Social Science posts
- March 27, 2013
- 07:02 AM
- 152 views
Simple Jury Persuasion: Is that foreigner lying up there on the witness stand?
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
None of us like to be lied to and we hunt for indicators of deception in the behavior of others. A dilemma occurs in our assessments of witnesses from other cultures–since social norms are culture-specific. We observe the behavior of others and make judgments as to whether they are lying according to our sense of whether [...]
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Castillo, P., & Mallard, D. (2011) Preventing Cross-Cultural Bias in Deception Judgments: The Role of Expectancies About Nonverbal Behavior. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 43(6), 967-978. DOI: 10.1177/0022022111415672
- March 26, 2013
- 10:44 PM
- 108 views
Language and the stratification of restaurant labour
by Calvin Ho in The Plaid Bag Connection
Originally posted at Language on the Move. Different languages for different jobs in this Los Angeles restaurant Are there language requirements for working in restaurants in Los Angeles? These two employment signs that I saw in the window of a sushi restaurant near UCLA suggests that you need English to wait tables and Spanish to [...]... Read more »
Waldinger, Roger. (1998) The Language of Work in an Immigrant Metropolis. Journal des anthropologues. info:/
- March 26, 2013
- 06:15 AM
- 157 views
Crazy in Love or Just Crazy?
by Carian Thus in United Academics
Insomnia, euphoria, anxiety and obsession; modern science shows us that these symptoms are just as likely to be found in someone who is deeply in love as someone who is having mental problems. Should these people be once again diagnosed as having “lovesickness”, as they would have been in the past? Or do we now have a better way to approach the connection between these conditions?... Read more »
Brand, S., Luethi, M., von Planta, A., Hatzinger, M., & Holsboer-Trachsler, E. (2007) Romantic Love, Hypomania, and Sleep Pattern in Adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 41(1), 69-76. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.01.012
MARAZZITI, D., AKISKAL, H., ROSSI, A., & CASSANO, G. (1999) Alteration of the platelet serotonin transporter in romantic love. Psychological Medicine, 29(3), 741-745. DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798007946
Reynaud, M., Karila, L., Blecha, L., & Benyamina, A. (2010) Is Love Passion an Addictive Disorder?. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 36(5), 261-267. DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2010.495183
- March 25, 2013
- 12:53 PM
- 158 views
Are Savings More Important Than Income For Poor College Students?
by Eric Horowitz in peer-reviewed by my neurons
Noah Smith has a good piece in the Atlantic about ways low-income families can save more money. Because the article focuses on solutions, Smith mostly pays lip service to the benefits of increased savings, but if you have any doubts, a new paper by Vernon Loke illustrates the crucial role that savings can play in a [...]... Read more »
Loke, V. (2013) Parental asset accumulation trajectories and children's college outcomes. Economics of Education Review, 124-133. DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.12.002
- March 25, 2013
- 02:36 AM
- 128 views
Fluent chunks: an intro to Linear Unit Grammar
by Ray Carey in ELFA project
The question of how to evaluate English proficiency in lingua franca settings such as English-medium university programs has interested me for a while. One of the criticisms heard against ELF research is that it promotes an “anything goes” attitude toward English. But clearly anything does not go – at least not in high-stakes, professional contexts [...]... Read more »
Mauranen, A. (2009) Chunking in ELF: Expressions for managing interaction. Intercultural Pragmatics, 6(2). DOI: 10.1515/IPRG.2009.012
Mauranen, A. (2012) Linear Unit Grammar. The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. DOI: 10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0707
Sinclair, J. McH., & Mauranen, A. (2006) Linear Unit Grammar:. Integrating speech and writing. DOI: ISBN 978 90 272 2299 2
- March 25, 2013
- 12:23 AM
- 154 views
Language and the stratification of restaurant labour
by Calvin N. Ho in Language on the Move
Are there language requirements for working in restaurants in Los Angeles? These two employment signs that I saw in the window of a sushi restaurant near UCLA suggests that you need English to wait tables and Spanish to work in … Continue reading →... Read more »
Waldinger, Roger. (1998) The Language of Work in an Immigrant Metropolis. Journal des anthropologues. info:/
- March 22, 2013
- 05:31 AM
- 122 views
Horsemeat supply chains
by Andreas Wieland in Supply Chain Management Research
Food supply chains are affected by trends such as globalization, consolidation, and commoditization. Supply chain managers have eagerly sought to apply textbook knowledge to these supply chains. Consequently, companies have concentrated on core competencies like processing or marketing to meet customer requirements. However, the horsemeat scandal is just another example to reveal that food supply chains [...]... Read more »
Roth, A., Tsay, A., Pullman, M., & Gray, J. (2008) Unraveling the food supply chain: Strategic insights from China and the 2007 recalls. The Journal of Supply Chain Management, 44(1), 22-39. DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2008.00043.x
- March 20, 2013
- 01:00 PM
- 132 views
Suck It: The Ins and Outs of Mouth Pipetting
by Rebecca Kreston in BODY HORRORS
If you ever find yourself working in an infectious disease laboratory, whether it’s of the diagnostic or research variety, the overarching goal is not to put any microbes in your eye, an open wound or your mouth. Easy enough, right? Wear gloves, maybe goggles, work in fume hoods and don’t mouth pipette. When working with pathogenic bacteria and viruses, priority number one is Do Not Self-Inoculate.
Today our manual pipettes are rather sophisticated, plastic-y devices perfectly cal........ Read more »
HILL, N. (1999) Laboratory-acquired Infections: History, Incidence, Causes and Preventions, 4th edition. Eds. C. H. Collins and D. A. Kennedy. Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford 1999. Pp. 324. ISBN 0 7506 4023 5. Epidemiology and Infection, 123(1), 181-181. DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899002514
- March 19, 2013
- 05:32 PM
- 110 views
Let’s draw some wood cells: control acts & accessible lectures in ELF
by Ray Carey in ELFA project
When I introduced the PhD research of the newly-minted Dr. Jaana Suviniitty, I concluded with her main finding – when lectures in English as a lingua franca (ELF) were rated by students as “accessible” or “challenging”, the major difference between the lectures was the presence of interactional features. The accessible lectures which students found more [...]... Read more »
Suviniitty, Jaana. (2012) Lectures in English as a Lingua Franca: Interactional Features. Doctoral dissertation, University of Helsinki. info:/
- March 19, 2013
- 08:34 AM
- 123 views
Origins of Human Teamwork Found in Chimpanzees
by Jason Carr in Wired Cosmos
Teamwork has been fundamental in humanity’s greatest achievements but scientists have found that working together has its evolutionary roots in our nearest primate relatives – chimpanzees. A series of trials by scientists found that chimpanzees not only coordinate actions with each other but also understand the need to help a partner perform their role to [...]... Read more »
Melis, A., & Tomasello, M. (2013) Chimpanzees' (Pan troglodytes) strategic helping in a collaborative task. Biology Letters, 9(2), 20130009-20130009. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0009
- March 19, 2013
- 12:52 AM
- 164 views
The Closet Is Real, and It’s Bad
by Eric Horowitz in peer-reviewed by my neurons
Not that we need science to convince people that concealing key aspects of your identity can be unhealthy, but some important new research led by Harvard’s Alexandra Sedlovskaya helps clarify the psychological consequences of constantly concealing part of who you are. In the study’s initial set of experiments participants who concealed stigmatized identities (usually gay men) were [...]... Read more »
Sedlovskaya, A., Purdie-Vaughns, V., Eibach, R., LaFrance, M., Romero-Canyas, R., & Camp, N. (2013) Internalizing the Closet: Concealment Heightens the Cognitive Distinction Between Public and Private Selves. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. DOI: 10.1037/a0031179
- March 18, 2013
- 11:08 PM
- 146 views
Exclusion on campus
by Ingrid Piller in Language on the Move
A persistent theme in research with international students in Australia is the tension between dreams of inclusion pre-departure and the experience of exclusion once in the country. In Kimie Takahashi’s ethnography with international students from Japan, for instance, participants often … Continue reading →... Read more »
Tara J Yosso; William A Smith; Miguel Ceja; Daniel G Solórzano. (2009) Critical Race Theory, Racial Microaggressions, and Campus Racial Climate for Latina/o Undergraduates . Harvard Educational Review, 79(4). info:/
- March 17, 2013
- 11:30 PM
- 154 views
Games, culture, and the Turing test (Part II)
by Artem Kaznatcheev in Evolutionary Games Group
This post is a continuation of Part 1 from last week that introduced and motivated the economic Turing test. When discussing culture, the first person that springs to mind is Joseph Henrich. He is the Canada Research Chair in Culture, Cognition and Coevolution, and Professor at the Departments of Psychology and Economics at the University [...]... Read more »
Henrich, J., Boyd, R., Bowles, S., Camerer, C., Fehr, E., Gintis, H., & McElreath, R. (2001) In Search of Homo Economicus: Behavioral Experiments in 15 Small-Scale Societies. American Economic Review, 91(2), 73-78. DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.2.73
- March 16, 2013
- 03:21 PM
- 55 views
Big Tobacco Easily Evades “Light” Cigarette Ban
by Dirk Hanson in Addiction Inbox
Color coding allows smokers to easily identify their former brands.
The tobacco industry has once again made a mockery of the Food and Drug Administration’s attempts to ban ‘light” cigarettes from the marketplace, by simply eliminated the objectionable wording and substituting an easily-decoded color scheme. In a brochure prepared for cigarette retailers marked “For trade use only: not to be shown or distributed to customers,” tobacco giant Philip Morris wrote that “some cigarett........ Read more »
Connolly Gregory N, & Alpert Hillel R. (2013) Has the tobacco industry evaded the FDA's ban on 'Light' cigarette descriptors?. Tobacco control. PMID: 23485704
- March 16, 2013
- 11:45 AM
- 174 views
Are Imaginary Social Norms Increasing School Violence?
by Eric Horowitz in peer-reviewed by my neurons
Part of the price we pay for living in a civilized society is that our daily decisions are subject to the influence of social norms. These beliefs about social acceptability not only keep middle-aged men from dressing like Justin Beiber, they can influence behaviors that affect a person’s health, academic performance, or likelihood of voting. [...]... Read more »
Henry, D., Dymnicki, A., Schoeny, M., Meyer, A., Martin, N., & , . (2013) Middle school students overestimate normative support for aggression and underestimate normative support for nonviolent problem-solving strategies. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43(2), 433-445. DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2013.01027.x
- March 15, 2013
- 09:20 PM
- 206 views
The heat(map) is on... The colours of canine welfare.
by Cobb & Hecht in Do You Believe In Dog?
Hey Julie, All those conferences sound completely AMAZING! I love that both dog urine and poo are totally appropriate topics for us to discuss in our conversations. All the other scientists are so jealous right now!I hope you've been well since getting home again. We've just been through the longest heatwave ever recorded in Melbourne over the past fortnight (9 days over 30oC / 90oF in a row) and today it's finally cooled off, hooray! I haven't posted you the TimTams I promised you on Twitt........ Read more »
Fratkin JL, Sinn DL, Patall EA, & Gosling SD. (2013) Personality Consistency in Dogs: A Meta-Analysis. PloS One, 8(1). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054907
Gosling Samuel D., Augustine Adam A, Vazire Simine, Holtzman Nicholas, & Gaddis Sam. (2011) Manifestations of Personality in Online Social Networks: Self-Reported Facebook-Related Behaviors and Observable Profile Information. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 14(9), 483-488. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0087
Seligman Martin E. P., Ernst Randal M., Gillham Jane, Reivich Karen, & Linkins Mark. (2009) Positive education: positive psychology and classroom interventions. Oxford Review of Education, 35(3), 293-311. DOI: 10.1080/03054980902934563
- March 15, 2013
- 11:35 AM
- 215 views
Why People on Cell Phones Are the Worst
by Elizabeth Preston in Inkfish
If it were urgent, maybe we could be more forgiving. But the subject of that phone call one table away at Starbucks never seems to be vital. A bathroom renovation, maybe. Or a phrase-by-phrase recounting of a text message dialogue with an ex. If you suspect overheard phone conversations are inherently more awful than people talking face to face, you're right: research shows that these conversations reach across our espresso cups, grab our attention, and don't let go.
Psychologist Veronica Ga........ Read more »
Galván, V., Vessal, R., & Golley, M. (2013) The Effects of Cell Phone Conversations on the Attention and Memory of Bystanders. PLoS ONE, 8(3). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058579
- March 15, 2013
- 10:30 AM
- 86 views
When Does Depression Become A Disease?
by Neuroskeptic in Neuroskeptic_Discover
When does sadness cease to be a normal emotional response, and become a mental disorder? Can psychiatrists ‘draw the line’ between healthy and sick moods, and if so, where? An important new study offers an answer: When does depression become a disorder? Using recurrence rates to evaluate the validity of proposed changes in major depression [...]... Read more »
Wakefield JC, & Schmitz MF. (2013) When does depression become a disorder? Using recurrence rates to evaluate the validity of proposed changes in major depression diagnostic thresholds. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 12(1), 44-52. PMID: 23471801
- March 13, 2013
- 02:40 AM
- 302 views
Brain Lateralization - Logical Left vs Creative Right
by Vivek Misra in Beautiful Mind
Broad generalizations are often made in popular psychology about one side or the other having characteristic labels, such as "logical" for the left side or "creative" for the right. These labels need to be treated carefully; although a lateral dominance is measurable, both hemispheres contribute to both kinds of processes.In psychology and neurobiology, the theory is based on what is known as the lateralization of brain function. So does one side of the brain really control specific functions? A........ Read more »
Ross, E., & Monnot, M. (2008) Neurology of affective prosody and its functional–anatomic organization in right hemisphere. Brain and Language, 104(1), 51-74. DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2007.04.007
George MS, Parekh PI, Rosinsky N, Ketter TA, Kimbrell TA, Heilman KM, Herscovitch P, & Post RM. (1996) Understanding emotional prosody activates right hemisphere regions. Archives of neurology, 53(7), 665-70. PMID: 8929174
Dehaene, S. (1999) Sources of Mathematical Thinking: Behavioral and Brain-Imaging Evidence. Science, 284(5416), 970-974. DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5416.970
Dehaene, S., Piazza, M., Pinel, P., & Cohen, L. (2003) THREE PARIETAL CIRCUITS FOR NUMBER PROCESSING. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 20(3-6), 487-506. DOI: 10.1080/02643290244000239
Hecht, D. (2010) Depression and the hyperactive right-hemisphere. Neuroscience Research, 68(2), 77-87. DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2010.06.013
Devinsky, O. (2009) Delusional misidentifications and duplications: Right brain lesions, left brain delusions. Neurology, 72(1), 80-87. DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000338625.47892.74
- March 11, 2013
- 10:11 AM
- 478 views
Where Does Culture Shock Come From?
by Eric Horowitz in peer-reviewed by my neurons
Culture is a powerful thing. It not only affects how much time you spend at work, how you treat others around you, and how much beer you consume before the age of 20, it can also influence the emotions you experience on a day-to-day basis. The simple story of how culture influences emotions is that [...]... Read more »
Boiger, M., Mesquita, B., Uchida, Y., & Feldman Barrett, L. (2013) Condoned or Condemned: The Situational Affordance of Anger and Shame in the United States and Japan. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. DOI: 10.1177/0146167213478201
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