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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on language and counting, pain as social glue, perinatal conditions and gender nonconformity, constellations across cultures, generations and personality, attachment and hearing, app usage and identity, and sexism identification.
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Traffic Stops and Race: Police Conduct May Bend to Local Biases
New research covering tens of millions of U.S. traffic stops found that Black drivers were more likely than White drivers to be stopped by police in regions with a more racially biased White population.
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New Content From Perspectives on Psychological Science
A sample of articles on college campus sexual assault, empathy, blame and retribution, implicit bias, mental health during COVID-19, security and freedom trade-off, consent, collectivist and independent values, and the quest for significance and social worth.
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The ‘Equal-Opportunity Jerk’ Defense: Rudeness Can Obfuscate Gender Bias
If a guy acts like a jerk to other men, he may seem less sexist than he actually is, according to new research in the journal Psychological Science.
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New Content From Current Directions in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on social media, language comprehension, intelligence (and other variables) tracking, human movement patterns data, early language learning and auditory experiences, personality change, and digital games and skill acquisition.
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Constellations Across Cultures: How Our Visual Systems Pick Out Patterns in the Night Sky
The Big Dipper, Orion, and the Pleiades are just a few of the many recognizable star patterns in the night sky. New research published in the journal Psychological Science reveals that our visual processing system may explain the striking commonality of constellations across cultures.
