Persuasion

People who received more Instagram “likes” than expected reported less loneliness but more negative feelings such as being upset, hostile, ashamed, nervous, and afraid. These feelings may trigger more like-seeking to reduce dissatisfaction.

Personality and Individual Differences

Fifth graders and high school students who read the Harry Potter books and identified with Harry Potter held more accepting views towards marginalized groups.

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Many White medical students and residents hold false beliefs about biological differences between Black and White people. These biases are linked to underestimating and under-treating pain felt by Black patients, likely contributing to racial disparities in healthcare.

Psychological and Cognitive Sciences

In a series of mock court trials involving a Black defendant, racially diverse juries made fewer inaccurate statements and deliberated more than all-White juries.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Persuasion

Engaging people in a community-based setting and in empathetic conversation focused on safety improved safe firearms storage and the understanding that most firearm fatalities are suicides.

BMJ Injury Prevention

People with disagreeable personalities (selfish, combative, and manipulative) do not have an advantage in attaining power within their organization.

Persuasion

Fact-checking a false 140-character claim by stating it is false can help reduce misinformation. Using evidence to refute the claim is even more effective.

British Journal of Psychology

Persuasion

Personal stories about climate change affecting people and ecosystems can shift climate change beliefs and risk perceptions.

Most people's first memories are from around the age of 3. Memories earlier than this are more likely to be fictional.

Graders who used happy face emoticons in feedback on undergraduate student essays were perceived as warmer (more friendly, approachable, pleasant, or understanding).

Computers & Education

Persuasion