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Anger Damns the Innocent

Our intuition that people who are angry are guilty could be incorrect.

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Exaggerated Memories of Anger in the Wake of Political Events

When it comes to remembering their reactions to political events, even people with almost perfect memories are susceptible to exaggerating how angry they felt.

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Finding the Courage to Confront Others’ Wrongdoings: Anger Can Get You There

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Anger is a negative emotion? Not when it comes to moral courage.

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The Hurtful Consequences of Empathic Shame

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Empathy for rape victims is only as beneficial as the emotion it elicits.

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How Angry Do You Sound When You Are Irritated with Your Romantic Partner?

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Your choice of words when you are irritated with your partner may reveal something deeper about your relationship and your past family experiences.

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Disgust Way of Communicating Moral Motivation

New research carried out by psychologists at the University of Kent has shown for the first time that a decision to express disgust or anger depends on the motives a person seeks to communicate.

Previous studies have suggested that the emotion of disgust originally evolved to protect people from infectious disease; people don’t generally eat rotten meat, crawling with maggots, because they feel disgusted by the prospect.

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Psychology News Round-Up: ICYMI August 3, 2018

This week's round-up features opposite-sex friendships, first impressions, freeloaders and infidelity. See what else you may have missed online.

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Exploring the Connection Between Empathy, Neurohormones and Aggression

Empathy is typically seen as eliciting warmth and compassion—a generally positive state that makes people do good things to others. However, empathy may also motivate aggression on behalf of the vulnerable other. Researchers at the State University of New York at Buffalo, examined whether assessed or elicited empathy would lead to situation-specific aggression on behalf of another person, and to explore the potential role of two neurohormones in explaining a connection between empathy and aggression. The study is published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

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