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Smile! And I tell you where you’re from

... participants were able to detect whether the actor on the image that they were presented with during the study, which was designed to be ... in the face and emotion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 17 (2), 124–129. Elfenbein, H. A. (2006). ... / more

Living in a safer world: Offering help when surrounded by others for the sake of reputation

... beliefs, the lack of help can be explained differently. The social and psychological forces at play during a bystander effect ... bystander effect . People who are aware of their public image focus more on the impressions they make on others (Prenctice-Dunn & ... / more

Does discrimination fit a prototype?

... (i.e., more than just White on Black) may foster a positive image of the ingroup and allow them to label instances when Whites are not ... : Do female perpetrators go unnoticed? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 17, 115-123. Inman, M. L., Huerta, J., & Oh, ... / more

Who gives a Tweet? Fandom, social identity, and why people take to Twitter

... perceive us, and the extent to which we express our social identities in order to bolster our self-esteem . This blog will ... By Tweeting, not only are we bolstering our public image and trying to enhance our self-esteem by identifying with groups or ... / more

The cross-cultural psychology of Internet privacy concern

... lower levels of general trust than Americans. One Japanese social psychologist, Toshio Yamagishi, goes so far to say that the saying ... in privacy concern. Taking the theory deeper: Social ecologies and human behavior We wanted to take our theory one ... * Feature image by g4ll4is ... / more

Bicultural minds: How capable are you in responding culturally appropriate?

... ambiguous non-human behavior, the so-called fish task (see image 1). We asked them to reason why the one fish is ahead.  They could ... emerging needs of the global mobility and the economic and social developments in our century! References Athanasopoulos, P., ... / more

Was that how it happened? Shaping our memory for personal experiences in conversation with others

...   Memories are reproductions that can be shaped by social influence Contrary to popular belief, our memories are not libraries ... desks, teachers, and students.If you are shown an image of a classroom, and then asked to recall what you have seen, you ... / more

In Defense of Anger: An Evolutionary Necessity and its Contemporary Applicability

... on the individual level, getting angry about acts that break social customs will signal to others that you are interested in maintaining ... anger is unavoidable and undeniably important in terms of social fluency . In regards to anger being unavoidable, if we return to ... 10.1093/ije/dyv112 Cialdini, R. (2015). Had to share [Image]. Retrieved from  ... / more

The Face of Leadership: How CEOs’ Facial Appearance Predicts Business Success

Recent research in social psychology has demonstrated that the facial appearance of Chief ... competent, dominant, and mature each CEO seemed from their image explained the relationship between facial appearance and firm performance ... out-group stereotypes . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 78. Alexander, M. G., Brewer, M. B., & Livingston, ... / more

Selfie-Esteem: The Relationship Between Body Dissatisfaction and Social Media in Adolescent and Young Women

Social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook have become ingrained in ... of such platforms, it is an important question whether social media use has an impact on self-concept , self-esteem , body image , and body dissatisfaction . Researchers have started to empirically ... / more