Social Science posts
- June 18, 2013
- 01:01 AM
- 34 views
The Hazards of Debating Race and Inequality
by Eric Horowitz in peer-reviewed by my neurons
Imagine there is a certain advantaged group of people that supports a policy that harms a disadvantaged group, and you believe there are hints of racial or ethnic bias underlying their position. Even if the advantaged group doesn’t literally believe that the disadvantaged group is less deserving, it’s impossible to view their insensitivity to the [...]... Read more »
Saguy, T., Chernyak-Hai, L., Andrighetto, L., & Bryson, J. (2013) When the powerful feels wronged: The legitimization effects of advantaged group members' sense of being accused for harboring racial or ethnic biases. European Journal of Social Psychology. DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1948
Rasinski, H., Geers, A., & Czopp, A. (2013) "I Guess What He Said Wasn't That Bad": Dissonance in Nonconfronting Targets of Prejudice. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. DOI: 10.1177/0146167213484769
- June 17, 2013
- 03:05 AM
- 31 views
The diversity of the Other
by Ingrid Piller in Language on the Move
Diversity is today widely seen as a social good and is actively promoted in ‘diversity policies’ such as those of Australia, the EU or the UK. Additionally, many institutions have their own policies devoted to managing diversity. These usually extol … Continue reading →... Read more »
Anthias, F. (2013) Moving beyond the Janus face of integratio and diversity discourses: towards an intersectional framing. The Sociological Review, 61(2), 323-343. DOI: 10.1111/1467-954X.12001
- June 16, 2013
- 12:15 PM
- 47 views
People Think Secret Information Is Better Information
by Eric Horowitz in peer-reviewed by my neurons
The recent disclosures about the extent of the NSA’s domestic spying program add to a long history of incidents in which the American public has gained access to information that was once secret. And that’s great. People should have information about what their government is doing. But it’s worth considering whether people are able to [...]... Read more »
Travers, M., Van Boven, L., & Judd, C. (2013) The Secrecy Heuristic: Inferring Quality from Secrecy in Foreign Policy Contexts. Political Psychology. DOI: 10.1111/pops.12042
- June 15, 2013
- 02:30 PM
- 52 views
Cliodynamics: A Future for History?
by Forrest Barnum in Evolutionary Games Group
What is history? And what, if any, are its practical uses? These are the questions I’ve been pondering since being introduced to Cliodynamics – which claims to make history into “an analytical, predictive science.” To that end, I wish to address two questions: is it possible to make history into “an analytical, predictive science?” And is […]... Read more »
Turchin Peter. (2008) Arise 'cliodynamics'. Nature, 454(7200), 34-35. DOI: 10.1038/454034a
- June 15, 2013
- 08:00 AM
- 45 views
Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2013
by Andreas Wieland in Supply Chain Management Research
Every year, Emerald invites journal editors “to nominate what they believe has been that title’s Outstanding Paper and up to three Highly Commended Papers from the previous year”. These papers have now been announced as part of the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2013. Papers by da Mota Pedrosa et al. on case study […]... Read more »
Pedrosa, A., Näslund, D., & Jasmand, C. (2012) Logistics case study based research: towards higher quality. International Journal of Physical Distribution , 42(3), 275-295. DOI: 10.1108/09600031211225963
- June 14, 2013
- 11:08 AM
- 86 views
Getting Science Right: Social Psychology Credibility
by Andrew Porterfield in United Academics
s social psychology in a crisis? Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman sparked an online (and laboratory) dustup last fall when he accused certain social psychologists of undermining the credibility of their field. At issue is whether certain experiments can be replicated. Kahneman says they should be. Other scientists have reported that certain popular results can’t. And that’s a problem.... Read more »
Elms, A. (1975) The crisis of confidence in social psychology. American Psychologist, 30(10), 967-976. DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.30.10.967
Shanks DR, Newell BR, Lee EH, Balakrishnan D, Ekelund L, Cenac Z, Kavvadia F, & Moore C. (2013) Priming intelligent behavior: an elusive phenomenon. PloS one, 8(4). PMID: 23637732
- June 14, 2013
- 10:23 AM
- 85 views
5 Unusual Ways to Reduce Crime
by Anouk Vleugels in United Academics
For the past 70 years or so, crime has mainly been explained through socio-economic factors such as housing or level of education. Currently the focus has shifted more to neuroscience and biology – and the idea that a chemical imbalance might also cause someone to be more violent or prone to criminal behavior.... Read more »
Keizer, K., Lindenberg, S., & Steg, L. (2008) The Spreading of Disorder. Science, 322(5908), 1681-1685. DOI: 10.1126/science.1161405
- June 13, 2013
- 03:59 PM
- 73 views
Putting the Social back... and forth
by Aurametrix team in Health Technologies
In the year 2006 'google' was officially declared a verb in Oxford Dictionary and Merriam Webster. But startups have not given up on building search engines. That same year Facebook opened its doors to users over the age of 13, preparing for exponential growth spurt. The list of startups working on yet another social network and lining up to present their sites at Silicon Valley New Tech Meetup kept growing too. And so were the crowds attending the meetups - as everybody wanted to see the next ........ Read more »
Cantor M, & Whitehead H. (2013) The interplay between social networks and culture: theoretically and among whales and dolphins. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 368(1618), 20120340. PMID: 23569288
- June 12, 2013
- 08:36 AM
- 44 views
Gun-Use Research Gets Long-Overdue Boost
by Kate Blanchfield in United Academics
Too many days in the United States, a young man enters a public space, heavily armed. Shots are fired. Sometimes the killer takes his own life. Over the next few days, television news, newspapers and websites carry a photograph of the alleged gunman (they’re usually male), with a disturbing expression on his face and an accompanying that discusses his possible mental instability.... Read more »
Kiilakoski T, & Oksanen A. (2011) Cultural and peer influences on homicidal violence: a Finnish perspective. New directions for youth development, 2011(129), 31-42. PMID: 21491571
Bondü R, Cornell DG, & Scheithauer H. (2011) Student homicidal violence in schools: an international problem. New directions for youth development, 2011(129), 13-30. PMID: 21491570
- June 12, 2013
- 08:36 AM
- 28 views
Gun-Use Research Gets Long-Overdue Boost
by Kate Blanchfield in United Academics
Too many days in the United States, a young man enters a public space, heavily armed. Shots are fired. Sometimes the killer takes his own life. Over the next few days, television news, newspapers and websites carry a photograph of the alleged gunman (they’re usually male), with a disturbing expression on his face and an accompanying that discusses his possible mental instability.... Read more »
Kiilakoski T, & Oksanen A. (2011) Cultural and peer influences on homicidal violence: a Finnish perspective. New directions for youth development, 2011(129), 31-42. PMID: 21491571
Bondü R, Cornell DG, & Scheithauer H. (2011) Student homicidal violence in schools: an international problem. New directions for youth development, 2011(129), 13-30. PMID: 21491570
- June 12, 2013
- 06:16 AM
- 47 views
Social Media Use Linked to Narcissism
by Anouk Vleugels in United Academics
According to a new study published by researchers at the University of Michigan, social media might just be the perfect way to express our narcissistic tendencies. “Among young adult college students, we found that those who scored higher in certain types of narcissism posted more often on Twitter,” said Panek, leading author. ”But among middle-aged adults from the general population, narcissists posted more frequent status updates on Facebook.”
For the first experimen........ Read more »
Panek, E., Nardis, Y., & Konrath, S. (2013) Mirror or Megaphone?: How relationships between narcissism and social networking site use differ on Facebook and Twitter. Computers in Human Behavior, 29(5), 2004-2012. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.04.012
- June 11, 2013
- 06:45 PM
- 19 views
Alchemists Gone Bad: What You Should Know About Biological Warfare
by Rebecca Kreston in BODY HORRORS
Spears. Bows and arrows. Swords. Guns. Bombs. Drones. Microbes. The evolution of weapons and forms of warfare shadows our technological advancements, from the field of metallurgy to that of microbiology.... Read more »
Frischknecht, F. (2003) The history of biological warfare. EMBO Reports, 4(Supp1). DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.embor849
- June 11, 2013
- 08:37 AM
- 48 views
Mysterious Underwater Structure Discovered in Israel
by Anouk Vleugels in United Academics
Researchers stumbled upon the cone-shaped monument, that weighs about 60,000 ton, while executing geophysical research in the southern Sea of Galilee.
Expected is that the structure was built 6000 years ago. According to Prof. Shmulik Marco, who took part in the research, this is an impressive accomplishment since the stones had to be carried more than a mile – and be arranged according to a specific plan.... Read more »
Paz, Y., Moshe, R., Zvi, B., Shmuel, M., Tibor, G., & Nadel, D. (2013) A Submerged Monumental Structure in the Sea of Galilee, Israel. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 42(1), 189-193. DOI: 10.1111/1095-9270.12005
- June 10, 2013
- 03:57 AM
- 276 views
The SAT-ACT Score Map
by nooffensebut in The Unsilenced Science
Using multiple regression, I animate state college entrance exam scores controlled for state participation levels and test preference. Then, I review a study on “noncognitive predictors” of college outcomes, which might eventually replace the SAT and ACT.... Read more »
Schmitt N, Keeney J, Oswald FL, Pleskac TJ, Billington AQ, Sinha R, & Zorzie M. (2009) Prediction of 4-year college student performance using cognitive and noncognitive predictors and the impact on demographic status of admitted students. The Journal of applied psychology, 94(6), 1479-97. PMID: 19916657
- June 9, 2013
- 01:32 AM
- 67 views
The touching things about dogs
by Cobb & Hecht in Do You Believe In Dog?
Hi Julie,(source: The Blue Dog)WOW! May was a seriously jam-packed month for dogs! I'm just as amazed as you are that it's already June. I think I'm in denial, although June means lots of fun things happening, like the SPARCS conference, so maybe it's actually OK that it's here.I loved your last post. So much great information - thank you for sharing! You mentioned how you avoid touching dogs if they don't want to interact and that got me thinking about a sense I haven't written about yet. ........ Read more »
McGreevy Paul D., Righetti Joanne, & Thomson Peter C. (2005) The reinforcing value of physical contact and the effect on canine heart rate of grooming in different anatomical areas. Anthrozoos: A Multidisciplinary Journal of The Interactions of People , 18(3), 236-244. DOI: 10.2752/089279305785594045
Coppola Crista L., Grandin Temple, & Enns R. Mark. (2006) Human interaction and cortisol: Can human contact reduce stress for shelter dogs?. Physiology , 87(3), 537-541. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.12.001
Hennessy Michael B., Voith Victoria L., Hawke Jesse L., Young Travis L., Centrone Jason, McDowell Angela L., Linden Fran, & Davenport Gary M. (2002) Effects of a program of human interaction and alterations in diet composition on activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in dogs housed in a public animal shelter. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 221(1), 65-91. DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.221.65
Bergamasco Luciana, Osella Maria Cristina, Savarino Paolo, Larosa Giuseppe, Ozella Laura, Manassero Monica, Badino Paola, Odore Rosangela, Barbero Raffaella, & Re Giovanni. (2010) Heart rate variability and saliva cortisol assessment in shelter dog: Human–animal interaction effects. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 125(1-2), 56-68. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.03.002
O'Haire Marguerite. (2010) Companion animals and human health: Benefits, challenges, and the road ahead. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 5(5), 226-234. DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2010.02.002
- June 8, 2013
- 09:56 AM
- 50 views
Smarter Children Have More Gray Matter 60 Years Later
by Neuroskeptic in Neuroskeptic_Discover
Your IQ at the age of eleven predicts your brain anatomy sixty years later, according to a Canadian/Scottish team of neuroscientists: Childhood cognitive ability accounts for associations between cognitive ability and brain cortical thickness in old age. The authors of the new paper, Karama et al, made use of a unique long-term study of Scottish [...]... Read more »
Karama, S., Bastin, M., Murray, C., Royle, N., Penke, L., Muñoz Maniega, S., Gow, A., Corley, J., Valdés Hernández, M., Lewis, J.... (2013) Childhood cognitive ability accounts for associations between cognitive ability and brain cortical thickness in old age. Molecular Psychiatry. DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.64
- June 6, 2013
- 07:16 AM
- 57 views
Did genes shape my mother tongue?
by Richard Kunert in Brain's Idea
Intuitively, one is inclined to answer with a resounding ‘no’. Of course not, had I been adopted by Thai parents, I would speak Thai. But I was not. My parents and my mother tongue are German. Still, there is a growing opinion that genes do nonetheless play a role. Before looking at this opinion, it […]... Read more »
Baronchelli A, Chater N, Pastor-Satorras R, & Christiansen MH. (2012) The biological origin of linguistic diversity. PloS one, 7(10). PMID: 23118922
Pagel M, Atkinson QD, & Meade A. (2007) Frequency of word-use predicts rates of lexical evolution throughout Indo-European history. Nature, 449(7163), 717-20. PMID: 17928860
Dediu D. (2011) Are languages really independent from genes? If not, what would a genetic bias affecting language diversity look like?. Human biology, 83(2), 279-96. PMID: 21615290
- June 6, 2013
- 04:24 AM
- 64 views
More Money makes you Bad at Work: The Myth of Performance-Related Pay.
by Stuart Farrimond in Dr Stu's Science Blog
Motivated by money? I confess I am. Well ok, not always: there are plenty of things that will trump a stack of greenbacks. However, few of us would object to a kindly benefactor plopping a million quid into our current account. Even for the least materially-minded, it would be difficult to ignore such an offer: … Continue reading »... Read more »
ARIELY, D., GNEEZY, U., LOEWENSTEIN, G., & MAZAR, N. (2009) Large Stakes and Big Mistakes. Review of Economic Studies, 76(2), 451-469. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-937X.2009.00534.x
- June 4, 2013
- 06:00 PM
- 57 views
does meeting online mean a better marriage? sort of, but don’t get carried away…
by Greg Fish in weird things
There’s been a bit of a splash by a new study which says that meeting your spouse online could mean a longer, happier marriage, and confirms that far from being the last refuge of lonely shut-ins, online dating is now one of the top ways to meet your mate. Now, the numbers do bear this conclusion out. Out of a representative sample of 19,131 people [...]... Read more »
Cacioppo, J., Cacioppo, S., Gonzaga, G., Ogburn, E., & VanderWeele, T. (2013) Marital satisfaction and break-ups differ across on-line and off-line meeting venues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222447110
- June 4, 2013
- 08:20 AM
- 65 views
Here’s Why Incorrecly linking Race and Intelligence Is Worse Than You Think
by Eric Horowitz in peer-reviewed by my neurons
When the Heritage Foundation published its controversial anti-immigration policy paper last month people from all corners of the internet swiftly banded together to debunk the paper’s claims about Hispanics having lower intelligence. Zack Beauchamp had the definitive takedown of co-author Jason Richwine’s Harvard dissertation, which laid out many of the Heritage paper’s arguments in more detail, but [...]... Read more »
Johnson, I., & Fujita, K. (2012) Change We Can Believe In: Using Perceptions of Changeability to Promote System-Change Motives Over System-Justification Motives in Information Search. Psychological Science, 23(2), 133-140. DOI: 10.1177/0956797611423670
Laurin, K., Gaucher, D., & Kay, A. (2013) Stability and the justification of social inequality. European Journal of Social Psychology. DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1949
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