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Character  &  Context

The Science of Who We Are and How We Relate
Editors: Judith Hall, Leah Dickens, Colleen Sinclair

 

Jun 08, 2018

Psychology News Round-Up: ICYMI June 8, 2018

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This week's roundup features the latest on personality and health behaviors.  Recently in the news, written a post, or have selections you'd like us to consider? Email us, use the hashtag #SPSPblog, or tweet us directly @spspnews.
 

On the Blogs

To Forgive or Not to Forgive? Understanding Self-attitudes After Health Behavior Lapses via Character & Context
Leah Schumacher on attitudes and health behavior.
 
How Self-Compassion Can Fight Perfectionism via Brain Blogger
Nicholas Hobson covers research on behavior, motivation, and dealing with "high standards."
 
 

From the SPSP News Center

Want Narcissists to Donate to Your Cause? Make it About Them via The University at Buffalo
When narcissistic individuals are able to imagine themselves in a victim’s situation, they are more likely to donate to charity, according to new research published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
 

In the News

A new study claims that, under pressure, imposter syndrome hits men harder than women via Research Digest
 
White America’s racial resentment is the real impetus for welfare cuts, study says via The Washington Post
 
Yuck! Why there’s more to disgust than not getting sick via The Guardian US
 
People’s Intentions Affect Your Judgments of Wrongness via Psychology Today
 

“Myth-Busting” Can Impair, Rather Than Correct, Consumers Health Knowledge, Study Suggests via Observer Magazine

It's about time: Immediate rewards boost workplace motivation via PhysOrg

Uncertainty in a date dampens interest in a mate via MedicalXpress

The “marshmallow test” said patience was a key to success. A new replication tells us s’more. via Vox

Sharing Bad News Makes It More Inaccurate, Increasingly Negative, Resistant To Correction via Medical Daily

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Submissions for @SPSPnews #SPSP2019 open in about a month. Now's a great time to get to know the Collaboration Zone-- a way to connect with other scholars who might be interested in joining a symposium you organize or want you to join theirs! https://t.co/ojwAs8XrPX

— Amy Summerville (@RegretLab) June 5, 2018

A new study predicts that randomly auditing under 2 percent of all scientific studies could significantly improve science's credibility. @DalmeetS looks at whether more audits are the answer for science's reproducibility crisis. https://t.co/UCzbg48esJ

— Pacific Standard (@PacificStand) June 5, 2018

My newest paper from @DukeU is out in #pspb showing that exposure to #biracial individuals reduces colorblindness! With Negin Toosi at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, @LauraBabbitt, @samsommers both @TuftsUniversityhttps://t.co/8u2dNVQPMJ

— Sarah Gaither (@sarahegaither) June 6, 2018

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