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Is there an art center in our brain? That’s bananas!

... yet made sense of the painting. In the second step, it must group and categorize the elements, so that it can make sense from of what it ... could also be used to signal one’s position in the social hierarchy of the group to which one belongs. But it also had meaning in ... / more

That's cringe! – Wait a minute. What is cringe?

... talking about bad commercials [1] or young people discussing social media content [2]. So, what exactly is cringe? The Urban ... wrong behavior or when one disappoints the members of one's group. Here, the person evaluates themselves negatively based on their entire ... / more

Context matters: Why women are not worse negotiators than men

... stereotypes and their effects in negotiation. The social role theory of sex differences To discuss the impact of gender ... or redefining behaviors and traits associated with a group. This process involves transforming one’s own stereotypical ... / more

It’s just a joke, right? Empirical findings on the serious effects of sexist humor

... of maintaining and reinforcing existing power dynamics and social hierarchies, while lowering women's social status and jeopardizing their ... confirming a negative stereotype about their social group. This can lead to underperformance in tasks that are related to the ... / more

Climate Stress in Everyday Life: How Can We Support Children?

... natural disasters and dying ecosystems, or the increase in social conflicts and forced migration. Stronger societal disruptions are ... and adolescents are a particularly vulnerable population group during their physically and mentally sensitive developmental phases. They ... / more

Never fear, a moral expert is here

... such a thing as moral expertise? At the interface between social psychology and philosophy, this article deals with the question of ... put one person's life on the line if it means I can save a group of people? Can I put one human life above that of another? For a long ... / more

“Keeping the Olympic Flame Burning”: Protecting Athletes from Burnout in Sport

... caution as these studies have poor design (e.g., no control group and a limited number of participants). Thus, there is limited ... Burnout Among Adolescent Athletes: A Personal Failure or Social Problem? Sociology of Sport Journal, 9(3), 271‑285. ... / more

Essential Psychological Aspects of the Olympic Mind

... Van Yperen and N. P. Leander, “The Overpowering Effect of Social Comparison Information (TOESCI): On the misalignment between ... 10.1080/1750984X.2021.1901298. [13] I. D. Steiner, Group process and productivity, New York, NY, USA: Academic Press, 1972. ... / 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 ... in the same competition, but this time in the presence of a group of athletes you don't know in the audience. These strangers have a higher ... / more

Editorial: Mastering the Olympic Mind - The psychology behind peak sports performance

... issue focuses on different psychological (e.g., pressure), social (e.g., parental support), and contextual factors (e.g., home advantage) ... projects dedicated to this important goal.   Another group of articles dig deeper into psychophysiological interventions to make a ... / more