Even completely arbitrary group membership has a surprisingly strong influence on human behavior
Researchers have known for some time that people prefer to copy members of their own social group (e.g., political affiliation,...
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Researchers have known for some time that people prefer to copy members of their own social group (e.g., political affiliation,...
Read moreDetailsResearch published in Personality and Individual Differences found that “dark” personality traits (psychopathy, Machiavellianism, narcissism, sadism, spitefulness) are generally associated...
Read moreDetailsNew research published in Applied Cognitive Psychology finds that pre-existing negative attitudes about feminism are associated with a greater likelihood...
Read moreDetailsA new correlational study, published in Personality and Individual Differences, found empirical support for claims made in the book "The...
Read moreDetailsPopulism exists throughout the political spectrum as a political ideology that defines society as conflict between ordinary people and the...
Read moreDetailsAmericans generally support protesting as a civil liberty and agree that protesting is an effective strategy to support the goals...
Read moreDetailsNew research, published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, shows that support for disruptive activism, or chaos-seeking behavior, is...
Read moreDetailsNew research published in Perspectives on Psychological Science indicates that the political slant of research findings (the degree to which...
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