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Social & Behavioural Science Editors' Highlights

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Social & Behavioural Science Editors' Highlights

Samantha Zimbler

Feb 25, 2021

After the paper | The luck of the draw

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After the paper | The luck of the draw

Wilma A. Bainbridge

Jan 15, 2021

Brief visual attention shifts influence where we look

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Brief visual attention shifts influence where we look

Lisa Schwetlick

Dec 01, 2020

Trump’s tweets and diversion of the media

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Trump’s tweets and diversion of the media

Ullrich Ecker and 2 others

Nov 10, 2020

Behind the Paper: Authentic Self-Expression on Social Media is Associated with Greater Subjective Well-being

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Behind the Paper: Authentic Self-Expression on Social Media is Associated with Greater Subjective Well-being

Erica Bailey and 1 other

Oct 06, 2020

Video: A decade of open access

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Video: A decade of open access

Samantha Zimbler

Sep 30, 2020

Are Differences in Religious Belief Rooted in Differences in Unconscious Information Processing?

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Are Differences in Religious Belief Rooted in Differences in Unconscious Information Processing?

Adam Weinberger and 1 other

Sep 29, 2020

What it is like to work with the military for an experiment?

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What it is like to work with the military for an experiment?

Emilie Caspar

Aug 31, 2020

Decisiveness may be making us less generous

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Decisiveness may be making us less generous

Yi Yang Teoh and 1 other

Jul 15, 2020

In daily life, not all punishments are created equal

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In daily life, not all punishments are created equal

Catherine Molho

Jul 14, 2020

Glimpsing the future

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Glimpsing the future

Rahul Bhui

Jul 10, 2020

How the brain builds a social 'Self'

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How the brain builds a social 'Self'

Sam Ereira

Jun 24, 2020

From the Factory Production Floor: Attitudes Toward Societal Authority and Justice

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From the Factory Production Floor: Attitudes Toward Societal Authority and Justice

Sherry Jueyu Wu

Jun 02, 2020

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The effects of contemporaneous peer punishment on cooperation with the future

Can peer punishment facilitate successful cooperation with the future? The results of an experiment with human participants show that (i) without punishment, cooperation with the future is difficult, and (ii) punishment is only partially successful to sustain many generations.