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House, M.D. and the science of psychogenic illness

... be psychogenic ; they were positively associated with factors such as female sex and directly observing another afflicted ... etiology is thought to involve some of the psychological factors we discussed earlier: mass hysteria and emotional contagion ... / more

Intergroup Contact Theory: Past, Present, and Future

... prejudice , looking at its success, mediating factors , recent theoretical extensions of the hypothesis and directions for ... it is essential that the contact situation exhibits these factors to some degree. Indeed, these factors do appear to be important ... / more

That human touch that means so much: Exploring the tactile dimension of social life

... we can attribute the influence of touch to psychological factors . As we have seen, some of the effects of touch are physiological, ... / more

Job insecurity climate: On shared perceptions of job insecurity

... theory explains how behavior, cognition or other personal factors and context interact in a reciprocal relationship (Bandura, 1986). ... / more

Does Exercise Truly Make You Happy?

... in multiple ways. In exercise literature, the main factors of psychological well-being that are being studied are stress ... of exercise, meaning that there is only a correlation? Or factors involved with exercising could operate independently and the effects ... / more

Brain Training: Practice Keeps You Fit

... intelligence will come to full expression. Consequently, factors such as socio-economic background, culture, support and motivation ... / more

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

... We chose these two justice perceptions as justifying factors of discrimination because the scope of justice can be a ... / more

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

... failed. Although economic, historical, and cultural factors are important starting points for understanding this conflict, the ... / more

Death and deities: A social cognitive perspective

... doubt, the product of a whole host of interacting causal factors . However, the notion that such beliefs are driven by fear of death ... belief is doubtless the product of complex and converging factors , many of which have yet to be identified. As social psychological ... / more

Would you recognize the perpetrator? What do you need to know when you have to make an identification from a lineup?

... person from a lineup ? We discuss the role of various factors that can influence the decision-making process of eyewitnesses during ... witnesses’ identification decisions depend on cognitive factors , such as the memory strength regarding the perpetrator. A less ... / more