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- August 10, 2015
- 07:02 AM
- 112 views
Simple Jury Persuasion: Do you follow your head or your heart?
by Rita Handrich in The Jury Room
And….do you think I can now guess your opinion on abortion? And brain death? It’s like a dream-state voir dire question. Today’s researchers used 8 different studies to explore the relationship between participants identifying with either the head or the heart and the participants’ positions on various hot-button issues. It’s a question that has been […]
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Adam, H, Obodaru, O, & Galinsky, AD. (2015) Who you are is where you are: Antecedents and con sequencing of locating the self in the brain or the heart. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 74-83. info:/
- July 8, 2015
- 08:30 AM
- 163 views
Six Ways to Entertain Your Dog Indoors
by CAPB in Companion Animal Psychology Blog
When walks are limited, these ideas will help you tire out your dog.Lately my dogs have been getting fewer walks due to unusually hot weather and smoke from forest fires. You can beat the heat by walking in the early morning or late evening, and sometimes there is better air quality just down the road. But there are times when there’s no choice but to limit walks. Then what do you do? These ideas will help you to entertain your dog. Feed Your Dog CreativelyYour dog’s food does not have to ar........ Read more »
Farrell, J., Hope, A., Hulstein, R., & Spaulding, S. (2015) Dog-Sport Competitors: What Motivates People to Participate with Their Dogs in Sporting Events?. Anthrozoos: A Multidisciplinary Journal of The Interactions of People , 28(1), 61-71. DOI: 10.2752/089279315X1412935072201
McGowan, R., Rehn, T., Norling, Y., & Keeling, L. (2013) Positive affect and learning: exploring the “Eureka Effect” in dogs. Animal Cognition, 17(3), 577-587. DOI: 10.1007/s10071-013-0688-x
Rooney, N., & Bradshaw, J. (2002) An experimental study of the effects of play upon the dog–human relationship. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 75(2), 161-176. DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00192-7
- June 28, 2015
- 03:33 AM
- 184 views
What personality features do heroes and psychopaths have in common?
by Scott McGreal in Eye on Psych
The search for a positive face of psychopathy prompted a study examining whether psychopaths and heroes share certain personality traits. Both psychopathy and heroism were correlated with a history of antisocial behavior, but the reasons for this remain unclear. Heroes might have more mature personalities than psychopaths, in spite of what features they may have in common. ... Read more »
Smith, S., Lilienfeld, S., Coffey, K., & Dabbs, J. (2013) Are psychopaths and heroes twigs off the same branch? Evidence from college, community, and presidential samples. Journal of Research in Personality, 47(5), 634-646. DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2013.05.006
- May 28, 2015
- 05:01 PM
- 243 views
Why does humanity get smarter and smarter?
by Richard Kunert in Brain's Idea
Intelligence tests have to be adjusted all the time because people score higher and higher. If the average human of today went 105 years back in time, s/he would score 130, be considered as gifted, and join clubs for highly intelligent people. How can that be? The IQ growth The picture above shows the development […]... Read more »
Pietschnig J, & Voracek M. (2015) One Century of Global IQ Gains: A Formal Meta-Analysis of the Flynn Effect (1909-2013). Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, 10(3), 282-306. PMID: 25987509
- March 9, 2015
- 08:58 AM
- 543 views
“She’s strong for a girl”: The Negative Impact of Stereotypes About Women
by Jalees Rehman in The Next Regeneration
We have all heard the stereotypes: women can’t drive, they don’t understand computers, and how many blondes does it take to screw in a light bulb? But those are all in good fun, right? But what if gender stereotypes actually bring about the observed differences between men and women that supposedly underline these stereotypes? A recent study by the psychologist Marina Pavlova at the University of Tübingen tested this idea.... Read more »
Pavlova, M., Weber, S., Simoes, E., & Sokolov, A. (2014) Gender Stereotype Susceptibility. PLoS ONE, 9(12). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114802
- February 12, 2015
- 01:38 PM
- 391 views
Will You Be My Valentine?: Making All the Right Moves
by Melissa Chernick in Science Storiented
My Valentine’s Day themed posts have been both popular and fun to write. In last year’s Getting a Date for Valentine’s Day series, you learned that you should wear something red, gaze without being creepy, tell a good joke before walking up to your potential date who is preferably standing next to some flowers, and then open with a unique request to segue into asking them out. But that isn't the end of the story. Oh no, there are many more things that you can do to attract that special so........ Read more »
Hugill, N., Fink, B., Neave, N., & Seydel, H. (2009) Men’s physical strength is associated with women’s perceptions of their dancing ability. Personality and Individual Differences, 47(5), 527-530. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.04.009
Brown, W., Cronk, L., Grochow, K., Jacobson, A., Liu, C., Popović, Z., & Trivers, R. (2005) Dance reveals symmetry especially in young men. Nature, 438(7071), 1148-1150. DOI: 10.1038/nature04344
Neave, N., McCarty, K., Freynik, J., Caplan, N., Honekopp, J., & Fink, B. (2010) Male dance moves that catch a woman's eye. Biology Letters, 7(2), 221-224. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0619
Kleinke, C., Meeker, F., & Staneski, R. (1986) Preference for opening lines: Comparing ratings by men and women. Sex Roles, 15(11-12), 585-600. DOI: 10.1007/BF00288216
Bale, C., Morrison, R., & Caryl, P. (2006) Chat-up lines as male sexual displays. Personality and Individual Differences, 40(4), 655-664. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.07.016
Cooper, M., O’Donnell, D., Caryl, P., Morrison, R., & Bale, C. (2007) Chat-up lines as male displays: Effects of content, sex, and personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 43(5), 1075-1085. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.03.001
- February 10, 2015
- 09:02 AM
- 475 views
Moral Time: Does Our Internal Clock Influence Moral Judgments?
by Jalees Rehman in Fragments of Truth
Does morality depend on the time of the day? The study "The Morning Morality Effect: The Influence of Time of Day on Unethical Behavior" published in October of 2013 by Maryam Kouchaki and Isaac Smith suggested that people are more honest in the mornings, and that their ability to resist the temptation of lying and cheating wears off as the day progresses. In a series of experiments, Kouchaki and Smith found that moral awareness and self-control in their study subjects decreased in the........ Read more »
Gunia, B., Barnes, C., & Sah, S. (2014) The Morality of Larks and Owls: Unethical Behavior Depends on Chronotype as Well as Time of Day. Psychological Science, 25(12), 2272-2274. DOI: 10.1177/0956797614541989
- January 26, 2015
- 09:54 PM
- 422 views
Why are American Atheists Disagreeable and Unconscientious?
There’s a popular model of personality that splits it into five components: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. And it’s well known that, while atheists tend to score high on openness, they tend to get low scores on conscientiousness and agreeableness. Back in 2010, Vincent Saroglou and colleagues assembled data from all the [Read More...]... Read more »
Gebauer, J., Bleidorn, W., Gosling, S., Rentfrow, P., Lamb, M., & Potter, J. (2014) Cross-cultural variations in Big Five relationships with religiosity: A sociocultural motives perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 107(6), 1064-1091. DOI: 10.1037/a0037683
- January 19, 2015
- 12:25 AM
- 324 views
Magic Mushroom Users who get High without Drugs
by Scott McGreal in Eye on Psych
A study comparing peak experiences - what a person considers their most wonderful life experience - in psilocybin users with non-users, found that some users said their most intense peak experience had occurred when they were not under the influence of drugs, even though it involved a profound alteration of consciousness similar to that produced by psilocybin. One possible implication of this study is that psilocybin could have lasting effects on a person’s ability to enter altered states of c........ Read more »
Cummins C, & Lyke J. (2013) Peak experiences of psilocybin users and non-users. Journal of psychoactive drugs, 45(2), 189-94. PMID: 23909006
- January 8, 2015
- 09:21 PM
- 326 views
Temperament in Eating Disorders
by Tetyana in Science of Eating Disorders
Much research has been done on personality traits associated with eating disorders, and, as I’ve blogged about here and here, on personality subtypes among patients with EDs. For example, researchers have found that individuals with AN tend to have higher levels of neuroticism and perfectionism than healthy controls (Bulik et al., 2006; Strober, 1981). Moreover, some traits, such as anxiety, have been associated with a lower likelihood of recovery, whereas others, such as impulsivity, with........ Read more »
Atiye M, Miettunen J, & Raevuori-Helkamaa A. (2014) A Meta-Analysis of Temperament in Eating Disorders. European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association. PMID: 25546554
- January 5, 2015
- 03:02 PM
- 558 views
Typical Dreams: A Comparison of Dreams Across Cultures
by Jalees Rehman in The Next Regeneration
Have you ever wondered how the content of your dreams differs from that of your friends? How about the dreams of people raised in different countries and cultures? It is not always easy to compare dreams of distinct individuals because the content of dreams depends on our personal experiences. This is why dream researchers have developed standardized dream questionnaires in which common thematic elements are grouped together. These questionnaires can be translated into various languages and used........ Read more »
Yu, C. (2008) Typical dreams experienced by Chinese people. Dreaming, 18(1), 1-10. DOI: 10.1037/1053-0797.18.1.1
Nielsen, T., Zadra, A., Simard, V., Saucier, S., Stenstrom, P., Smith, C., & Kuiken, D. (2003) The Typical Dreams of Canadian University Students. Dreaming, 13(4), 211-235. DOI: 10.1023/B:DREM.0000003144.40929.0b
Schredl M, Ciric P, Götz S, & Wittmann L. (2004) Typical dreams: stability and gender differences. The Journal of psychology, 138(6), 485-94. PMID: 15612605
- November 5, 2014
- 08:30 AM
- 604 views
How Many Dogs is Enough for Canine Science?
by CAPB in Companion Animal Psychology Blog
And does it matter which dogs they are?Photo: Julia Remezova / ShuterstockThe number of dogs that take part in each research study is variable. Often, the sample size is small, because of the difficulty of recruiting dogs and their owners. And while scientists know how many are needed for statistical analysis, there are other things to take into account too.For example, breed may or may not be relevant. If only ten dogs take part in a study and they are all Australian Shepherds, the result........ Read more »
Berns, G., Brooks, A., & Spivak, M. (2014) Scent of the familiar: An fMRI study of canine brain responses to familiar and unfamiliar human and dog odors. Behavioural Processes. DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2014.02.011
Berns, G., Brooks, A., & Spivak, M. (2012) Functional MRI in Awake Unrestrained Dogs. SSRN Electronic Journal. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2047085
Lofgren, S., Wiener, P., Blott, S., Sanchez-Molano, E., Woolliams, J., Clements, D., & Haskell, M. (2014) Management and personality in Labrador Retriever dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 44-53. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2014.04.006
McGowan, R., Rehn, T., Norling, Y., & Keeling, L. (2013) Positive affect and learning: exploring the “Eureka Effect” in dogs. Animal Cognition, 17(3), 577-587. DOI: 10.1007/s10071-013-0688-x
Ottenheimer Carrier, L., Cyr, A., Anderson, R., & Walsh, C. (2013) Exploring the dog park: Relationships between social behaviours, personality and cortisol in companion dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 146(1-4), 96-106. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2013.04.002
Rooney NJ, Morant S, & Guest C. (2013) Investigation into the value of trained glycaemia alert dogs to clients with type I diabetes. PloS one, 8(8). PMID: 23950905
Savvides, N. (2013) Living with dogs: Alternative animal practices in Bangkok, Thailand. Animal Studies Journal, 2(2), 28-50. info:/
Westgarth, C., Christley, R., & Christian, H. (2014) How might we increase physical activity through dog walking?: A comprehensive review of dog walking correlates. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11(1), 83. DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-83
Westgarth, C., Christley, R., Pinchbeck, G., Gaskell, R., Dawson, S., & Bradshaw, J. (2010) Dog behaviour on walks and the effect of use of the leash. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 125(1-2), 38-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.03.007
- November 5, 2014
- 08:00 AM
- 460 views
Doing More With Less
by Mark Lasbury in As Many Exceptions As Rules
Animal-like protists are similar to animal cells, but they do many things in their single cell that we have a hard time competing with. New research shows that they may be useful in medicine, as well as lethal in some cases. N. fowleri is a brain eating amoeba, but calcium tests of foraminifera may be helpful in bone grafts and repairing skull fractures.... Read more »
Jack, R., Garrod, O., & Schyns, P. (2014) Dynamic Facial Expressions of Emotion Transmit an Evolving Hierarchy of Signals over Time. Current Biology, 24(2), 187-192. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.11.064
Dhawan S, Jain D, & Mehta VS. (2013) Balantidium coli: an unrecognized cause of vertebral osteomyelitis and myelopathy. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 18(3), 310-3. PMID: 23259539
Chou J, Hao J, Kuroda S, Ben-Nissan B, Milthopre B, & Otsuka M. (2014) Bone regeneration of calvarial defect using marine calcareous-derived beta-tricalcium phosphate macrospheres. Journal of tissue engineering, 2147483647. PMID: 24808939
Yuasa T, & Takahashi O. (2014) Ultrastructural morphology of the reproductive swarmers of Sphaerozoum punctatum (Huxley) from the East China Sea. European journal of protistology, 50(2), 194-204. PMID: 24447698
Sifuentes LY, Choate BL, Gerba CP, & Bright KR. (2014) The occurrence of Naegleria fowleri in recreational waters in Arizona. Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances , 49(11), 1322-30. PMID: 24967566
Mah JL, Christensen-Dalsgaard KK, & Leys SP. (2014) Choanoflagellate and choanocyte collar-flagellar systems and the assumption of homology. Evolution , 16(1), 25-37. PMID: 24393465
- November 3, 2014
- 02:53 AM
- 377 views
Cannabis Use and Psychosis: The Still Difficult Question of Causality
by Scott McGreal in Eye on Psych
Adolescent cannabis use has been linked to risk of psychosis in a number of studies. However, the question of whether cannabis use actually causes some people to become psychotic is a difficult one to answer and the evidence remains inconclusive. Furthermore, long-term studies on cannabis use have generally not considered that personality characteristics that have been linked to mental illness might also prompt a person’s decision to use drugs such as cannabis.... Read more »
McLaren JA, Silins E, Hutchinson D, Mattick RP, & Hall W. (2010) Assessing evidence for a causal link between cannabis and psychosis: a review of cohort studies. The International journal on drug policy, 21(1), 10-9. PMID: 19783132
- October 22, 2014
- 11:21 AM
- 789 views
Are All Labrador Retrievers the Same?
by CAPB in Companion Animal Psychology Blog
Or do show dogs and field dogs vary in temperament?Photo: c.byatt-norman / ShutterstockIt’s often said there are personality differences between Labrador Retrievers bred to show (conformation dogs) and those bred to work (field dogs). And chocolate labs have a reputation for being different than black and yellow labs. Is it true? New research by Sarah Lofgren et al (Royal (Dick) Veterinary School, University of Edinburgh) investigates.Although many Labrador Retrievers are family pets, some&nbs........; Read more »
Lofgren, S., Wiener, P., Blott, S., Sanchez-Molano, E., Woolliams, J., Clements, D., & Haskell, M. (2014) Management and personality in Labrador Retriever dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 44-53. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2014.04.006
- October 20, 2014
- 04:21 PM
- 654 views
Moral Time: Does Our Internal Clock Influence Moral Judgments?
by Jalees Rehman in The Next Regeneration
Does morality depend on the time of the day? The study "The Morning Morality Effect: The Influence of Time of Day on Unethical Behavior" published in October of 2013 by Maryam Kouchaki and Isaac Smith suggested that people are more honest in the mornings, and that their ability to resist the temptation of lying and cheating wears off as the day progresses. In a series of experiments, Kouchaki and Smith found that moral awareness and self-control in their study subjects decreased in the........ Read more »
Gunia BC, Barnes CM, & Sah S. (2014) The Morality of Larks and Owls: Unethical Behavior Depends on Chronotype as Well as Time of Day. Psychological science. PMID: 25287664
- October 20, 2014
- 11:59 AM
- 478 views
Does Literary Fiction Challenge Racial Stereotypes?
by Jalees Rehman in Fragments of Truth
Reading literary fiction can be highly pleasurable, but does it also make you a better person? Conventional wisdom and intuition lead us to believe that reading can indeed improve us. However, as the philosopher Emrys Westacott has recently pointed out in his essay for 3Quarksdaily, we may overestimate the capacity of literary fiction to foster moral improvement. A slew of scientific studies have taken on the task of studying the impact of literary fiction on our emotions and thoughts. Some of t........ Read more »
Johnson, D., Huffman, B., & Jasper, D. (2014) Changing Race Boundary Perception by Reading Narrative Fiction. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 36(1), 83-90. DOI: 10.1080/01973533.2013.856791
- October 13, 2014
- 07:59 AM
- 544 views
The Psychology of Procrastination: How We Create Categories of the Future
by Jalees Rehman in The Next Regeneration
A fully rational approach to task completion would involve creating a priority list of tasks based on a composite score of task importance and the remaining time until the deadline. The most important task with the most proximate deadline would have to be tackled first, and the lowest priority task with the furthest deadline last. This sounds great in theory, but it is quite difficult to implement. A substantial amount of research has been conducted to understand how our moods, distractability a........ Read more »
Tu, Y., & Soman, D. (2014) The Categorization of Time and Its Impact on Task Initiation. Journal of Consumer Research, 41(3), 810-822. DOI: 10.1086/677840
- September 21, 2014
- 10:43 PM
- 513 views
The Short Story of Self-Control for Lawyers
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Juries hear the phrase “Excuse me, objection your Honor . . . .”, or some other form, often not as polite, frequently during trials. Due to TV and the movies, American jurors probably expect to hear the courtroom gladiator scream “I object . . . . !” Alternatively, some lawyers ponder the dynamic flow [...]
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Inzlicht, M., Legault, L., & Teper, R. (2014) Exploring the Mechanisms of Self-Control Improvement. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(4), 302-307. DOI: 10.1177/0963721414534256
- September 15, 2014
- 01:00 AM
- 451 views
Emotional Intelligence Memo to Management: EI as a Buffer of [Lawyer] Stress in the Developmental Job Experience
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Emotional intelligence, according to recent leading edge research, can buffer negative emotional experiences associated with on-the-job learning assignments used by 0rganizations to enhance their stock of human capital. For an organization to get ahead of the competition, its members perform at higher levels. This means that the workers who take their skillset to the [...]
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Dong, Y., Seo, M., & Bartol, K. (2013) No Pain, No Gain: An Affect-Based Model of Developmental Job Experience and the Buffering Effects of Emotional Intelligence. Academy of Management Journal, 57(4), 1056-1077. DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0687
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