In-Mind search

Sleepy Politics: How Sleep Deprivation can Affect Political Decision Making

... cognitive functioning, decision making, communication, and coordination in groups can help to answer this question. There are several ... not only at the individual cognitive level, but at the social level, too. These social effects of sleep deprivation can alter ... / more

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

... national and local levels. Bringing together research on social dilemmas from the laboratory and the field gives us hope that we ... Dijk, E. (2012). A social-psychological perspective on tacit coordination: How it works, when it works (and when it does not). European ... / more

Improving the Disclosure of Information in an Investigative Interview: Rapport building and the Physical Environment

... three main components: mutual attention, positivity, and coordination. Mutual attention involves displaying interest and involvement to ... communication between the interviewee and the investigators. Social psychological research suggests that the environment can also help in ... / 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 consequences related to missing social support . In this context, a differentiation is made between formal and ... the Canadian government’s refugee policies emphasize coordination barriers between the government and service agencies as a central ... / more

What are the positive and negative side effects of gender quotas?

... receive a higher payment than the other participant. The coordination problem becomes evident: To receive an optimal and equal payment, ... and men’s inclination to apply. European Journal of Social Psychology, 46, 891–902. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2200 ... / more

Nuances of Sexual Consent: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

... process—one that can begin as early as interactions in social settings. To test this theory, I wrote a story about a consensual sexual ... with lowered inhibitions as well as impaired judgment, coordination, and focus [14]. There likely will never be a clear-cut answer to ... / more

The role of others' presence in sport performance under pressure

... This article presents the potential explanation of social inhibition or choking under pressure in competitive contexts due to the ... tends to reduce performance on tasks where accuracy and coordination are dominant [2, 3] . For example, put yourself in the ... / more

"We are on the same wavelength!" The creation of a shared reality and its relationship with uncertainty reduction and connection with others

... a sense of security in their beliefs, a phenomenon called social validation . Much of what we believe is shaped not only by our own ... are established, the dyad begins to build up shared coordination. One fascinating aspect of this stage is how close others tend to ... / more