Psychology News Round-Up: ICYMI July 20, 2018

This week round-up covers the gamut — from sex to cynicism to the World Cup. See what you may have missed online.

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On the Blogs

The Psychology of Social Class via Character & Context

Tony Manstead examines how social class might affect thought, emotion, and behavior.

Comedian Hannah Gadsby Is Going To Make You A Better Leader via Forbes

Dolly Chugh reminds us about the importance of listening in the workplace.

Why I Am Disillusioned About Social Psychology via Psychology Today
An early career psychologist challenges some very conventional thinking.

My Life As a Sex Researcher via The Cut
Justin Lehmiller on the challenges and misconceptions of being a sex researcher.

Check out more posts from around the web: Social and Personality Psychology Blog Roll

In the News

For men, a fear of being judged as inept incites sexual harassment via Pacific Standard

Psychology itself is under scrutiny via The New York Times

Social media, the scourge of adolescence via CBS News

Do you think your husband has become less agreeable? via Psychology Today

How watching the World Cup final might affect your health via The Verge

How social science might be misunderstanding conservatives via New York Magazine

What we think about when we think about (and have) sex via Psychology Today

Why identity politics benefits the right more than the left via The Guardian

How looking at the big picture can lead to better decisions via MedicalXpress

Battling STEM stereotypes, UW’s Sapna Cheryan helps Barbie evolve via UW News

What happens when we give everything a gender via Behavioral Scientist

Cynicism isn’t as smart as we think it is via Quartz

New study explores how observers identify multiracial individuals via Utah Public Radio

On Twitter

You're never going to be "Caught Up" at work, so stop feeling guilty about it. | My latest for @HarvardBiz https://t.co/oQwEiYVcDv
— Art Markman (@abmarkman) July 19, 2018

Liked the #SPSPChat? Try #SPSP2019 -- meet new collaborators and share the awesome work you've done in your current collaborations! Submissions close soon (7/24)! https://t.co/BwuZlzFS5Q
— Dr. Amy Summerville (@RegretLab) July 13, 2018

Agreed. @KinglaKing made this point very persuasively at SPSP last year in a round-table discussion on the future of social-personality psych. https://t.co/L8m9vdauln
— Rich Slatcher (@RelationScience) July 18, 2018

Latest issue of #SPPS is fire! It has *five* papers relevant to my very favorite idea from all of social psychology: Social Dominance Theory. (1/6) https://t.co/WbvpQyv6fJ pic.twitter.com/k7CFb8ve2i
— Elliot Berkman (@Psychologician) July 18, 2018

Favorite part of being (special issue) editor: sending acceptance letters. There's so much rejection in this business it's nice to be able to send a few acceptances, particularly after seeing how much work authors put into addressing critiques to improve the papers.
— Neil Lewis, Jr. (@NeilLewisJr) July 18, 2018

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