The illusion of moral decline

Review Behavioral Sciences

Undersociality: miscalibrated social cognition can inhibit social connection

Nicholas Epley et al.

Summary: A person's well-being is heavily dependent on forming and maintaining positive relationships, but people may be reluctant to connect with others due to underestimating how positively others will respond to their social actions.

TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES (2022)

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Article Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Who Denigrates Today's Youth?: The Role of Age, Implicit Theories, and Sharing the Same Negative Trait

John Protzko et al.

Summary: Adults often perceive today's youth as worse than in the past, which may be attributed to memory bias. As people age, they tend to hold harsher beliefs about present children. However, those who believe in traits remain stable throughout life exhibit more forgiving attitudes towards today's youth. Beliefs about children becoming deficient in certain traits may depend on individuals' own possession of those traits.

FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY (2022)

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Article Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Too Reluctant to Reach Out: Receiving Social Support Is More Positive Than Expressers Expect

James A. Dungan et al.

Summary: Receiving social support is crucial for well-being, but concerns about the recipient's reaction may discourage people from expressing their support. Our studies show that people's expectations about how their support will be received predict their likelihood of expressing it, and these expectations are often misjudged. The difference in perspective between the giver and the receiver may explain the miscalibrated expectations.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE (2022)

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Article Psychology

Did Cooperation Among Strangers Decline in the United States? A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis of Social Dilemmas (1956-2017)

Mingliang Yuan et al.

Summary: This meta-analysis reveals that the level of cooperation among strangers in the United States has increased over the past 61 years, challenging the belief that social capital and norms of cooperation have declined. Certain societal indicators were found to be positively associated with cooperation, suggesting their potential role in the increase of cooperation.

PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN (2022)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences