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View article: Two Wrongs Is What Makes It More Right: How Retaliatory Incivility Receives Social Leniency
Two Wrongs Is What Makes It More Right: How Retaliatory Incivility Receives Social Leniency Open
Incivility is largely denounced; yet, our focus on its ills has inhibited our ability to determine when incivility could garner rewards. We propose that retaliatory incivility – i.e., incivility in response to someone else’s incivility — i…
View article: Hate Is Justified When Values Are Threatened: Evidence from Ideologically Threatening Tweets and Real World Events
Hate Is Justified When Values Are Threatened: Evidence from Ideologically Threatening Tweets and Real World Events Open
How do ideological threats, both online and offline, influence people from different political ideologies? Prior work primarily focuses on threats affecting Conservatives, but less is known about how Progressives respond when their core va…
View article: The immorality of too much money
The immorality of too much money Open
In some societies, people find excessive wealth immoral, while others are structured so that having too much money is morally neutral or even praised. Here, we show that moral judgments of excessive wealth are distinguishable from moral ju…
View article: The Immorality of Too Much Money
The Immorality of Too Much Money Open
In some societies, people find excessive wealth immoral, while others are structured so that having too much money is morally neutral or even praised. Here, we show that moral judgments of excessive wealth are distinguishable from moral ju…
View article: The Shrinking Landscape of Linguistic Diversity in the Age of Large Language Models
The Shrinking Landscape of Linguistic Diversity in the Age of Large Language Models Open
Language is far more than a communication tool. A wealth of information - including but not limited to the identities, psychological states, and social contexts of its users - can be gleaned through linguistic markers, and such insights ar…
View article: Two Wrongs Make 1 Right: The Role of Retaliatory Incivility in Conferring Social Rewards
Two Wrongs Make 1 Right: The Role of Retaliatory Incivility in Conferring Social Rewards Open
Incivility is largely denounced; yet, our focus on its ills have inhibited our ability to determine when incivility could garner rewards. We propose that rude actors are conferred more social rewards when they respond to another’s incivili…
View article: Targeting audiences’ moral values shapes misinformation sharing.
Targeting audiences’ moral values shapes misinformation sharing. Open
Does aligning misinformation content with individuals' core moral values facilitate its spread? We investigate this question in three behavioral experiments (N1a = 615; N1b = 505; N₂…
View article: MFTCXplain: A Multilingual Benchmark Dataset for Evaluating the Moral Reasoning of LLMs through Multi-hop Hate Speech Explanation
MFTCXplain: A Multilingual Benchmark Dataset for Evaluating the Moral Reasoning of LLMs through Multi-hop Hate Speech Explanation Open
View article: Perils and opportunities in using large language models in psychological research
Perils and opportunities in using large language models in psychological research Open
The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has sparked considerable interest in their potential application in psychological research, mainly as a model of the human psyche or as a general text-analysis tool. However, the trend of using…
View article: Hate Is Justified When Values Are Threatened: Evidence from Ideologically Threatening Tweets and Real World Events
Hate Is Justified When Values Are Threatened: Evidence from Ideologically Threatening Tweets and Real World Events Open
How do ideological threats, both online and offline, influence people from different political ideologies? Prior work primarily focuses on threats affecting Conservatives, but less is known about how Progressives respond when their core va…
View article: Two Wrongs Is What Makes It Right: How Retaliatory Incivility Garners Social Rewards
Two Wrongs Is What Makes It Right: How Retaliatory Incivility Garners Social Rewards Open
Incivility is largely denounced; yet, our focus on its ills have inhibited our ability to determine when incivility could garner rewards. We propose that rude actors are conferred more social rewards when they respond to another’s incivili…
View article: Two Wrongs Make 1 Right: The Role of Retaliatory Incivility in Conferring Social Rewards
Two Wrongs Make 1 Right: The Role of Retaliatory Incivility in Conferring Social Rewards Open
Incivility is largely denounced; yet, our focus on its ills have inhibited our ability to determine when incivility could garner rewards. We propose that rude actors are conferred more social rewards when they respond to another’s incivili…
View article: The Morality of Too Much Money
The Morality of Too Much Money Open
Why do some people morally justify excessive wealth in a world where so many struggle? In some cultures, people find excessive wealth immoral, while others are structured so that having too much money is morally neutral or even praised. He…
View article: The Immorality of Too Much Money
The Immorality of Too Much Money Open
In some societies, people find excessive wealth immoral, while others are structured so that having too much money is morally neutral or even praised. Here, we show that moral judgments of excessive wealth are distinguishable from moral ju…
View article: A Multi-Perspective Machine Learning Approach to Evaluate Police-Driver Interaction in Los Angeles
A Multi-Perspective Machine Learning Approach to Evaluate Police-Driver Interaction in Los Angeles Open
Interactions between the government officials and civilians affect public wellbeing and the state legitimacy that is necessary for the functioning of democratic society. Police officers, the most visible and contacted agents of the state, …
View article: Perils and Opportunities in Using Large Language Models in Psychological Research
Perils and Opportunities in Using Large Language Models in Psychological Research Open
The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has sparked considerable interest in their potential application in psychological research, either as a human-like entity used as a model for the human psyche or as a general text-analysis tool…
View article: Perils and Opportunities in Using Large Language Models in Psychological Research
Perils and Opportunities in Using Large Language Models in Psychological Research Open
The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has sparked considerable interest in their potential application in psychological research, either as a human-like entity used as a model for the human psyche or as a general text-analysis tool…
View article: The (moral) language of hate
The (moral) language of hate Open
Humans use language toward hateful ends, inciting violence and genocide, intimidating and denigrating others based on their identity. Despite efforts to better address the language of hate in the public sphere, the psychological processes …
View article: Targeting audiences’ moral values shapes misinformation sharing
Targeting audiences’ moral values shapes misinformation sharing Open
Does aligning misinformation content with individuals’ core moral values facilitate its spread? We investigate this question in three behavioral experiments (N1a = 615; N1b = 505; N₂ = 533) that examine how the alignment of audience values…
View article: The (Moral) Language of Hate
The (Moral) Language of Hate Open
Humans use language toward hateful ends, inciting violence and genocide, intimidating and denigrating others based on their identity. Despite efforts to better address the language of hate in the public sphere, the psychological processes …
View article: Moral values predict county-level COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States.
Moral values predict county-level COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States. Open
Despite the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, the United States has a depressed rate of vaccination relative to similar countries. Understanding the psychology of vaccine refusal, particularly the possible sources of variation …
View article: The Moral Foundations Reddit Corpus
The Moral Foundations Reddit Corpus Open
Moral framing and sentiment can affect a variety of online and offline behaviors, including donation, environmental action, political engagement, and protest. Various computational methods in Natural Language Processing (NLP) have been use…
View article: Supplemental Material for Moral Values Predict County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the United States
Supplemental Material for Moral Values Predict County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the United States Open
View article: Moral Values Predict County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the United States
Moral Values Predict County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the United States Open
Despite the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, the United States has a depressed rate of vaccination as of September 2021. Understanding the psychology of vaccine refusal, particularly the possible sources of variation in vaccin…
View article: Moral Values Predict County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the United States
Moral Values Predict County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the United States Open
Despite the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, the United States has a depressed rate of vaccination as of September 2021. Understanding the psychology of collective vaccine refusal, particularly the sources of variation across …