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View article: A Functionalist Approach to Seeking Anonymity: Examining the Role of Motives, Cost, and Individual Differences
A Functionalist Approach to Seeking Anonymity: Examining the Role of Motives, Cost, and Individual Differences Open
Anonymity is widely available in online environments, yet more needs to be understood about why people seek it out. In three studies ( N = 677), we used a novel dictator game to assess how financial motivations, cost, Machiavellianism, and…
View article: Why Do People Sometimes Wear an Anonymous Mask? Motivations for Seeking Anonymity Online
Why Do People Sometimes Wear an Anonymous Mask? Motivations for Seeking Anonymity Online Open
Anonymous environments are more accessible than ever. As such, it is important to understand not only how anonymity can change human behavior but also why people are motivated to seek anonymity in online spaces. In four studies, we investi…
View article: A functionalist approach to online trolling
A functionalist approach to online trolling Open
Online trolling is often linked to sadism and psychopathy. Yet, little research has assessed why people high in these traits seek online environments to achieve their nefarious goals. We employ a functionalist approach to examine whether p…
View article: Empathic Conservatives and Moralizing Liberals: Political Intergroup Empathy Varies by Political Ideology and Is Explained by Moral Judgment
Empathic Conservatives and Moralizing Liberals: Political Intergroup Empathy Varies by Political Ideology and Is Explained by Moral Judgment Open
Empathy has the potential to bridge political divides. Here, we examine barriers to cross-party empathy and explore when and why these differ for liberals and conservatives. In four studies, U.S. and U.K. participants (total N = 4,737) rea…
View article: Empathic Conservatives and Moralizing Liberals: Political Intergroup Empathy Varies by Political Ideology and is Explained by Moral Judgment
Empathic Conservatives and Moralizing Liberals: Political Intergroup Empathy Varies by Political Ideology and is Explained by Moral Judgment Open
Empathy has the potential to bridge political divides. Here, we examine barriers to cross-party empathy and explore when and why these differ for liberals and conservatives. In four studies, U.S. and U.K. participants (Total N = 4,737) rea…
View article: Revisiting (dis)fluency: Metacognitive difficulty as a novelty cue that evokes feeling‐of‐interest
Revisiting (dis)fluency: Metacognitive difficulty as a novelty cue that evokes feeling‐of‐interest Open
Contrary to conventional belief and the existing literature, recent research has shown that difficult‐to‐read fonts on marketing communications may evoke perceptual disfluency and enhance consumer evaluation toward unique, complex, or secu…
View article: Tears evoke the intention to offer social support: A systematic investigation of the interpersonal effects of emotional crying across 41 countries
Tears evoke the intention to offer social support: A systematic investigation of the interpersonal effects of emotional crying across 41 countries Open
Tearful crying is a ubiquitous and likely uniquely human phenomenon. Scholars have argued that emotional tears serve an attachment function: Tears are thought to act as a social glue by evoking social support intentions. Initial experiment…
View article: Social neuroscience is more than the study of the human brain: The legacy of John Cacioppo
Social neuroscience is more than the study of the human brain: The legacy of John Cacioppo Open
John Cacioppo passed away in 2018, leaving a legacy of profound methodological, theoretical, and inferential contributions to social neuroscience. This paper serves as an introduction to the nine articles that comprise this special issue i…
View article: Tears Trigger the Intention to Offer Social Support: A Systematic Investigation of the Interpersonal Effects of Emotional Crying Across 36 Countries
Tears Trigger the Intention to Offer Social Support: A Systematic Investigation of the Interpersonal Effects of Emotional Crying Across 36 Countries Open
Tearful crying is a ubiquitous and mainly human phenomenon. The persistence of this behavior throughout adulthood has fascinated and puzzled many researchers. Scholars have argued that emotional tears serve an attachment function: Tears ar…
View article: The Relationship of Gender Roles and Beliefs to Crying in an International Sample
The Relationship of Gender Roles and Beliefs to Crying in an International Sample Open
This study aimed to (1) investigate the variation in self ascription to gender roles and attitudes toward gender roles across countries and its associations with crying behaviors, emotion change, and beliefs about crying and (2) understand…
View article: A meta-analysis of the emotional victim effect for female adult rape complainants: Does complainant distress influence credibility?
A meta-analysis of the emotional victim effect for female adult rape complainants: Does complainant distress influence credibility? Open
Rape cases have a disproportionately high attrition rate and low conviction rate compared to other criminal offenses. Evaluations of a rape complainant’s credibility often determine whether a case progresses through the criminal justice sy…
View article: Threats to belonging on Facebook: lurking and ostracism
Threats to belonging on Facebook: lurking and ostracism Open
We examined two threats to belonging and related needs on Facebook: lurking (Study 1) and ostracism (Study 2). In Study 1, participants were either allowed or not allowed to share information on Facebook for 48 hours. Those who were not al…
View article: Social Exclusion Enhances Affiliative Signalling
Social Exclusion Enhances Affiliative Signalling Open
Reciprocating others’ smiles is important for maintaining social connections as it both signals affiliative to others and also elicits affiliative reactions from others. Feelings of social exclusion may increase affiliative mimicry to impr…
View article: The Robots are Coming! The Robots are Coming! Fear and Empathy for Human-like Entities
The Robots are Coming! The Robots are Coming! Fear and Empathy for Human-like Entities Open
Social robots will soon be a part of our everyday work and home lives. Roboticists have assumed that a more human-like appearance in robots will ensure pro-sociality and cooperation between robots and humans. Indeed, people more readily at…
View article: The Burden of Online Friends: The Effects of Giving Up Facebook on Stress and Well-Being
The Burden of Online Friends: The Effects of Giving Up Facebook on Stress and Well-Being Open
People occasionally choose to cut themselves off from their online social network by taking extended breaks from Facebook. This study investigated whether abstaining from Facebook reduces stress but also reduces subjective well-being becau…
View article: The endearing pain: Group value enhances positivity towards ostracisers
The endearing pain: Group value enhances positivity towards ostracisers Open
Victims of social exclusion are highly motivated to regain feelings of social connectedness.Some theories suggest that victims of exclusion should prefer inclusive or novel others and derogate the perpetrators of exclusion. Yet, no studies…
View article: Social anxiety disorder exhibit impaired networks involved in self and theory of mind processing
Social anxiety disorder exhibit impaired networks involved in self and theory of mind processing Open
Most previous studies regarding social anxiety disorder (SAD) have focused on the role of emotional dysfunction, while impairments in self- and theory of mind (ToM)-processing have relatively been neglected. This study utilised functional …
View article: Physiological and self-reported disgust reactions to obesity
Physiological and self-reported disgust reactions to obesity Open
There is accumulating evidence that disgust plays an important role in prejudice toward individuals with obesity, but that research is primarily based on self-reported emotions. In four studies, we examined whether participants displayed a…
View article: Coping through crying: A laboratory investigation of the intrapersonal function of tears
Coping through crying: A laboratory investigation of the intrapersonal function of tears Open
Event Abstract Back to Event Coping through crying: A laboratory investigation of the intrapersonal function of tears Leah Sharman1*, Genevieve Dingle1, 2 and Eric Vanman1 1 The University of Queensland, Psychology, Australia 2 Centre for …
View article: How Do You Cope? Crying Stress and Cortisol
How Do You Cope? Crying Stress and Cortisol Open
This current study proposes to experimentally test this functional explanation of crying by evaluating if crying before a stressor will facilitate coping and recovery