Character & Context

The Science of Who We Are and How We Relate

Editors: Judith Hall, Leah Dickens, Colleen Sinclair

Sep 22, 2021

What Counts as an “Environmental” Issue?

by Hwanseok Song and Neil A. Lewis, Jr.

It depends on where you live and who you are.

Sep 20, 2021 The Allure of Perfection by Mathew S. Isaac and Katie Spangenberg Why is perfect SO much better than very, very good?	Sep 17, 2021 Group Favors Can Lower Gratitude by Jo-Ann Tsang People may feel less grateful when they are helped as a part of a group, compared to when they are the only ones helped.
Sep 15, 2021 This Is Why Longstanding Rituals Block Diversity and Inclusion Goals by Daniel Stein Alterations to rituals and traditions trigger moral outrage.	Sep 13, 2021 What Happened to People’s Values During the COVID-19 Pandemic? by Ella Daniel, Anat Bardi, Ronald Fischer, Maya Benish-Weisman, and Julie A. Lee As the pandemic unfolded, people started to value more stability and tradition over adventures and fun, and became less caring of others.

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Everything that people think, feel, and do is affected by some combination of their personal characteristics and features of the social context they are in at the time. Character & Context explores the latest insights about human behavior from research in personality and social psychology, the scientific field that studies the causes of everyday behaviors.

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