morality

From romance to workplaces to hypocrisy, see what you may have missed in the world of personality and social psychology on this week's ICYMI roundup

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We're back, and publishing every other week here on Character and Context. This week's digital edition is extra full, since it's capturing two editions in one. See what you may have missed in the world of personality and social psychology in this week's ICYMI roundup.

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Opinions that are based on moral principles can be very difficult to change, unless persuasive messages make a moral argument.

What can Alexander Hamilton teach us about trusting people across the political divide?

Although moral principles are thought to be universal, both liberals and conservatives selectively apply their morals depending on who benefits.

Dissonance, politics, and a change in children's drawings...see what you may have missed in the world of personality and social psychology.

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From tech to tv shows, see what you may have missed in the world of personality and social psychology.

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How strongly you feel your emotions is related to how strongly you judge other people’s bad actions – and lots of other things.

For some people, the outcome of the 2016 election hurt their lives even months afterward.

What do psychopaths and altruists have in common? According to Abigail Marsh’s eye-opening book, The Fear Factor, one answer is that they both have highly unusual brains – at least in one small but very important area.