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Friday, December 4, 2020

Blind loyalty? When group loyalty makes us see evil or engage in it

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J. A. Hildreth, F. Gino, & M. Bazerman Organizational Behavior and  Human Decision Processes Volume 132, January 2016, 16-36 Abstract L...
Thursday, December 3, 2020

The psychologist rethinking human emotion

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David Shariatmadari The Guardian Originally posted 25 Sept 20 Here is an excerpt: Barrett’s point is that if you understand that “fear” is a...
Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Do antidepressants work?

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Jacob Stegenga aeon.co Originally published 5 Mar 19 Here is an excerpt: To see this, consider an analogy. Imagine we are testing a drug for...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Using Machine Learning to Generate Novel Hypotheses: Increasing Optimism About COVID-19 Makes People Less Willing to Justify Unethical Behaviors

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Sheetal A, Feng Z, Savani K.  Psychological Science. 2020;31(10): 1222-1235.  doi:10.1177/0956797620959594 Abstract How can we nudge people ...
Monday, November 30, 2020

In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020

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S. Wang, R. Wright, & Y. Wakatsuki CNN.com Originally posted 29 Nov 20 Here is an excerpt: In Japan, government statistics show suicide ...
Sunday, November 29, 2020

Freerolls and binds: making policy when information is missing

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Duke, A. & Sunstein, C. (2020). Behavioural Public Policy, 1-22.  doi:10.1017/bpp.2020.51 Abstract When policymakers focus on costs and ...
Saturday, November 28, 2020

Toward a Hierarchical Model of Social Cognition: A Neuroimaging Meta-Analysis and Integrative Review of Empathy and Theory of Mind

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Schurz, M. et al. Psychological Bulletin.  Advance online publication.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000303 Abstract Along with the increas...
Friday, November 27, 2020

Where Are The Self-Correcting Mechanisms In Science?

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Vazire, S., & Holcombe, A. O.  (2020, August 13). https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/kgqzt Abstract It is often said that science is self-c...
Thursday, November 26, 2020

Oncologist Pays for Patient's Meds: A 'Boundary' Crossed?

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Nic Mulcahy medscape.com Originally posted 4 Nov 20 It was an act of kindness: while overseeing a patient through a round of chemotherapy, a...