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Groups of two or four chimpanzees encountered a collective resource sustainability problem. Quartets avoided resource collapse for longer than dyads, with group social tolerance playing a supportive role.
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Chimpanzee groups achieve sustainable resource use in a common-pool resource dilemma - Communications Psychology
Groups of two or four chimpanzees encountered a collective resource sustainability problem. Quartets avoided resource collapse for longer than dyads, with group social tolerance playing a supportive r...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Groups of two or four chimpanzees encountered a collective resource sustainability problem. Quartets avoided resource collapse for longer than dyads, with group social tolerance playing a supportive role.
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Across two studies, people felt closer to AI than to humans after emotional chat interactions, but only if the AI was labelled as human. Labelling the partner as AI reduced, but did not prevent relationship-building.
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AI outperforms humans in establishing interpersonal closeness in emotionally engaging interactions, but only when labelled as human - Communications Psychology
Across two studies, people felt closer to AI than to humans after emotional chat interactions, but only if the AI was labelled as human. Labelling the partner as AI reduced, but did not prevent, relat...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Across two studies, people felt closer to AI than to humans after emotional chat interactions, but only if the AI was labelled as human. Labelling the partner as AI reduced, but did not prevent relationship-building.
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LLM agents can now pass as human participants, threatening the validity of online social science. This Comment urges a shift to multi-layered, adaptive defenses, calling for cooperation across researchers, platforms and institutions, to guard against this challenge
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How online studies must increase their defences against AI - Communications Psychology
LLM agents can now pass as human participants, threatening the validity of online social science. We urge a shift from ad-hoc checks to multi-layered, adaptive defenses, borrowing from internet anti-b...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:32 AM
LLM agents can now pass as human participants, threatening the validity of online social science. This Comment urges a shift to multi-layered, adaptive defenses, calling for cooperation across researchers, platforms and institutions, to guard against this challenge
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People are unaware of inequalities in Asian subgroup representation in STEM & base their perceptions on group typicality beliefs. Interventions informing about Asian STEM representation increase support for data disaggregation of Asian subgroups.
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The misperception of Asian subgroup representation in STEM - Communications Psychology
People are unaware of inequalities in Asian subgroup representation in STEM and base their perceptions on group typicality beliefs. Interventions informing about Asian STEM representation increase sup...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:27 AM
People are unaware of inequalities in Asian subgroup representation in STEM & base their perceptions on group typicality beliefs. Interventions informing about Asian STEM representation increase support for data disaggregation of Asian subgroups.
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A recent Perspective in @natneuro.nature.com provides a valuable list of recommendations for the inclusion and study of sex and gender in research.
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Recommendations for the inclusion and study of sex and gender in research - Nature Neuroscience
In this Perspective, the international PAINDIFF Network makes 13 recommendations for studying sex and gender as variables in preclinical, clinical and translational pain research that are applicable a...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
A recent Perspective in @natneuro.nature.com provides a valuable list of recommendations for the inclusion and study of sex and gender in research.
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A Review in Nature Reviews Psychology summarizes evidence for the positive and negative psychological impacts of mental health awareness efforts. go.nature.com/4kf6hW8 🔒
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
A Review in Nature Reviews Psychology summarizes evidence for the positive and negative psychological impacts of mental health awareness efforts. go.nature.com/4kf6hW8 🔒
Harmonizing data from 2,390 participants across four reaching studies, this work quantifies how age, sex/gender, & everyday experience influence reaction time, movement speed, and precision—establishing a normative benchmark for human motor control.
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Large reaching datasets quantify the impact of age, sex/gender, and experience on motor control - Communications Psychology
Harmonizing data from 2390 participants across four diverse reaching studies, this work quantifies how age, sex/gender, and everyday experience influence reaction time, movement speed, and precision—e...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Harmonizing data from 2,390 participants across four reaching studies, this work quantifies how age, sex/gender, & everyday experience influence reaction time, movement speed, and precision—establishing a normative benchmark for human motor control.
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This study finds that people vary in their motives for punishment. Punishment motives are predicted by personality, social preferences, political and religious views, and self-reported strategies.
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Individual differences in motives for costly punishment - Communications Psychology
Using behavioural economic games, this study finds that people vary in their motives for punishment. Punishment motives are predicted by personality, social preferences, political and religious views,...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This study finds that people vary in their motives for punishment. Punishment motives are predicted by personality, social preferences, political and religious views, and self-reported strategies.
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AI deepfakes affect people even if they know the videos are fake: nice media coverage here of phys.org/news/2026-0... one of our recent studies. 1/2
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People are swayed by AI-generated videos even when they know they're fake, study shows
Generative deep learning models are artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can create texts, images, audio files, and videos for specific purposes, following instructions provided by human users. Over ...
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January 27, 2026 at 2:34 PM
AI deepfakes affect people even if they know the videos are fake: nice media coverage here of phys.org/news/2026-0... one of our recent studies. 1/2
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Repeated visual exposure to bodies of varying sizes alters cognitive representations of weight and may influence anti-fat attitudes over time.
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Perceptual exposure influences body size perceptions and anti-fat attitudes - Communications Psychology
Repeated visual exposure to bodies of varying sizes alters cognitive representations of weight and may influence anti-fat attitudes over time.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Repeated visual exposure to bodies of varying sizes alters cognitive representations of weight and may influence anti-fat attitudes over time.
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Three experiments show that people continue to rely on the content of deepfake videos when making moral judgements, despite prior warnings that the videos were fake, underscoring the limitations of AI transparency.
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The continued influence of AI-generated deepfake videos despite transparency warnings - Communications Psychology
Three experiments show that people continue to rely on the content of deepfake videos when making moral judgements, despite prior warnings that the videos were fake, underscoring the limitations of AI...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Three experiments show that people continue to rely on the content of deepfake videos when making moral judgements, despite prior warnings that the videos were fake, underscoring the limitations of AI transparency.
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Lonelier individuals are less willing to trust partners even when they cooperate highly, due to reduced reliance on expectations of their reciprocity. Their willingness to trust is even lower when they also report high levels of paranoia.
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Willingness to trust is reduced by loneliness and paranoia - Communications Psychology
Lonelier individuals are less willing to trust partners even when they cooperate highly, due to reduced reliance on expectations of their reciprocity. Their willingness to trust is even lower when the...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Lonelier individuals are less willing to trust partners even when they cooperate highly, due to reduced reliance on expectations of their reciprocity. Their willingness to trust is even lower when they also report high levels of paranoia.
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Model-based analyses of children’s speech reveal how, as language experience increases, the information in sequences and the relations between categories reorganize in ways that maintain entropy levels across the developing grammatical system.
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Sequence structure in children’s speech reveals non-linear development of relations between word categories - Communications Psychology
Model-based analyses of children’s speech reveal how, as language experience increases, the information in sequences and the relations between categories reorganize in ways that maintain entropy level...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Model-based analyses of children’s speech reveal how, as language experience increases, the information in sequences and the relations between categories reorganize in ways that maintain entropy levels across the developing grammatical system.
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Pareto analysis of data from more than 400,000 people links human values to tradeoffs between three adaptive tasks,
providing insight into individual differences in social and psychological constructs.
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providing insight into individual differences in social and psychological constructs.
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The adaptive tasks and trade-offs that drive the human value system - Communications Psychology
Pareto analysis of data from more than 400,000 people links human values to tradeoffs between three adaptive tasks, providing insight into individual differences in social and psychological constructs...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Pareto analysis of data from more than 400,000 people links human values to tradeoffs between three adaptive tasks,
providing insight into individual differences in social and psychological constructs.
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providing insight into individual differences in social and psychological constructs.
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In a new computational analysis of previous work, this study shows that a control-free mechanism better accounts for value-based decisions than an account that assumes top-down control invigorating the best choice.
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Misspecified models create the appearance of adaptive control during value-based choice - Communications Psychology
In a new computational analysis of previous work, this study shows that a control-free mechanism better accounts for value-based decisions than an account that assumes top-down control invigorating th...
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January 23, 2026 at 6:58 PM
In a new computational analysis of previous work, this study shows that a control-free mechanism better accounts for value-based decisions than an account that assumes top-down control invigorating the best choice.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Registration is now OPEN for our Annual Convention in Barcelona! #APS26BCN
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Analyzing 12,000 metaphors of AI from a year-long U.S. survey, this study introduces a scalable framework for quantitatively analyzing implicit perceptions from open-ended language and
shows that Americans increasingly view AI as warm and human-like.
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shows that Americans increasingly view AI as warm and human-like.
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Metaphors of AI indicate that people increasingly perceive AI as warm and human-like - Communications Psychology
Analyzing 12,000 metaphors of AI from a year-long U.S. survey, this study introduces a scalable framework for quantitatively analyzing implicit perceptions from open-ended language and shows that Amer...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Analyzing 12,000 metaphors of AI from a year-long U.S. survey, this study introduces a scalable framework for quantitatively analyzing implicit perceptions from open-ended language and
shows that Americans increasingly view AI as warm and human-like.
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shows that Americans increasingly view AI as warm and human-like.
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This Registered Report examines how forgetting affects the language through which memories are communicated. Even though the probability of recalling memories declines over time, the content of recalled memories is mostly preserved.
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Memory justifications provide valid indicators of retrieval accuracy across time - Communications Psychology
This Registered Report examines how forgetting affects the language through which memories are communicated. Even though the probability of recalling memories declines over time, the content of recall...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:36 AM
This Registered Report examines how forgetting affects the language through which memories are communicated. Even though the probability of recalling memories declines over time, the content of recalled memories is mostly preserved.
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Helping decisions across 100 real-life scenarios were modeled as a socioemotional cost–benefit tradeoff combined with
an individual helping bias. Model parameters varied systematically with empathy, agreeableness, and punishment
sensitivity.
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an individual helping bias. Model parameters varied systematically with empathy, agreeableness, and punishment
sensitivity.
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Prosocial decisions in naturalistic helping scenarios are predicted by cost-benefit tradeoffs and individual disposition - Communications Psychology
Helping decisions across 100 real-life scenarios were modeled as a socioemotional cost-benefit tradeoff combined with an individual helping bias. Model parameters varied systematically with empathy, a...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Helping decisions across 100 real-life scenarios were modeled as a socioemotional cost–benefit tradeoff combined with
an individual helping bias. Model parameters varied systematically with empathy, agreeableness, and punishment
sensitivity.
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an individual helping bias. Model parameters varied systematically with empathy, agreeableness, and punishment
sensitivity.
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In daily life, light exposure influences cognitive performance in 58 UK adults: brighter, more stable days are linked to better vigilance, memory, and visual search, while recent bright light reduces sleepiness and reaction times.
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Relationships between light exposure and aspects of cognitive function in everyday life - Communications Psychology
In daily life, light exposure influences cognitive performance in 58 UK adults: brighter, more stable days are linked to better vigilance, memory, and visual search, while recent bright light reduces ...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:56 PM
In daily life, light exposure influences cognitive performance in 58 UK adults: brighter, more stable days are linked to better vigilance, memory, and visual search, while recent bright light reduces sleepiness and reaction times.
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A battery of bedside tests was designed to test split-brain patients across multiple functional domains. While full callosotomy introduced disconnection syndromes across all
domains, even minimal callosal remnants enabled fully integrated behavior.
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domains, even minimal callosal remnants enabled fully integrated behavior.
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No disconnection syndrome after near-complete callosotomy - Communications Psychology
A battery of bedside tests was designed to test split-brain patients across multiple functional domains. While full callosotomy introduced disconnection syndromes across all domains, even minimal call...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM
A battery of bedside tests was designed to test split-brain patients across multiple functional domains. While full callosotomy introduced disconnection syndromes across all
domains, even minimal callosal remnants enabled fully integrated behavior.
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domains, even minimal callosal remnants enabled fully integrated behavior.
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Nature Health launches today! In our inaugural editorial, we outline our vision of 'health beyond medicine' and aim to publish research, reviews and opinion that bridges the 'implementation gap' between health research with policy and practice.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Nature Health launches today! In our inaugural editorial, we outline our vision of 'health beyond medicine' and aim to publish research, reviews and opinion that bridges the 'implementation gap' between health research with policy and practice.
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Does trust in science drive intentions for health-related behaviour? Across four studies employing an experimental manipulation of trust in science, no evidence emerged to support a causal link between the two.
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No evidence for causal effects of trust in science on intentions for health-related behavior - Communications Psychology
Does trust in science drive intentions for health-related behaviour? Across four studies employing an experimental manipulation of trust in science, no evidence emerged to support a causal link betwee...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Does trust in science drive intentions for health-related behaviour? Across four studies employing an experimental manipulation of trust in science, no evidence emerged to support a causal link between the two.
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We hope everyone had a healthy start to 2026!
In a new Editorial, we reflect on the contributions that Health Psychology makes alongside, e.g., medical research and epidemiology, to fostering human health and wellbeing.
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In a new Editorial, we reflect on the contributions that Health Psychology makes alongside, e.g., medical research and epidemiology, to fostering human health and wellbeing.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:16 AM
We hope everyone had a healthy start to 2026!
In a new Editorial, we reflect on the contributions that Health Psychology makes alongside, e.g., medical research and epidemiology, to fostering human health and wellbeing.
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In a new Editorial, we reflect on the contributions that Health Psychology makes alongside, e.g., medical research and epidemiology, to fostering human health and wellbeing.
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Our launch editorial calls for open, rigorous debate across perspectives. We welcome solution-oriented research and commentary. Join the conversation!
Sustainability demands technical innovation and open dialogue. Our editorial invites diverse perspectives, grounded in evidence.
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The sustainable paths we build together - Communications Sustainability
Successful solutions for a more sustainable world will only become broadly acceptable through vigorous and transparent debate across diverse perspectives. We are launching Communications Sustainabilit...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Our launch editorial calls for open, rigorous debate across perspectives. We welcome solution-oriented research and commentary. Join the conversation!