People commit violence for different reasons.
How do we measure psychopathy and how is it related to violence? According to Camp and colleagues (2013), a widely known test called the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) is applied in justice contexts. Continue reading
Overearning is a new phenomenon in human history. It means that we earn beyond our needs. It is only possible to overearn (i.e., accumulate resources) due to the efficiency and advantages of modern technology. This seems nice and innocuous, indeed, it never hurts to earn more. However, overearning has a downside as well. Continue reading
Posted in Behaviors, Organizational Psychology, Work Life
Tagged evolutionary theory, happiness, overearning, workaholism
Colors carry meanings, and they have an impact on emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. The meanings of colors are produced at an early stage of visual processing which does not require one’s awareness (Elliot & Maier, 2013). Continue reading
Posted in Behaviors, Consumer Psychology, Marketing
Tagged colors, empirical, experimental research
One definition of high-risk sports is ‘activities that imply a possibility of injury or death, and in order to minimize the risks associated with the sport, specialized equipment is often needed’.
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Posted in Personality Psychology, Sport
Tagged conscientiousness, extraversion, extreme sport, neuroticism, risk-taking
Prejudices might originate from an innate “behavioral immune system”.
Prejudices have plausibly existed since the origins of humanity. In an evolutionary sense, prejudices might have solved an adaptive problem. Continue reading
Posted in Attitudes, Behaviors, Evolutionary Psychology, Social Psychology
Tagged evolution, instincts, prejudices
In the book Medical Sociology written by David Mechanic (1978), a thorough theory of help‐seeking behavior is provided. The theory emphasizes individual differences in help-seeking behaviors. In other words, why do some people seek help, while others don’t? Continue reading
Posted in Behaviors, Coping, Mental Health
Tagged doctor-shopping, health professional, help-seeking, illness behavior, sick-role
Taste evaluation is not solely based on the objectivity of food, such as the biological and innate preferences for special flavors etc. Individual and cultural differences in food preferences illuminate the role of subjectivity in taste evaluation. Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Psychology, Marketing, Shopping
Tagged culture, experiment, food, research, self-concept
To hurt others is not without a cost. Self-reports have revealed that obeying to hurt others may lead to feelings of anxiety, guilt and agitation (Milgram, 1963). We feel so because of our innate need to care about others. We are social animals so hurting others, hurts us too. Continue reading
Posted in Behaviors
My name is Simon Moesgaard, a psychologist from Denmark, and this is my blog about psychology.
