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Measuring episodic memory and mental time travel: Crossing the species gap (2024)
Journal Article
Collaro, E., Barton, R., Ainge, J., & Easton, A. Measuring episodic memory and mental time travel: Crossing the species gap. Manuscript submitted for publication

Mental time travel is considered as the projection of the mind into the past or future, and relates to experiential aspects of episodic memory, and episodic future thinking. Framing episodic memory and future thinking in this way causes a challenge w... Read More about Measuring episodic memory and mental time travel: Crossing the species gap.

The impact of student computer competency on e‐learning outcomes: A path analysis model of virtual learning infrastructure, collaboration, and access to electronic facilities (2024)
Journal Article
Sharif‐Nia, H., Arslan, G., Reardon, J., Allen, K., Ma, L., She, L., Hoseinzadeh, E., Rahmatpour, P., Moradi, S., Fomani, F. K., & Ghahrani, N. (2024). The impact of student computer competency on e‐learning outcomes: A path analysis model of virtual learning infrastructure, collaboration, and access to electronic facilities. Nursing Open, 11(3), Article e2130. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.2130

Aim: This study explored the influence of student computer competency on e‐learning outcomes among Iranian nursing students and examined its mediating role in the relationship between virtual learning infrastructure, student collaboration, access to... Read More about The impact of student computer competency on e‐learning outcomes: A path analysis model of virtual learning infrastructure, collaboration, and access to electronic facilities.

Cultural Predictors of Facial Ethnicity Preference in the Miskitu and Mestizos of Rural Nicaragua (2024)
Journal Article
Jucker, J. .-L., Thornborrow, T., Batres, C., Penton-Voak, I. M., Jamieson, M. A., Burt, D. M., …Boothroyd, L. G. (2024). Cultural Predictors of Facial Ethnicity Preference in the Miskitu and Mestizos of Rural Nicaragua. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 55(3), 292-307. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220221241232674

Both basic visual experience and cultural associations with race and ethnicity may contribute to the extent observers do or do not favor some facial ethnicity cues over others. Given that visual media contain a highly biased selection of faces, with... Read More about Cultural Predictors of Facial Ethnicity Preference in the Miskitu and Mestizos of Rural Nicaragua.

Competition between emotional faces in visuospatial working memory. (2024)
Journal Article
Poncet, M., Spotorno, S., & Jackson, M. C. (2024). Competition between emotional faces in visuospatial working memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0001330

Visuospatial working memory (VSWM) helps track the identity and location of people during social interactions. Previous work showed better VSWM when all faces at encoding displayed a happy compared to an angry expression, reflecting a prosocial prefe... Read More about Competition between emotional faces in visuospatial working memory..

"Comforting, Reassuring, and…Hot": A Qualitative Exploration of Engaging in Bondage, Discipline, Domination, Submission, Sadism and (Sado)masochism and Kink from the Perspective of Autistic Adults. (2024)
Journal Article
Pearson, A., & Hodgetts, S. (2024). "Comforting, Reassuring, and…Hot": A Qualitative Exploration of Engaging in Bondage, Discipline, Domination, Submission, Sadism and (Sado)masochism and Kink from the Perspective of Autistic Adults. Autism in Adulthood, 6(1), 25-35. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2022.0103

There is a lack of research on autistic intimacy; however, a small body of research suggests that bondage, discipline, domination, submission, sadism and (sado)masochism (BDSM)/kink may be appealing to autistic people. We aimed at exploring how engag... Read More about "Comforting, Reassuring, and…Hot": A Qualitative Exploration of Engaging in Bondage, Discipline, Domination, Submission, Sadism and (Sado)masochism and Kink from the Perspective of Autistic Adults..

Furthering Scientific Inquiry for Weight Loss Maintenance: Assessing the Psychological Processes Impacted by a Low intensity Technology-Assisted Intervention (NULevel Trial). (2024)
Journal Article
Joyal-Desmarais, K., Rothman, A. J., Evans, E. H., Araújo-Soares, V., & Sniehotta, F. F. (2024). Furthering Scientific Inquiry for Weight Loss Maintenance: Assessing the Psychological Processes Impacted by a Low intensity Technology-Assisted Intervention (NULevel Trial). Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 58(4), 296-303. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaae002

NULevel was a randomized control trial to evaluate a technology-assisted weight loss maintenance (WLM) program in the UK. The program included: (a) a face-to-face goal-setting session; (b) an internet platform, a pedometer, and wirelessly connected s... Read More about Furthering Scientific Inquiry for Weight Loss Maintenance: Assessing the Psychological Processes Impacted by a Low intensity Technology-Assisted Intervention (NULevel Trial)..

Honor Values as Identity Content: Evidence From a Three-Wave Longitudinal Study (2024)
Journal Article
Travaglino, G. A., Friehs, M., Kotzur, P. F., & Abrams, D. (2024). Honor Values as Identity Content: Evidence From a Three-Wave Longitudinal Study. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 55(3), 278-291. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220221241230959

Reputation refers to the set of judgments a community makes about its members. In cultures of honor, reputation constitutes one of the most pressing concerns of individuals. Reputational concerns are intimately intertwined with people’s social identi... Read More about Honor Values as Identity Content: Evidence From a Three-Wave Longitudinal Study.

Psychological well-being in Europe after the outbreak of war in Ukraine (2024)
Journal Article
Scharbert, J., Humberg, S., Kroencke, L., Reiter, T., Sakel, S., ter Horst, J., …Back, M. D. (2024). Psychological well-being in Europe after the outbreak of war in Ukraine. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 1202. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44693-6

The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, has had devastating effects on the Ukrainian population and the global economy, environment, and political order. However, little is known about the psychological states surrounding the outbreak o... Read More about Psychological well-being in Europe after the outbreak of war in Ukraine.

A shared neural code for perceiving and remembering social interactions in the human superior temporal sulcus (2024)
Journal Article
Lee Masson, H., Chen, J., & Isik, L. (2024). A shared neural code for perceiving and remembering social interactions in the human superior temporal sulcus. Neuropsychologia, 196, Article 108823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2024.108823

Recognizing and remembering social information is a crucial cognitive skill. Neural patterns in the superior temporal sulcus (STS) support our ability to perceive others' social interactions. However, despite the prominence of social interactions in... Read More about A shared neural code for perceiving and remembering social interactions in the human superior temporal sulcus.

Women’s subsistence strategies predict fertility across cultures, but context matters (2024)
Journal Article
Page, A. E., Ringen, E. J., Koster, J., Borgerhoff Mulder, M., Kramer, K., Shenk, M. K., …Sear, R. (2024). Women’s subsistence strategies predict fertility across cultures, but context matters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(9), Article e2318181121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2318181121

While it is commonly assumed that farmers have higher, and foragers lower, fertility compared to populations practicing other forms of subsistence, robust supportive evidence is lacking. We tested whether subsistence activities—incorporating market i... Read More about Women’s subsistence strategies predict fertility across cultures, but context matters.

Effects of type of emission and masking sound, and their spatial correspondence, on blind and sighted people’s ability to echolocate (2024)
Journal Article
Thaler, L., Castillo-Serrano, J. G., Kish, D., & Norman, L. (2024). Effects of type of emission and masking sound, and their spatial correspondence, on blind and sighted people’s ability to echolocate. Neuropsychologia, 196, Article 108822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2024.108822

Ambient sound can mask acoustic signals. The current study addressed how echolocation in people is affected by masking sound, and the role played by type of sound and spatial (i.e. binaural) similarity. We also investigated the role played by blindne... Read More about Effects of type of emission and masking sound, and their spatial correspondence, on blind and sighted people’s ability to echolocate.

Eudaimonic self-expansion: The effects of eudaimonic reflections on nature connectedness (2024)
Journal Article
Lengieza, M. L. (2024). Eudaimonic self-expansion: The effects of eudaimonic reflections on nature connectedness. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 94, Article 102231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102231

Research has identified a relationship between eudaimonic wellbeing and nature connectedness. However, the direction of this relationship has not been fully explored. In three studies, the present research tests the possibility that eudaimonic experi... Read More about Eudaimonic self-expansion: The effects of eudaimonic reflections on nature connectedness.

What Is Innovation?: A Review of Definitions, Approaches, and Key Questions in Human and Non-Human Innovation (2024)
Book Chapter
Rawlings, B. S., & Reader, S. M. (2024). What Is Innovation?: A Review of Definitions, Approaches, and Key Questions in Human and Non-Human Innovation. In J. J. Tehrani, J. Kendal, & R. Kendal (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Cultural Evolution. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198869252.013.11

Innovation, new or modified learned behaviour, is core to cultural evolution and fundamental to the success of humans. Innovations allow us to adapt to and change habitats, solve novel problems, and survive and flourish in diverse environments. Innov... Read More about What Is Innovation?: A Review of Definitions, Approaches, and Key Questions in Human and Non-Human Innovation.

Can warning labels communicating the environmental impact of meat reduce meat consumption? Evidence from two multiple treatment reversal experiments in college dining halls (2024)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., Hughes, J. P., Andersen, C. D., Pennington, G., Leite, A. C., Weick, M., & Couturier, D. (2024). Can warning labels communicating the environmental impact of meat reduce meat consumption? Evidence from two multiple treatment reversal experiments in college dining halls. Food Quality and Preference, 115, Article 105084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.105084

Meat consumption has an adverse impact on both human and planetary health. To date, very few studies have examined the effectiveness of interventions tackling the overconsumption of meat in field settings. The present research addresses this gap by e... Read More about Can warning labels communicating the environmental impact of meat reduce meat consumption? Evidence from two multiple treatment reversal experiments in college dining halls.

Perceptual integration of bodily and facial emotion cues in chimpanzees and humans (2024)
Journal Article
Heesen, R., Kim, Y., Kret, M. E., & Clay, Z. (2024). Perceptual integration of bodily and facial emotion cues in chimpanzees and humans. PNAS Nexus, 3(2), Article pgae012. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae012

For highly visual species like primates, facial and bodily emotion expressions play a crucial role in emotion perception. However, most research focuses on facial expressions, while the perception of bodily cues is still poorly understood. Using a no... Read More about Perceptual integration of bodily and facial emotion cues in chimpanzees and humans.

Diagnosis as a new beginning not an end: A participatory photovoice study on navigating an autism diagnosis in adulthood (2024)
Journal Article
Cage, E., Botha, M., McDevitt, L., King, K. N., Biscoe, L., Tucker, K., & Pearson, A. (2024). Diagnosis as a new beginning not an end: A participatory photovoice study on navigating an autism diagnosis in adulthood. Autism, https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231220418

Autistic people diagnosed in adulthood often report that the experience can be life-changing, but there are issues with the diagnostic pathway. Few studies consider the views of people currently seeking diagnosis or contextualise the experience of di... Read More about Diagnosis as a new beginning not an end: A participatory photovoice study on navigating an autism diagnosis in adulthood.

The Global Temperament Project: Parent-Reported Temperament in Infants, Toddlers and Children from 59 Nations (2024)
Journal Article
Putnam, S. P., Selec, E., French, B., Gartstein, M. A., Lira Luttges, B., & Partners in the Global Temperament Project. (in press). The Global Temperament Project: Parent-Reported Temperament in Infants, Toddlers and Children from 59 Nations. Developmental Psychology,

Data from 83,423 parent reports of temperament (Surgency, Negative Affectivity, and Regulatory Capacity) in infants, toddlers and children from 341 samples gathered in 59 countries were used to investigate the relations among culture, gender and temp... Read More about The Global Temperament Project: Parent-Reported Temperament in Infants, Toddlers and Children from 59 Nations.