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View article: Spatial and temporal variability of water masses in the Southern Ross Sea
Spatial and temporal variability of water masses in the Southern Ross Sea Open
Relatively warm modified Circumpolar Deep Water accesses the southern Ross Sea steered by bathymetric troughs. There it provides nutrients to support phytoplankton blooms in spring, and heat to melt the Ross Ice Shelf.  Here we presen…
View article: Genetic essentialist beliefs about criminality predict harshness of recommended punishment.
Genetic essentialist beliefs about criminality predict harshness of recommended punishment. Open
Genetic essentialism is a set of beliefs holding that certain categories have a heritable, intrinsic, and biological basis. The current studies explore people's genetic essentialist beliefs about criminality, how such essentialism relates …
View article: Children’s beliefs about causes of human characteristics: Genes, environment, or choice?
Children’s beliefs about causes of human characteristics: Genes, environment, or choice? Open
To what extent do our genes make us nice, smart, or athletic? The explanatory frameworks we employ have broad consequences for how we evaluate and interact with others. Yet to date, little is known regarding when and how young children app…
View article: My Heart Made Me Do It: Children's Essentialist Beliefs About Heart Transplants
My Heart Made Me Do It: Children's Essentialist Beliefs About Heart Transplants Open
Psychological essentialism is a folk theory characterized by the belief that a causal internal essence or force gives rise to the common outward behaviors or attributes of a category's members. In two studies, we investigated whether 4‐ to…