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Don’t mind milk? The role of animal suffering, speciesism, and guilt in the denial of mind and moral status of dairy cows (2023)
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Ioannidou, M., Lesk, V., Stewart-Knox, B., & Francis, K. B. (2024). Don’t mind milk? The role of animal suffering, speciesism, and guilt in the denial of mind and moral status of dairy cows. Food Quality and Preference, 114, Article 105082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.105082

Reminding meat-eaters that animals are being harmed for meat production, elicits psychological tension about meat consumption. Individuals deal with this tension by either reducing or stopping meat consumption or by denying the mind of food animals,... Read More about Don’t mind milk? The role of animal suffering, speciesism, and guilt in the denial of mind and moral status of dairy cows.

Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses (2023)
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Close, J., Spicer, S. G., Nicklin, L. L., Uther, M., Whalley, B., Fullwood, C., …Lloyd, H. (2023). Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses. Royal Society Open Science, 10(12), 231045. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.231045

Loot boxes are purchasable randomized rewards in video games that share structural and psychological similarities with gambling. Systematic review evidence has established reproducible associations between loot box purchasing and both problem gamblin... Read More about Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses.

Peer Victimization Trajectory and Psychosocial Maladjustment in Early Taiwanese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study. (2023)
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Wei, H., Shen, A. C., Hwa, H., Feng, J., Hsieh, Y., & Huang, C. (in press). Peer Victimization Trajectory and Psychosocial Maladjustment in Early Taiwanese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 10.1007/s10578-023-01640-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-023-01640-8

This study examined the peer victimization trajectory and maladjustment outcomes among early Taiwanese adolescents. Data were extracted from a large-scale longitudinal study with a national representative sample. A total of 1691 school students in 4t... Read More about Peer Victimization Trajectory and Psychosocial Maladjustment in Early Taiwanese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study..

Would you exchange your soul for immortality?—existential meaning and afterlife beliefs predict mind upload approval (2023)
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Laakasuo, M., Sundvall, J., Francis, K., Drosinou, M., Hannikainen, I., Kunnari, A., & Palomäki, J. (2023). Would you exchange your soul for immortality?—existential meaning and afterlife beliefs predict mind upload approval. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1254846. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1254846

Mind upload, or the digital copying of an individual brain and mind, could theoretically allow one to “live forever.” If such a technology became available, who would be most likely to approve of it or condemn it? Research has shown that fear of deat... Read More about Would you exchange your soul for immortality?—existential meaning and afterlife beliefs predict mind upload approval.

The « jingle-jangle fallacy » of empathy: Delineating affective, cognitive and motor components of empathy from behavioral synchrony using a virtual agent (2023)
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Ayache, J., Dumas, G., Sumich, A., Kuss, D. J., Rhodes, D., & Heym, N. (2024). The « jingle-jangle fallacy » of empathy: Delineating affective, cognitive and motor components of empathy from behavioral synchrony using a virtual agent. Personality and Individual Differences, 219, 112478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112478

Empathy is a multidimensional construct, which has been subject to many conceptualizations (affective, cognitive, and motor components). The present investigation delineated relationships between empathy facets, using questionnaires and a motor task... Read More about The « jingle-jangle fallacy » of empathy: Delineating affective, cognitive and motor components of empathy from behavioral synchrony using a virtual agent.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of procedural justice and legitimacy in policing: the effect of social identity and social contexts (2023)
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Chan, A., Bradford, B., & Stott, C. (in press). A systematic review and meta-analysis of procedural justice and legitimacy in policing: the effect of social identity and social contexts. Journal of Experimental Criminology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09595-5

Objectives To systematically review the effect of social identity and social contexts on the association between procedural justice and legitimacy in policing. Methods A meta-analysis synthesising data from 123 studies (N = 200,966) addressing t... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of procedural justice and legitimacy in policing: the effect of social identity and social contexts.

Spontaneous public response to a marauding knife attack on the London underground: Sociality, coordination and a repertoire of actions evidenced by CCTV footage (2023)
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Au‐Yeung, T., Philpot, R., Stott, C., Radburn, M., & Drury, J. (in press). Spontaneous public response to a marauding knife attack on the London underground: Sociality, coordination and a repertoire of actions evidenced by CCTV footage. British Journal of Social Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12703

Across a range of recent terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom, the question of how crowds behave in confined public space is an important concern. Classical theoretical assumptions are that human behaviour in such contexts is relatively uniform, s... Read More about Spontaneous public response to a marauding knife attack on the London underground: Sociality, coordination and a repertoire of actions evidenced by CCTV footage.

EXPRESS: Rapid calibration to dynamic temporal contexts (2023)
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Rhodes, D., Bridgwater, T., Ayache, J., & Riemer, M. (in press). EXPRESS: Rapid calibration to dynamic temporal contexts. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218231219507

TThe prediction of future events and the preparation of appropriate behavioural reactions rely on an accurate perception of temporal regularities. In dynamic environments, temporal regularities are subject to slow and sudden changes, and adaptation t... Read More about EXPRESS: Rapid calibration to dynamic temporal contexts.

Finding Structure in Modern Dance (2023)
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Monroy, C., & Wagner, L. (2023). Finding Structure in Modern Dance. Cognitive Science, 47(11), Article e13375. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.13375

Research has shown that both adults and children organize familiar activity into discrete units with consistent boundaries, despite the dynamic, continuous nature of everyday experiences. However, less is known about how observers segment unfamiliar... Read More about Finding Structure in Modern Dance.

Using expletives to enhance therapeutic outcomes: A case report (2023)
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Washmuth, N. B., Stephens, R., McAfee, B., McAfee, A. D., Bise, C. G., & Durham, J. (in press). Using expletives to enhance therapeutic outcomes: A case report. Health Psychology Research, 11, https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.89726

Background Swearing deserves attention in the physical therapy setting due to its potential positive effects on pain, physical performance, and therapeutic alliance. The purpose of this case report is to describe the strategic use of swearing in the... Read More about Using expletives to enhance therapeutic outcomes: A case report.

The relationship between mistrust and aggression from childhood to adulthood (2023)
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Rotenberg, K. J., & Fonseca, A. C. (in press). The relationship between mistrust and aggression from childhood to adulthood. Aggressive behavior, 50(1), Article e22119. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.22119

The study examined the relationship between mistrust and aggression from childhood to adulthood. The participants resided in Portugal and were tested during middle childhood (Mage = 7.5, SD = 0.81 years, n = 445, 240 male), preadolescence (Mage = 11.... Read More about The relationship between mistrust and aggression from childhood to adulthood.

Predictors of Compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines Across Countries: The role of social norms, moral values, trust, stress, and demographic factors (2023)
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Blackburn, A. M., Han, H., Jeftić, A., Stöckli, S., Gelpí, R., Acosta-Ortiz, A. M., …Vestergren, S. (2023). Predictors of Compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines Across Countries: The role of social norms, moral values, trust, stress, and demographic factors. Current Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05281-x

Despite the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it provided the opportunity to investigate factors associated with compliance with public health measures that could inform responses to future pandemics. We analysed crosscountry data (k = 12... Read More about Predictors of Compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines Across Countries: The role of social norms, moral values, trust, stress, and demographic factors.

Trusting others who vary in consistency between their personal standards and behavior: Differences by age, gender, and honesty trust beliefs (2023)
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Rotenberg, K. J., MacDonald‐Taylor, B., & Holland, R. (in press). Trusting others who vary in consistency between their personal standards and behavior: Differences by age, gender, and honesty trust beliefs. Social Development, https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12717

Three studies examined age, gender, and trust belief differences in using the consistency principle to judge the trustworthiness of persons who varied in the consistency between their personal standards and behavior. The participants were 78 adults (... Read More about Trusting others who vary in consistency between their personal standards and behavior: Differences by age, gender, and honesty trust beliefs.

Parent-Youth Relationships and Youth Alcohol Use: The Moderating Role of Parental Alcohol Use (2023)
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Yang, C., Shen, A. C., Hsieh, Y., Huang, C., Wei, H., Feng, J., & Hwa, H. (in press). Parent-Youth Relationships and Youth Alcohol Use: The Moderating Role of Parental Alcohol Use. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01177-w

Previous studies have shown that strong parent-youth relationships serve as a protective factor inhibiting early alcohol use onset among youth, while parental alcohol use as a risk factor. However, little is known about the moderating effect of paren... Read More about Parent-Youth Relationships and Youth Alcohol Use: The Moderating Role of Parental Alcohol Use.

Sociopolitical consequences of COVID‐19 in the Americas, Europe, and Asia: A multilevel, multicountry investigation of risk perceptions and support for antidemocratic practices (2023)
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Pizarro, J. J., Cakal, H., Méndez, L., Zumeta, L. N., Gracia‐Leiva, M., Basabe, N., …Páez, D. (in press). Sociopolitical consequences of COVID‐19 in the Americas, Europe, and Asia: A multilevel, multicountry investigation of risk perceptions and support for antidemocratic practices. Political Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12930

Although different social crises may eventually favor undemocratic and authoritarian forms of governance, at some point, such antidemocratic practices require the support of a significant part of the population to be implemented. The present research... Read More about Sociopolitical consequences of COVID‐19 in the Americas, Europe, and Asia: A multilevel, multicountry investigation of risk perceptions and support for antidemocratic practices.

Empathy Training through Virtual Reality: Moral Enhancement with the Freedom to Fall? (2023)
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Zahiu, A., Mihailov, E., Earp, B. D., Francis, K. B., & Savulescu, J. (2023). Empathy Training through Virtual Reality: Moral Enhancement with the Freedom to Fall?. Ethics and Information Technology, 25(4), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-023-09723-9

We propose to expand the conversation around moral enhancement from direct brain-altering methods to include technological means of modifying the environments and media through which agents can achieve moral improvement. Virtual Reality (VR) based en... Read More about Empathy Training through Virtual Reality: Moral Enhancement with the Freedom to Fall?.

Internal, External, Genetic, or Cultural? Lay Theories about Racial Health Disparities Predict Perceived Threat, Adherence, and Policy Support (2023)
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Crist, J. D., Noor, M., Schlegel, R. J., Salter, P. S., Rivera, G. N., Perez, M. J., & Coger, C. (2023). Internal, External, Genetic, or Cultural? Lay Theories about Racial Health Disparities Predict Perceived Threat, Adherence, and Policy Support. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 17(12), Article e12896. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12896

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that Black and Latinx communities experienced a disproportionate burden of illness. The goal of this study is to investigate laypeople’s attribution of these disparities. We... Read More about Internal, External, Genetic, or Cultural? Lay Theories about Racial Health Disparities Predict Perceived Threat, Adherence, and Policy Support.

Specific Gestalt principles cannot explain (un)crowding (2023)
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Choung, O., Rashal, E., Kunchulia, M., & Herzog, M. H. (in press). Specific Gestalt principles cannot explain (un)crowding. Frontiers in Computer Science, 5, Article 1154957. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2023.1154957

The standard physiological model has serious problems accounting for many aspects of vision, particularly when stimulus configurations become slightly more complex than the ones classically used, e.g., configurations of Gabors rather than only one or... Read More about Specific Gestalt principles cannot explain (un)crowding.