Testing a stereotype about only children (null effect)

Are only children more narcissistic? Credit: stockimagesbank/Shutterstock People hold all kinds of stereotypes about family structures. For example, lots of people believe that the eldest child in a household is the most responsible. People think that younger children are often spoiled or that middle children are ignored or neglected. Most research on birth order doesn't …

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Does “virtue signaling” change minds?

If a lot of us send virtue signals, it can communicate to others that norms are changing. Credit: SEEphotos7171/Shutterstock" Among people fighting for racial justice, "virtue signaling" may sometimes be derided as empty action. "Virtue signals" are public messages of support for a social justice cause. They could take the form of a yard sign, …

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