A Culture of Bribery?
There is a fairly universal view that bribery is an immoral practice, yet as the World Bank notes, more than $1 trillion (or 3% of the world GDP) is paid annually in bribes. Fascinating new research...
View ArticleDoes Disgust Breed Pacifism?
Anger is intimately linked with aggression. Much research has shown that people who chronically experience anger also tend to be more likely to lash out at others in hostile ways. No surprise there....
View ArticleGood Groups Can Lead to Bad Apples
Does belonging to a morally-upstanding group increase the odd that a person will behave virtuously? You might think so, as the norm for the group would be one that favors moral actions. Yet, new...
View ArticleCultural Differences In Judging Character
The minds of many people are ready and willing to engage in a phenomenon psychologists term spontaneous trait inference -- the readiness to bind a single personality descriptor or action to a new...
View ArticleFewer Women May Lead Men to Save Less
As we often note, life is full of long- vs. short-term tradeoffs. Should you work hard and invest your money or go spend it on a new Ipod right now? New work by Vladis Griskevicius and colleagues...
View ArticleI Don't Need You If I Have Money
Mimicry -- the tendency to automatically copy the gestures of an interaction partner -- has often been referred to as a "social glue."Â Most research has found that when others subtly mimic us, we like...
View ArticleShould We Base Our Morality on The Decisions of Psychopaths?
Josh Greene has been at the leading edge of illuminating how the moral mind works. Together with his colleagues, he's demonstrated that many of the mind's moral judgments are driven by an ancient,...
View ArticleFeeling Deprived? Beware of Casinos
As we often note, much of life comes down to weighing short- vs. long-term tradeoffs. It can be difficult to resist what feels good in the here and now, but new research shows that just how difficult...
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