BPS Research Digest

1. Americans Simultaneously Hold Both Positive And Negative Stereotypes About Atheists
   By Emily Reynolds. Participants believed atheists to be fun and open-minded, at the same time as finding them immoral.
2. Phone Fears And Dolphin Directions: The Week’s Best Psychology Links
   Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web In 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 lost…
3. Our Brains “See” Beams Of Motion Emanating From People’s Faces Towards The Object Of Their Attention
   By Sofia Deleniv. Phenomenon may explain appeal of “extramission” theories of vision — and of mythical creatures with killer glares.
4. Dolphins’ Personality Traits Are Surprisingly Similar To Our Own
   By Emma Young. Like humans, bottlenose dolphins show personality domains of openness, agreeableness and sociability, researchers claim, though not neuroticism.
5. Belief In Conspiracy Theories Is Associated With Lower Levels Of Critical Thinking
   By Emily Reynolds. But conspiracy-minded participants still rated themselves highly on critical thinking, despite differences.