admin | September 21, 2012
Jonathan Jong & Jamin Halberstadt The universality of religious belief—in supernatural agents: gods, ghosts, souls, spirits, and their ilk—is, no doubt, the product of a whole host of interacting causal factors. However, the notion that such beliefs are driven by fear of death recurs throughout intellectual history. read more Tweet
admin | September 21, 2012
Luca Andrighetto Ask an Israeli about the conflict with Palestinians and you’ll probably hear a tale of woe and victimhood. The strange thing is, if you ask a Palestinian the same question, you’ll most likely hear the same story. Since Israel became a nation in 1948, both Israelis and Palestinians have felt victimized. read more [...]
admin | September 21, 2012
Arne Sjöström Most everyone is familiar with the saying “revenge tastes sweet”, but is there some truth in this? It is only recently that revenge, and the psychological and behavioral implications, have received any empirical attention. The aim of the present article is to provide an overview on the issue of revenge from a scientific [...]
admin | September 21, 2012
Namkje Koudenburg, Tom Postmes, and Ernestine Gordijn We all know the awkward feeling when a conversation is suddenly disrupted by a brief silence. These moments can be pretty unsettling. Because people are generally so well-trained in having smooth conversations, any disruption of this flow indicates that something is wrong, either on an interpersonal level or [...]
admin | May 10, 2012
Ashley S. Waggoner Gossip is ubiquitous – chances are that you have shared, heard, or been the topic of gossip today. Why do we love to talk about other people? Is gossiping part of our human nature? Are there benefits of gossip, to either the individual or to society? In this article I will review [...]
admin | November 30, 2011
Rakesh Pandey Prachi Saxena Akanksha Dubey Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University Abstract Alexithymia, characterized by difficulty in identifying and describing feelings and a deficit in the cognitive modulation of emotions, has been linked with health related problems. Indirect empirical evidences suggest the possibility that alexithymia may potentially also relate with emotion regulation difficulties. However, [...]
admin | November 30, 2011
By Vlad Gl?veanu EJOP Editor In this interview Prof. Emily Holmes addresses some of the most recent developments in the area of experimental psychopathology. At the core of her interest for this field stands a pervasive preoccupation for unpacking the importance of the imaginary in terms of our mental functioning and, in particular, the relationship [...]
admin | November 30, 2011
By Georg Lind University of Konstanz Two moral abilities are particularly important for living together in a democracy: firstly the ability of all citizens to judge and to act in accordance with their own moral principles; secondly, the ability to solve conflicts by means of fear-free discussions instead of the use of violence and the [...]
admin | November 30, 2011
Orkide Akp?nar Ege University, ?zmir Abstract Domestic violence is a traumatic experience faced primarily by women all over the world. Thus, ways in which victims of domestic violence cope with the stress caused by violence emerge as in important area of inquiry. Calling attention to the issue, Charles C. Benight, Alexandra S. Harding-Taylor, Amanda M. [...]
admin | November 30, 2011
Narayanan Annalakshmi Mohammed Abeer Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University Abstract The present study attempts to examine the effect of Muslim Religiosity Personality on Resilience. The sample for the study consisted of 200 adolescent Muslim students, from Kerala, India. Both males and females were included in the study. The age of the sample ranged from 15 [...]
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