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Intergroup Contact Theory: Past, Present, and Future

... situations characterized by four key conditions: equal status, intergroup cooperation , common goals, and support by social and ... is always not necessary, and that positive outcomes can be achieved by positive presentation of intergroup-friendships in the media and ... / more

Justice seems not to be for all: Exploring the scope of justice

... feels the need to distinguish him or herself, which can be achieved through expressing contempt, opposition, or a desire to compete. ... of justice is to legitimize the social system (the status quo and existing social arrangements). People do not ordinarily engage ... / more

The victim wars: How competitive victimhood stymies reconciliation between conflicting groups

... all the segments of the conflicting groups. And it can be achieved only by addressing each of the parties’ conflict-related feelings, ... and uncertainty among group members. The highest victimhood status helps to manage these feelings by providing safe explanations about who ... / more

Successful Dieting in Tempting Environments: Mission Impossible?

... Stroebe, Papies, & Aarts, 2010) examined whether this may be achieved by using a specific planning strategy, the formation of  ...   Long-term maintenance of weight loss: Current status.  Health Psychology, 19 , 5-16. Kruger, J., Galuska, D. ... / more

Are You a “Real Man”? How Men Earn and Prove Manhood Status

... may reflect an interpersonal concern about losing social status. When a man hesitates to hug male friends in public or balks at ... Many cultures around the world treat manhood as an achieved status , or one that must be earned via action. As documented by ... / more

‘The Vision Thing’

... though, that some would-be emancipators never cast off their status as cranks and some potentially great leaders are never seen as more than ... the progress with which this is associated — can be achieved without it.  So how is it that the plans and schemes of an ... / more

Not Again! I’m Looking for a Job but I Don’t Know Why It Is Taking So Long!

... of self-regulated job search behavior. These are (1) Status, that is if the person is employed or not (2) Search duration, which ... to detail. Being insecure or uncertain about what can be achieved or the means to achievement is not aversive to them. The trade-offs ... / more

Are voters rational?

... and so on. Rational, self-interested “utility” can be achieved through voting for candidates / policies that create a welfare system ... Oliver Sheldon, and Bilian Sullivan (2003) found that lower status people (such as ethnic minorities, people with less income, and so on) ... / more

Are conservatives really simple-minded?

... qualifiers to the effect – it suggests that the idea has achieved nearly axiomatic status in the minds of psychologists. And yet, in a recent Political ... / more

Social Machines: Social Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction

... auditory input, 100.000 USD will be awarded. Once this is achieved, the annual competition will end. Future directions The status of chatbots’ development hasn’t reached its’ goal yet: the ... / more