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Group polarization, a result of social interaction, can underpin political polarization—the division of society into groups. While intergroup conflict and hostility are possible outcomes of polarization, polarization as a mobilizing force for collective action can benefit marginalized groups.
This Perspective calls for a reform of the criminal justice system in the US. Psychological and neuroscientific research should inform regulations around pollution and toxins, policies for solitary confinement, and the framework for the admissibility of legal insanity defense.
This Perspective argues for a revised mechanism for the functional role of alpha oscillations. While alpha oscillations reflect inhibition, they are controlled by an indirect mechanism governed by the load of goal-relevant information.
Analysts in criminal justice and social media companies encounter material including lethal violence, sexual assault, and self-harm. Harnessing established models, research needs to clarify what factors lead to or mitigate PTSD and secondary traumatic stress in these professionals.
Grüning and colleagues review digital interventions for promoting prosocial online behaviour and provide insights and tips for collaborations between academic researchers and practitioners.
Korbmacher and colleagues from the FORRT project discuss how the last decade can be seen as a credibility revolution for psychological science, benefitting from structural, procedural and community-driven changes.
The Person Perception from Voices model (PPV) provides a unified account of person perception beyond identity recognition, incorporating perception of other person characteristics or personae.