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Consensual non-monogamy: Table for more than two, please

... and what people consider “normal” (monogamy) in their social group may not be necessarily the best practice for everyone.  CNM ... that examines whether engagement in CNM is an orientation (identity) or a set of relationship behaviors and choices; thus, we encourage ... / more

Revisiting the past can make the present a better place: The psychological and social benefits of nostalgia

... this view lacked scientific support. In recent years, social psychologists have employed scientific methods to more systematically ... T. (2012). Nostalgia as a self resource. Self and Identity, 11, 273-284. Zhou, X, Sedikides, C., Wildschut, C., & Gao, D.-G. ... / more

Living in a safer world: Offering help when surrounded by others for the sake of reputation

... beliefs, the lack of help can be explained differently. The social and psychological forces at play during a bystander effect ... your willingness to offer help can increase when your group identity becomes salient (Levine & Crowther, 2008) and by the fact that you are ... / more

Foul-weather friends: Social psychology and school aggression

... peers in a helpful way? Although, as a discipline, social psychology has studied such bystander effects for decades, it has been ... not only is the number of friends important but also the identity of children’s friends. For example, Fox and Boulton (2006) found ... / more

Patriot Acts: Why the USA’s recent decrease in national glorification might be a good sign

... tend to be more prejudiced and ethnocentric, believe more in social dominance, and are more concerned with military threat and cultural ... 2008; Spry & Hornsey, 2007). According to Social Identity Theory , this is because glorification is characterized by feelings ... / more

Who gives a Tweet? Fandom, social identity, and why people take to Twitter

... perceive us, and the extent to which we express our social identities in order to bolster our self-esteem . This blog will ... specifically, will propose that Twitter serves an important identity function for group members. While the common conception ... / more

Always on the Move: How Residential Mobility Impacts Our Well-Being

... especially to the newcomers. Even more exciting, their social circles were so broad that John would likely meet various kinds of ... Finally, residential stability helps strengthen people’s identity as a member of their community (Oishi, Rothman, et al., 2007). Greater ... / more

Why gender neutral toy aisles might help children’s development stay on target

... them speed up their cognitive development. Gender Identity & Toy Selection: Why Labels Matter For those who may think ... & Liben, L.S. (2006). A developmental intergroup their of social stereotypes and prejudice , In R. V. Kail (Ed.), Advances in ... / more

Seeing and Believing: Common Courtroom Myths in Eyewitness Memory

... on a complex interplay of personal, situational, and social factors (e.g., the witness’ distance from the perpetrator, individual ... by providing non-witnesses (people who are ignorant to the identity of the perpetrator) with a description of the perpetrator and then ... / more

What is c Factor, and Where Can I Get It?

... well-studied dysfunctions such as " groupthink " and " social loafing ." Woolley and colleagues (2010) empirically determined there ... Platow, M. J., & van Knippenberg, D. (2001). A social identity analysis of leadership endorsement: The effects of leader ingroup ... / more