The “post-sex blues” can even occur after masturbation, where it had not been expected. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Postcoital Dysphoria, also referred to as postcoital psychological symptoms or “post-sex blues”, is characterized by the experience of negative emotions such as

Large language models such as ChatGPT have a tendency to parrot users' attitudes. aclanthology.org/2024.lrec-main… Modern large language models [LLMs]. and chatbots based on them show impressive results in text generation and dialog tasks. At the same time, these models are subject to

The (typically female) preference to hold an infant on the left side of the body is also expressed by homosexual men. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… The left-cradling bias (i.e., the motor asymmetry for cradling infants on the left side) has often been associated to the

People who perceive themselves as being at the top either see themselves as part of a cultural elite, or just as someone who has an easy life because of their material circumstances. psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2024-… Existing findings attribute a mixed set of psychological patterns to

'Sex dolls marketed in the USA are not realistic depictions of the US population but hypergendered, hypersexualized, and racially fetishized.' link.springer.com/article/10.100… Sex dolls have been criticized for reproducing unrealistic expectations about human bodies. Yet precise sex doll

The beneficial effect of higher education on intelligence is significantly lower than previously assumed and levels off after two years of schooling.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… The effect of higher education on intelligence has been examined using longitudinal data. Typically, these

All over the world, people are becoming less and less likely to participate with news.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Digital media are often praised for having offered new ways to participate with news. But how has participation with news changed in recent years? A pre-registered

Although sexual arousal can occur during non-consensual sex in both male and female victims, science has not been able to determine how often and under what specific conditions this occurs.
link.springer.com/article/10.100… Sexual arousal in male and female victims during nonconsensual sex

Averageness is the most important ingredient for attractiveness in male and female faces, while symmetry plays no recognizable role. osf.io/preprints/psya… Facial attractiveness influences important social outcomes. Because they are hypothesized to function as cues of immunity

The magic word 'please' pops up surprisingly rarely in everyday requests. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117… This study investigated a word that embodies politeness. The expectation in popular culture is that these expressions are both frequent and desirable when asking for things. We

Reports about paranormal research appeared more convincing when they depicted neuroscience methods. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… Here we examined the role of the “seductive allure effect,” which often shows neuroscience-related content to exert greater influence than content from

When making plans for the future, initial thoughts are colored by wishful thinking, which quickly gives way to a more realistic and pragmatic view. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Pragmatic prospection theory holds that people think about the future primarily to prepare for action. One

Memories of the 9/11 attack and the COVID-19 pandemic contained stronger negative emotions than people had originally felt. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… The current study examined whether people are able to consistently recall the intensity of past feelings associated with two

'Individuals predominantly engage in downward comparison in the environmental domain compared to other common comparison domains.' sciencedirect.com/science/articl… We investigated social comparisons in the domain of environmental behavior. Whereas people typically balance upward and

'Men, as compared to women, put more weight on physical attractiveness regardless of condition, culture, time or context.' osf.io/preprints/psya… Sexual strategy theory predicts that men value physical attractiveness more than women when considering a long-term relationship. The

Liberals are more likely than conservatives to retaliate against brands that take an opposing stance on a divisive political issue. keep.lib.asu.edu/items/193669 This research examines the effect of US consumers' political ideology on their likelihood of retaliating against politically

Contrary to fears, the serotonin reuptake inhibitors used to treat depression do not put a damper on romantic love. osf.io/preprints/psya… For more than 15 years, commentators have speculated that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use is associated with negative