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The male paradox
Calgary Herald: Disturbing male-oriented crime stories were all over the news in 2011. So-called honour killings in Ontario. An Edmonton filmmaker convicted of a lethal luring that mimicked his film script. The allegations of torture
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Kinder mit geringerem IQ neigen später eher zum Rassismus
Süddeutsche Zeitung: Die Einstellungen eines Menschen lassen sich bereits im Kindesalter vorhersagen. Wer als Zehnjähriger in Intelligenztests schlecht abschneidet, pflegt als Erwachsener eher rassistische Vorurteile, berichten Psychologen um Gordon Hodson von der Brock University in
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Study of the Day: The National Pride That Brings Happiness
The Atlantic: Nationalism that’s rooted in respect for laws and institutions, not race or religion, makes citizens the happiest, according to new research. PROBLEM: Previous research has shown that national pride makes people feel good
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Aarti Iyer
University of Queensland, Australia http://www.psy.uq.edu.au/directory/index.html?id=1239 What does your research focus on? In one line of research, I investigate people’s emotional responses to inequality and injustice, and the ways in which these emotions predict distinct political
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Klammern am Status quo
bild der wissenschaft: Viele Menschen rechtfertigen ein bestehendes System, auch wenn eigentlich ersichtlich ist, dass es falsch, ungerecht, korrupt oder einfach zum Scheitern verurteilt ist. Um diesem Phänomen auf den Grund zu gehen, haben die
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Understanding the Psychological Science Behind Negotiations
This week, the deficit reduction supercommittee failed to reach a consensus in creating a plan to reduce the national deficit by at least $1.2 trillion. Psychological science can provide some insights into the difficulties faced
