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A Form of Benevolence Increases Tolerance of Domestic Violence Against Women
Violence against women is a particularly urgent problem in India and other countries where gender inequality is high. But those who worry about women being the victims of random violence in public are more likely to tolerate domestic violence against women in private, according to a new study.
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Programs to Prevent Sexual Violence Show No Evidence of Curbing Assaults
Sexual violence prevention programs effectively change ideas and beliefs that underscore assaults, but show no evidence of reducing their actual occurrence, according to a new analysis published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
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Our Cognitive Bias Toward Novel, Negative Information May Make New Social Groups Seem Less Likeable
People’s biases against members of other groups may have a cognitive basis owing to how we prioritize negative information when encountering new social groups, new research suggests.
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Seifert Is the New Editor of PSPI
APS Fellow Colleen M. Seifert, an expert on creative problem-solving at both the basic and applied levels, is the new editor of Psychological Science in the Public Interest (PSPI). She follows APS William James Fellow Nora Newcombe, who has served as editor of the journal since 2019.
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Teens Who View Their Homes as More Chaotic Than Their Siblings Have Poorer Mental Health in Adulthood
Many parents ponder why one of their children seems more emotionally troubled than the others. A new study in the United Kingdom reveals a possible basis for those differences.
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Rewatching Videos of People Shifts How We Judge Them, Study Indicates
Rewatching recorded behavior, whether on a Tik-Tok video or police body-camera footage, makes even the most spontaneous actions seem more rehearsed or deliberate, new research shows.
