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Can vacations live up to their reputation?

... considered as most studies did not have any control group to ensure the effects. Furthermore, it is suggested that outcome ... work-related factors like job demands after vacation or social support provided by employers or organizations should also be taken ... / more

Fair Enough? The Inequality Paradox, Inequality Awareness, and System Justification

... In a time where conservative ideologies are on the rise, and social disparities are growing, economic inequality is increasing dramatically ... endorse policies aligned with the interests of their own group, so that while bodily strength increases support for redistribution in ... / more

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

... the performance evaluation of “quota women“, as well as group work in quota-based created teams. What are the positive ... and men’s inclination to apply. European Journal of Social Psychology, 46, 891–902. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2200 ... / more

Just a compliment? Why positive gender stereotypes can be more harmful than they seem

... their gender and contribute to maintaining the unequal social status of men and women [iv] . The latter criterion in particular is ... cannot be upheld by the suppression of the disadvantaged group alone. A more effective way to maintain the hierarchy, while ... / more

What career should I choose? How self-stereotyping can influence career decisions

... a few decades ago, men and women still fulfill different social roles: Women typically work part-time more frequently and take over more ... typical characteristics of their respective gender group into their self-view.  How can self-stereotyping influence career ... / more

Can We Believe in Our Own Lies?

... ; [38] ; [39] ). Moreover, in some studies a third group of participants is included as a delay test-only condition (i.e., ... are provided with true and false questions about it. One group is asked to honestly answer what they remember, while a second group has ... An improved scoring algorithm. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 197–216. ... / more

How The Good Place illustrates an unorthodox theory in moral psychology

... motorcyclist to prevent the motorcycle from running over a group of children versus throwing a backpack at the motorcycle, causing it to ... is it wrong to eat your dog?. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 65 (4), 613-628. [7] Haidt, J. (2001). The ... / more

How to bring the gezelligheid this pandemic winter into your home

... countered by distributing it across kin, a phenomenon called social thermoregulation. Take penguins, for instance. When dealing with the ... social groups they participated in (e.g., a volunteer group, a group at work, a sports team, a family group) the better protected ... / more

A Primer on Porn and Relationships

... that it harms romantic relationships. For example, notable social psychologist, Phillip Zimbardo, has claimed that porn “is creating a ... commitment to their partners, compared to a control group who were instructed to abstain from their favourite food (21). Another ... / more

From Derogation to Reclamation: How Does Language Change?

... are offensive words that can be reclaimed by a stigmatized group; however, the process of reclaiming can carry risks.   ... protests took place around the world, reminding us about social inequalities and racism. Through these protests, we became particularly ... / more