become ingrained in ... of such platforms, it is an important question whether social media use has an impact on self-concept , self-esteem , ... specific areas to focus on, such as the need to clarify the construct being measured (i.e., whether the outcome is eating disorder ... / more

Refugees wel(l)come: The impact of social support on refugees’ well-being

... In particular, it addresses the question of how social support can positively affect refugees’ well-being and the ... there is still no generally accepted definition of this construct (4, 10). The reasons for this can be found in the multidimensionality ... / more