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Grasping the grounded nature of mental simulation

... have been corroborated by more exact measurements: neuroscience . Neuroscientific evidence of mental simulation   ... The Effect of Imagining. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 4(2), 293-30. Barsalou, L. W. (2008). Grounded ... hand on target evaluations. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48(2), 525-529. Simmons, W. K., Martin, A., & Barsalou, ... / more

Why Are We Still Spanking Our Kids?

... to take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social, and educational measures against corporal and mental violence (Becker, ... perception”. Harris and Fiske (2011) found social neuroscience evidence that the portions of the brain associated with taking ... / more

Blame. What is it good for?

... I argue that while the former answer is dominant in social psychology, it predicts a dysfunctional system of blame that explains ... In this post, I suggest that blame should be defined as a social act rather than a private judgment.  Thinking nasty thoughts about ... inference for moral judgment. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience , 21 , 1396–1405.  ... / more

Look at me! (Or don’t): Of society and showing off on Facebook

... in the US and Japan, I suggest it’s the power of the social context that may determine who struts their stuff, and why. The ... (Eds.), Relationship science: integrating evolutionary, neuroscience , and sociocultural approaches (pp. 137–152). Washington, ... / more

How stress influences our morality

... standardized psychological stressor called Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), involving public speaking and difficult arithmetic ... In W. Sinnott-Armstrong (Ed.). Moral psychology. The neuroscience of morality emotion disease and development (Vol. 3). Cambridge, ... / more

On kissing in elevators and flirting in the office: A cross-cultural perspective on normative behavior.

... and cross the street, you just broke what is called a social norm . Social norms help us to effectively respond to social ... Emerging research in the field of cultural neuroscience suggests that there might even be a genetic component to the ... / more

To affinity and beyond! How our preference to be among similar people interacts with our social ecology

... this to be true intuitively, it has also been verified by social and psychological science. The tendency for people to prefer similarity ... (Eds.), Relationship Science: Integrating Evolutionary, Neuroscience , and Sociocultural Approaches (pp. 137–151). Washington,  ... / more

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

... personal strategy for relational success is only valid under social contexts common in your country. In particular, your typical strategy ... (Eds.), Relationship science: integrating evolutionary, neuroscience , and sociocultural approaches (pp. 137–152). Washington, D.C.: ... / more

Why do we so often ignore the influence of situations on behavior?

... The rest of us, as onlookers, are left with a difficult social puzzle to solve. Why did the man give back the money? A few ... this has remained elusive. New research in social neuroscience suggests that our propensity to look to the person and not the ... / more

Adverse Childhood Experiences and its lifelong consequences

... these neurological changes can result in emotional, social, or cognitive impairments. This may affect the child’s learning ... childhood. European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience , 256 , 174-186. Bremner, JD. (2003). Long-term effects of ... / more