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View article: Intuitive thinking is associated with stronger belief in physiognomy and confidence in the accuracy of facial impressions
Intuitive thinking is associated with stronger belief in physiognomy and confidence in the accuracy of facial impressions Open
Physiognomy, the idea that a person’s character is reflected in their facial features, has a long history in scholarly thought. Although now widely regarded as pseudoscience in academic circles, recent work suggests that laypeople hold phy…
View article: Intuitive Thinking is Associated with Stronger Belief in Physiognomy and Confidence in the Accuracy of Facial Impressions
Intuitive Thinking is Associated with Stronger Belief in Physiognomy and Confidence in the Accuracy of Facial Impressions Open
Physiognomy, the idea that a person’s character is reflected in their facial features, has a long history in scholarly thought. Although now widely regarded as pseudoscience in academic circles, recent work suggests that laypeople hold phy…
View article: Scientific publications that use promotional language in the abstract receive more citations and public attention
Scientific publications that use promotional language in the abstract receive more citations and public attention Open
View article: Intuitive thinking is associated with stronger belief in physiognomy and confidence in the accuracy of facial impressions
Intuitive thinking is associated with stronger belief in physiognomy and confidence in the accuracy of facial impressions Open
Physiognomy, the idea that a person’s character is reflected in their facial features, has a long history in scholarly thought. Although now widely regarded as pseudoscience in academic circles, recent work suggests that laypeople hold phy…
View article: Turning the Camera Off in Virtual Interactions Can Harm the Reputation
Turning the Camera Off in Virtual Interactions Can Harm the Reputation Open
Virtual communication on digital‐meeting platforms is increasingly common in work, educational and other settings. One contentious issue concerns camera use. Some suggest keeping the camera off to mitigate ‘Zoom fatigue’, whereas others ar…
View article: Heuristic trust
Heuristic trust Open
Interpersonal trust requires decisions under uncertainty (not risk!) as the probability of the other person reciprocating is unknown and can only be approached with rough estimates. It is difficult, if not impossible, to optimize trust dec…
View article: A contest study to reduce attractiveness-based discrimination in social judgment.
A contest study to reduce attractiveness-based discrimination in social judgment. Open
Discrimination in the evaluation of others is a key cause of social inequality around the world. However, relatively little is known about psychological interventions that can be used to prevent biased evaluations. The limited evidence tha…
View article: Expressions of uncertainty in online science communication hinder information diffusion
Expressions of uncertainty in online science communication hinder information diffusion Open
Despite the importance of transparent communication of uncertainty surrounding scientific findings, there are concerns that communicating uncertainty might damage the public perception and dissemination of science. Yet, a lack of empirical…
View article: Disentangling greed and self-interest
Disentangling greed and self-interest Open
View article: Scientific publications that use promotional language receive more citations and social media mentions
Scientific publications that use promotional language receive more citations and social media mentions Open
Researchers often use promotional language (“hyping”) in scientific publications to draw attention to their findings. Here we examined whether promotional language is indeed associated with higher academic impact and public attention. A co…
View article: Follow the fast: A simple algorithm for extracting wisdom from crowds
Follow the fast: A simple algorithm for extracting wisdom from crowds Open
View article: Issue Information
Issue Information Open
Sponsored by the European Association of Social Psychology, the European Journal of Social Psychology is a truly international forum for high quality, peer reviewed, original research in all areas of social psychology and from all parts of…
View article: Cynical, But Useful?
Cynical, But Useful? Open
Cynicism – the belief that people are driven primarily by self-interest – has been predominantly associated with detrimental consequences for individuals and organizations. Less is known about its potentially positive implications. We inve…
View article: Applicability of Chronic Multiple Linear Regression Models for Predicting Zinc Toxicity in Australian and New Zealand Freshwaters
Applicability of Chronic Multiple Linear Regression Models for Predicting Zinc Toxicity in Australian and New Zealand Freshwaters Open
Bioavailability models, for example, multiple linear regressions (MLRs) of water quality parameters, are increasingly being used to develop bioavailability-based water quality criteria for metals. However, models developed for the Northern…
View article: Does dispositional preference for solitude predict better psychological outcomes during times of social distancing? Beliefs and reality
Does dispositional preference for solitude predict better psychological outcomes during times of social distancing? Beliefs and reality Open
Objective People value solitude for themselves. Yet little is known about how people perceive dispositional preference for solitude in others. Does dispositional preference for solitude represent a protective factor from psychological dist…
View article: Does dispositional preference for solitude predict better psychological outcomes during times of social distancing? Beliefs and reality
Does dispositional preference for solitude predict better psychological outcomes during times of social distancing? Beliefs and reality Open
Objective. People value solitude for themselves. Yet little is known about how people perceive dispositional preference for solitude in others. Does dispositional preference for solitude represent a protective factor from psychological dis…
View article: The Relative Importance of Joke and Audience Characteristics in Eliciting Amusement
The Relative Importance of Joke and Audience Characteristics in Eliciting Amusement Open
The current work estimated the relative importance of joke and audience characteristics for the occurrence of amusement. Much psychological research has focused on stimulus characteristics when searching for sources of funniness. Some rese…
View article: The Effects of Partner Extraversion and Agreeableness on Trust
The Effects of Partner Extraversion and Agreeableness on Trust Open
Existing research has documented the social benefits (i.e., higher popularity and liking) of extraversion and agreeableness. Do these positive reputational consequences extend to social dilemma situations that require trust? We found that …
View article: Examining the accuracy of lay beliefs about the effects of personality on prosocial behavior
Examining the accuracy of lay beliefs about the effects of personality on prosocial behavior Open
Prior research on personality and prosocial behavior has focused on actor‐level effects of personality by examining which personality traits predict individuals' prosocial behavior. But do lay people take into account others' personality w…
View article: Belief in karma is associated with perceived (but not actual) trustworthiness
Belief in karma is associated with perceived (but not actual) trustworthiness Open
Believers of karma believe in ethical causation where good and bad outcomes can be traced to past moral and immoral acts. Karmic belief may have important interpersonal consequences. We investigated whether American Christians expect more …
View article: Understanding the role of faces in person perception: Increased reliance on facial appearance when judging sociability
Understanding the role of faces in person perception: Increased reliance on facial appearance when judging sociability Open
View article: Temporal dynamics of interpersonal trust during the transition to parenthood
Temporal dynamics of interpersonal trust during the transition to parenthood Open
Theories and laboratory research in social psychology associate parenthood with increased vigilance and distrust. Yet, longitudinal studies examining whether the transition to parenthood affects trust in real life are lacking. We examined …
View article: Consensus and (lack of) accuracy in perceptions of avatar trustworthiness
Consensus and (lack of) accuracy in perceptions of avatar trustworthiness Open
View article: Extroversion and Conscientiousness Predict Deteriorating Job Outcomes During the COVID-19 Transition to Enforced Remote Work
Extroversion and Conscientiousness Predict Deteriorating Job Outcomes During the COVID-19 Transition to Enforced Remote Work Open
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations around the world rapidly transitioned to enforced remote work. We examined the relationship between personality and within-person changes in five job outcomes (self-reported performa…
View article: Expressions of Doubt in Online News Discussions
Expressions of Doubt in Online News Discussions Open
Online discussions about politics and current events play a growing role in public life, and they can foster positive outcomes (e.g., civic engagement and political participation) and negative outcomes (e.g., hostility and polarization). T…
View article: No effects of synchronicity in online social dilemma experiments: A registered report
No effects of synchronicity in online social dilemma experiments: A registered report Open
Online experiments have become a valuable research tool for researchers interested in the processes underlying cooperation. Typically, online experiments are asynchronous, participants complete an experiment individually and are matched wi…
View article: Replication Data for: Leaving the loners alone: Dispositional preference for solitude evokes ostracism
Replication Data for: Leaving the loners alone: Dispositional preference for solitude evokes ostracism Open
What are the interpersonal consequences of seeking solitude? Leading theories in developmental research have proposed that having a general preference for solitude may incur significant interpersonal costs, but empirical studies are still …
View article: Good eats, bad intentions? Reputational costs of organic consumption
Good eats, bad intentions? Reputational costs of organic consumption Open
View article: Social proximity and respect for norms in trust dilemmas
Social proximity and respect for norms in trust dilemmas Open
Trust is based on both rational considerations (outcomes and expectations) and moral considerations (respect for moral norms). We find that social proximity shifts the extent to which trust is perceived as a moral decision. People are more…
View article: Replication Data for: Individual differences in receptivity to scientific bullshit
Replication Data for: Individual differences in receptivity to scientific bullshit Open
We conducted three correlational studies (on Mechanical Turk and Prolific Academic) to examine the correlations between political ideology, belief in science, and different types of bullshit receptivity.