A5078051513- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Obesity and Health Practices
Arizona State University
2019-2024
Environmental Defense Fund
2021-2024
Oklahoma State University
2021
University of Notre Dame
2013
What motives do people prioritize in their social lives? Historically, psychologists, especially those adopting an evolutionary perspective, have devoted a great deal of research attention to sexual attraction and romantic-partner choice (mate seeking). Research on long-term familial bonds retention kin care) has been less thoroughly connected relevant comparative work other species, the case care, these well researched. Examining varied sources data from 27 societies around world, we found...
How does psychology vary across human societies? The fundamental social motives framework adopts an evolutionary approach to capture the broad range of goals within a taxonomy ancestrally recurring threats and opportunities. These motives-self-protection, disease avoidance, affiliation, status, mate acquisition, retention, kin care-are high in fitness relevance everyday salience, yet understudied cross-culturally. Here, we gathered data on these 42 countries (N = 15,915) two cross-sectional...
Fat talk is not merely correlated with, but appears to be one of the causes body dissatisfaction in other women. Moderators fat talk's deleterious effects, however, have yet been identified. This experiment tested whether type fat-talker affects listeners' satisfaction. Women viewed photos either noticeably thin or overweight women making positive statements. by and both had a negative impact on women's satisfaction, was highest after exposure Statistically indistinguishable from this latter...
What motives do people prioritize in their social lives? Historically, psychologists, especially those adopting an evolutionary perspective, have devoted a great deal of research attention to sexual attraction and romantic partner choice (mate-seeking). Research on long-term familial bonds (mate retention kin care) has been less thoroughly connected relevant comparative work other species, the case care, well researched. Examining varied sources data from 27 societies around world, we found...
How do natural changes in disease avoidance motivation shape thoughts about and behaviors toward ingroup outgroup members? During the COVID-19 pandemic, political party affiliation has been a strong predictor United States of COVID-related opinions, attitudes, behaviors. Using six-wave longitudinal panel survey representative Americans (on Prolific, N = 1,124, from Apr 2020 to Feb 2021), we explored how naturally-occurring across time both risk infection people’s shaped Republicans Democrats...
How do natural changes in disease avoidance motivation shape thoughts about and behaviors toward ingroup outgroup members? During the COVID-19 pandemic, political party affiliation has been a strong predictor United States of COVID-19-related opinions, attitudes, behaviors. Using six-wave longitudinal panel survey representative Americans (on Prolific,
Social perceivers seek to understand the opportunities and threats others potentially afford—for example, whether a teammate will behave tenaciously or romantic partner, faithfully. We typically detect affordances draw trait inferences by observing behaviors that reveal predict others’ likely intentions characteristics. However, detection inference from simple observation are often difficult (e.g., even dishonest people frequently honest, mask unpopular beliefs). In such cases, we propose...
The COVID-19 pandemic caused drastic social changes for many, including separation from friends and coworkers, enforced close contact with family, reductions in mobility, a number of other health-related precautions. Here we assess the extent to which people’s evolutionarily-relevant basic motivations goals—their fundamental motives—might have been affected. To address this question, gathered data on these motives 42 countries (N=15,915) two waves, 19 (N=10,907) were both before during...