Psychology News Round-Up: ICYMI July 7, 2017
Submitted by BlogEditor on Fri, 07/07/2017 - 15:54
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On the Blogs
We change our voice when we talk to high-status people, shows new study via The Conversation
Viktoria Mileva and Juan David Leongómez write on thier latest research showing people speak in higher-pitched voices to interviewers they think are high in social status.
The Problem with Being a Top Performer via Scientific American
Francesca Gino covers research that demonstrates the ways coworkers punish star employees.
Belief Superiority and Political Discord via Psychology Today
"Believing that one’s beliefs are superior is bipartisan," writes Mark Leary.
Our obsession with eminence warps research via Nature
Many decisions about whose work is recognized are at least partially arbitrary, and we should acknowledge that, argues Simine Vazire.
In the News
Small acts of kindness at work benefit the giver, the receiver and the whole organisation via BPS Research Digest
Teenagers’ anxiety and depression on the rise via The OC Register
Want to slow down your aging process? Mind-set can be key, oldest seniors say via The Washington Post
This is your brain on patriotism via Inverse
Psychologists have identified the kind of emotional intelligence that makes internet trolls so mean via Quartz
Digital scorecards may help people change behavior via PsychCentral
On Twitter
The Diversity Fund helped me when I was an undergrad and grad student! Please join me in diversifying our field! https://t.co/XFb7rhzVsf
— Jin X. Goh (@jinxgoh) July 3, 2017
#EASP2017......#SPSP eat your your heart out! @SPSPnews pic.twitter.com/nP8bFAha5c
— Brock Bastian (@drbrockbastian) July 5, 2017
"Hi Professor. I know it's only July, but do you have the syllabus ready that we'll use in the fall? I want to.." pic.twitter.com/thHNCI5EC8
— Charles W. McKinney (@kmt188) July 6, 2017
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