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Cooperation Driven by Reciprocity, Not Conformity
Our desire to reciprocate another person’s cooperative gestures outweighs our desire to conform with group norms.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring cost-benefit arbitration and reinforcement learning, race and weight-based stereotypes, and testosterone and cognitive reflection.
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Link Between Positive Emotions and Health Depends on Culture
Positive emotions are often seen as critical aspects of healthy living, but new research suggests that the link between emotion and health outcomes may vary by cultural context.
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring automatic causal reasoning in diagnostic decision making, the role of kinship in complicated grief, links between gray matter volume and psychopathology, and emotional memory and trauma in refugees.
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Romantic Matches Are Hard to Predict Before People Meet
Researchers could predict speed daters’ desire and desirability, but not which two people would ‘click.’
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Low-Income Extraverts Spend More on Status Than Introverted Peers
Banking data indicate that the types of goods and services that low-income individuals buy may depend, in part, on personality.
