BPS Research Digest
Your free, fortnightly roundup of the latest psychology research from the British Psychological Society.
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Proficient Pigs And Political Polarisation: The Week’s Best Psychology Links
Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web
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Psychological Study Of “Moral Grandstanding” Helps Explain Why Social Media Is So Toxic
By Emma Young. People who opine on issues in order to impress others are more likely to get into conflicts.
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The Paradox Of Viral Outrage: Public Shaming Inspires Further Outrage — But Also Increases Sympathy For The Offender
By Emily Reynolds. Outrage and sympathy cancel each other out, raising doubts about usefulness of viral outrage.
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Why We Continue to Believe False Information Even After We’ve Learned It’s Not True
By Rhi Willmot. Information we later discover to be false is harder to ignore when it fills an explanatory “gap” in a story.
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When We’re Hungry, We Remain Surprisingly Helpful And Co-operative
By Emily Reynolds. Hungry people were just as likely to share resources and volunteer to participate in research as sated ones.