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Smile! And I tell you where you’re from

... of members of our own cultural groups.  This in-group advantage in emotion recognition was discovered quite serendipitously ... / more

Foul-weather friends: Social psychology and school aggression

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

... identification, conflict vehemence, and reactions to the in-group’s moral violations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology ... / more

Does discrimination fit a prototype?

In this blog post, I discuss what information people use to decide whether a behavior constitutes discrimination. Similar to the way people organize categories and identify objects, I review research showing that people rely on prototypes when... / more

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

... of others. In this sense, people can rest assured that in-group members won’t take advantage of them. There is, however, less need ... / more

From the Editors: Commentary for Mobility Special Issue

Schug and Lu (this issue) present an overview of research on the similarity-attraction link, noting cultural differences in this phenomenon (e.g., in America & Japan).   They note that variables such as relational mobility and size of social... / more

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

... the group’s goal. This is where it's important for an in-group leader who is sensitive to diversity to guide the group back to ... threat during change: The moderating role of leader in-group representativeness. The Leadership Quarterly, 24(4), 595-607. doi: ... / more

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

Effectively managing shared natural resources is essential to protecting and improving our physical environment. This cannot be done without cooperation at international, national and local levels. Bringing together research on social dilemmas from... / more

Doing ill for ‘the greater good’: Understanding what really went on in the Stanford Prison Experiment

Just about every highschool and college psychology textbook offers extensive coverage of Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE). The meaning of the SPE seemed obvious — that when given roles with power, people naturally become brutal tyrants.... / more

When I Get That Boring Feeling: Sex as Escape from Boredom

... people might identify more strongly with their national in-group [8]. Likewise, bored people engage in more pro-social behaviours such ... / more