Over on reddit, a commenter said that they once read a "social science study" which showed that people are more likely to rally in support of a cause when there's a common enemy to hate. It supposedly showed how when people were given the opportunity to unite and campaign for a positive cause, they showed little interest; but that the presence of a hostil opponent motivated the group to unite and rally against it. Can anyone think of a study along those lines?
posted by dontjumplarry
on Mar 10, 2013 -
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What are some non-institution-specific scholarships or grants for someone who wants to do primate research this summer?
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posted by lemoncakeisalie
on Feb 6, 2013 -
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Do you know about any researchers studying human behavior with regard to motivation, habits, and goal-setting, or books/papers about those topics?
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posted by markbao
on Dec 19, 2012 -
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A group of friends and I, all recent college graduates, have decided to meet weekly to discuss interesting recent sociology and psychology research. How would we go about finding it outside of ScienceDaily, and - more importantly - how can we access it now that we're all without database access?
posted by LSK
on Jul 26, 2012 -
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I'm an Australian psychology student looking for an undergraduate research program/scholarship overseas (anywhere, but especially UK or USA), any time from October 2012-early 2013.
The problem is, my summer is your winter, and I can't seem to find any "winter research programs" via Google.
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posted by KLF
on May 26, 2012 -
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Any advice on turning on turning a psychology BA into a research-related, but non-academic and non-clinical career?
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posted by H4D11
on Apr 24, 2012 -
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Torture by the CIA, specifically experimental/psychological torture, between about 1955 and 1985: how much more would CIA-funded lab psychologist
Donald Hebb have known about specific real-world practices/pervasiveness than the general public could know? Articles or books where I can research this (especially anything he wrote himself)?
posted by kalapierson
on Feb 2, 2012 -
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Is there any good research into how people behave in a stampede? You know, the classic fire in a theatre sort of stampede. I'm looking for academic articles, books, slate.com speculations, anything. Thanks!
posted by Pants!
on Jan 21, 2012 -
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I work in a research lab that is transitioning from working with young adult populations to working with 60 year old and up adults. Most people in the lab who don't have experience with older adults (myself included) are finding the transition frustrating and difficult at times. Can you recommend some resources to help us work better with older adults?
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posted by two lights above the sea
on Nov 2, 2011 -
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I'd like to start a clinical psychology doctoral program in 2012. I wasn't a Psych major. How do I prepare?
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posted by jander03
on Mar 18, 2011 -
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I'm wondering if there exists a published timeline that explains all the psychological changes before, during, and after puberty in regards to sexual fantasies.
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posted by antgly
on Jan 28, 2011 -
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I just got hired at a psychology research lab at a very prestigious university. I have no background in academic research and very little academic background in this field. I have an associates degree in humanities, and psychology is a field that interests me greatly. What can I do to not mess this up?
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posted by two lights above the sea
on Nov 23, 2010 -
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I've being researching about well-being and achieving this through self-disclosure (Pennebaker style) I've been narrowing my scope down to focus on how Pennebaker's style of writing has helped obese patients overcome psychological issues associated with obesity similar to other works on alcoholics and victims of traumatic experiences.
I'm not a Psychologist so a lot of the research out there is unknown to me, so does anyone know of any papers or authors that address this?
I've looked around but it might help if i have a lead or somewhere to start.
posted by jbw
on Sep 25, 2010 -
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Librarians? Anyone? I'm looking for information on describing and/or predicting cat personality characteristics. I've been trying to find a library (or otherwise borrowable) copy of the
ASPCA's "Meet Your Match Feline-ality guide" somewhere, or science/research/articles about it. No hits in WorldCat. Is it hopeless?
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posted by amtho
on May 30, 2010 -
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Does anyone know of any research into social media platforms and the phenomena of looking up people from one's past? Surveys? Sociological Research?
posted by elis
on May 24, 2010 -
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Meta-Meta-RelationshipFilter: Have there been any scientific trials to study the efficacy of talk therapy that involved a placebo as control?
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posted by XMLicious
on Apr 20, 2009 -
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Recent study showing that the person in a group who talks most is judged most knowledgeable by other members of the group. I read an article about this somewhere on the Web within the last three weeks, and now I can't find it again. Can you help?
posted by markcmyers
on Mar 20, 2009 -
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What are some examples of psychological studies demonstrating how people are less perceptive than they believe?
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posted by Lownotes
on Aug 1, 2008 -
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Psychologists - Help me find some references to get me started on reading about awareness in small groups.
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posted by sanitycheck
on Apr 24, 2007 -
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So I'm an undergrad working on my honors thesis, and the deadline is disconcertingly soon. (less than a month!) and I still can't get my sample size large enough! How can I recruit children ages 8-18 with ADHD with school out? I've already asked all the kids at the practice I'm associated with. Any suggestions, especially ones that would work quickly are much appreciated. I'd like to begin data analysis within a week to be able to start writing. Target number of kids: 10-15 more
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posted by gilsonal
on Jul 28, 2006 -
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When we have sex it is usually women who utter the most vocal noise. What are the possible evolutionary origins of this?
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posted by 0bvious
on Jan 10, 2006 -
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I need to find a lengthy list of English-language personality traits. Allport and Odbert's 1936 list would be awesome, and a searchable text version (meaning, not a scanned book) would be even better.
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posted by electric_counterpoint
on Dec 11, 2005 -
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I am a research assistant for a project that involves studying participants in a website for a particular deviant sexuality. I think my research methodology is unethical, but my supervisor disagrees. What can I do? Is the internet a public or private place?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 27, 2005 -
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