Psychology News Round-Up: ICYMI April 6, 2017

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On the Blogs

Why Is Sarcasm so Difficult to Detect in Texts and Emails? via Character & Context

Sara Peters talks language, texting, and humor in this shared post from the Conversation.

When Men Ask More Questions: A Glimpse of Ordinary Sexism in the Academic World via The Conversation

Alecia Carter argues, "Addressing women’s visibility at a local level early in the career pipeline could, hopefully, help to address the larger problem of gender imbalance in academia at later stages."

Research: Learning a Little About Something Makes Us Overconfident via Harvard Business Review

Carmen Sanchez and David Dunning's research focuses on overconfidence as people tackle new challenges and learn.

The Happiness Boomerang Effect: When Positive Activities Backfire via Behavioral Scientist

"In striving for greater happiness, it is crucial to keep in mind that the very behaviors that may sometimes undermine our efforts are those that we need to harness to increase our happiness," write Megan M. Fritz and Sonja Lyubomirsky.

From SPSP News

Gender Roles Highlight Gender Bias in Judicial Decisions

Judges may be just as biased or even more biased than the general public in deciding court cases where traditional gender roles are challenged, according to a new study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.

The Secret to Being a Secret-keeper via University of Queensland

If you want to be told a secret you're better off being assertive and compassionate rather than enthusiastic and polite, according to University of Queensland researchers. The study is published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

In the News

How Marriage Changes Your Personality via Psychology Today

Psychologists Have a Plan to Fix the Broken Science of Psychology via Live Science

Cambridge Analytica’s “Psychographic Microtargeting”: What’s Bull$#*^ and What’s Legit via Vox

Metaphors Can Change Our Opinions in Ways We Don’t Even Realize via Quartz

New Technologies Are Transforming Our Lives. Where Does Morality Fit In? via CBC

Racism Declined During the Black Lives Matter Campaign via Pacific Standard

Emotional Language Is Used By People When Trying To Persuade via Medical Daily

Hundreds Of Researchers Are Trying To Replicate High-Profile Psychology Studies via Buzzfeed

Why Do Good People Go Bad Online? via BBC Future

The Scientific Paper Is Obsolete via The Atlantic

People Can’t Be Educated into Vaccinations, but Behavioral Nudges Help, Study Finds via Washington Post

On Twitter

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— Lego Grad Student (@legogradstudent) March 30, 2018

I recapped the Sustainability Psychology Preconference in Atlanta. If you weren't there, come read about new trends in environmental psychology and advocacy:https://t.co/BiVkAL5LVF
— Alexander Maki (@AlexMaki) April 2, 2018

A new study finds that men in STEM subject areas overestimate their own intelligence and credentials, underestimate the abilities of female colleagues, and that as a result, women themselves doubt their abilities — even when evidence says otherwise. https://t.co/nAev5JmCSy
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 5, 2018

Let's talk about #scicomm! I am going to tell a story about how a crappy blog post I wrote 3 years ago turned into a piece in the .@washingtonpost. To draw you into the thread, here's an image I created for the blog post that was cut before WAPO came along! 1/n pic.twitter.com/vxNe0unvZ4
— Biotweeps - Kevin (@biotweeps) April 5, 2018

Yesterday, @NeilLewisJr, "debated" the evidence regarding IMPLICIT BIAS. "Debate" is in quotes because I think we agreed more than disagreed. Here is my summary of [what I see as, but Neil is tagged here to weigh in] our (mostly) agreements and (1-2) disagreements. Thread. 1/n
— Lee Jussim (@PsychRabble) April 6, 2018

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