Gossip phrased with concern provides female gossipers a social advantage while harming the reputations of their targets, according to new research. Women engage in intrasexual competition through indirect tactics, such as gossip, to damage the reputation of same-sex rivals.
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PsyPost
Women’s gossip disguised as concern harms reputations while protecting the gossiper
Gossip framed as concern boosts the gossiper's social and romantic desirability while damaging the target’s reputation. This tactic helps gossipers avoid social penalties, revealing a subtle strategy in female competition for status and partners.
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Study finds populations rarely converge to a single trait unless the unrealistic assumption of perfect behavioral copying is imposed. Instead, even small variations in how individuals interpret or adopt traits result in persistent diversity.
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EurekAlert!
New study offers insights into how populations conform or go against the crowd
Cultural traits — the information, beliefs, behaviors, customs, and practices that shape the character of a population — are influenced by conformity, the tendency to align with others, or anti-conformity, the choice to deliberately diverge. A…
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Humans are wired to quickly spot subtle differences in strength and beauty | These findings suggest that our minds are finely tuned to pick up on traits that may have influenced social and reproductive outcomes throughout human history.
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PsyPost
Humans are wired to quickly spot subtle differences in strength and beauty, new study suggests
A new study finds that humans are surprisingly good at detecting subtle differences in physical attractiveness and formidability—doing so quickly and with impressive accuracy.
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Early-life scarcity leads to openness to “sugar relationships” in women. However, for men, no such developmental pathway was observed. Men’s openness to sugar relationships was driven almost entirely by their short-term mating orientation, with no significant contribution from early-life conditions. 🍬👩❤️💋👨📉
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PsyPost
Openness to sugar relationships tied to short-term mating, not life history strategy
Sugar relationships may be more about sexual attitudes than survival strategies. A new study shows people drawn to these arrangements tend to favor short-term mating, while early-life unpredictability plays only a small role—especially for men.
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Rumors spread like viruses 🦠. The French Revolution proved it. Between July 20 and August 6 in 1789, peasants across France mobilized at a stunning speed ⚡ following untrue rumors of an aristocratic plot to intentionally starve out much of the population 🍞.
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Popular Science
Rumors spread like viruses. The French Revolution proved it.
Historians and epidemiologists join forces to uncover some scary and relevant lessons.
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People with darker personality traits are more likely to use flirting as a tool for personal gain, material rewards or favors rather than for romantic connection. Women were found to be more likely to adopt these flirting motives (called instrumental flirting) than men. 💔💰✨
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PsyPost
Dark personality traits are linked to flirting for personal gain
Researchers have found that individuals with Machiavellian and psychopathic tendencies are more likely to flirt for material rewards. The study suggests personality drives the decision to flirt for gain rather than connection.
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When tasked with working together, pairs of apparently identical mice spontaneously divide into leaders and followers—and then stick to the same roles over multiple rounds of the experiment.
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PNAS
The neurobiology of how mice play follow the leader
Identical mice appear to spontaneously adopt leader and follower roles to achieve a task. Image credit: Shutterstock/ dwi putra stock
Science News
New psychology research suggests some acts of kindness may also serve competitive social goals, shedding light on how women can use altruistic behavior to gain status, strengthen relationships, or navigate social hierarchies. Read Full Article #KindnessAndStatus…
✨ New research published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests some women use kindness and generosity strategically to gain an advantage over rivals, linking this behavior to manipulative personality traits and lower agreeableness.
✨ Led by Maryanne Fisher at Saint Mary’s University, the study developed the "Competitive Altruism Survey" and found a positive association between strategic kindness and Machiavellianism, while it was negatively associated with agreeableness in 103 heterosexual cisgender women aged 18-45.
✨ The average score for competitive altruism was 2.51 (on a scale of 1-5), with slightly higher levels directed towards other women (2.58) than men (2.43), aligning with the idea of women's rivalry occurring within female peer groups.
✨ Key findings suggest kindness and competition are not always opposites, and while this strategic kindness is not common to all women, further studies are needed to determine its effectiveness and if similar patterns exist in men.
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✨ Led by Maryanne Fisher at Saint Mary’s University, the study developed the "Competitive Altruism Survey" and found a positive association between strategic kindness and Machiavellianism, while it was negatively associated with agreeableness in 103 heterosexual cisgender women aged 18-45.
✨ The average score for competitive altruism was 2.51 (on a scale of 1-5), with slightly higher levels directed towards other women (2.58) than men (2.43), aligning with the idea of women's rivalry occurring within female peer groups.
✨ Key findings suggest kindness and competition are not always opposites, and while this strategic kindness is not common to all women, further studies are needed to determine its effectiveness and if similar patterns exist in men.
#CompetitiveAltruism #Psychology #SocialDynamics
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