"The results showed that on days when people had more variability in their physical location—visiting more locations in a day and spending proportionately equitable time across these locations—they reported feeling more positive [emotions]" ow.ly/sN7o50zKNkH Medical Xpress

"witnessing prosocial actions lead people to adopt the underlying goal associated with the observed behavior, such as caring for others’ well-being" ow.ly/l5re50zLyen via UT Austin

The desire to go out is real — but so is the risk you're taking. Experts have rated these 14 summer activities from low to high risk: 📈 Indoor religious service: high risk 📉 Going to the pool: low risk 📈 Getting a haircut: medium to high risk trib.al/ibngeyy

"people are not eager to engage in preventive behaviors unless they completely eliminate the risk, as research by psychologists has shown" ow.ly/Adwu50zSMTt via The Conversation U.S.

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"It is only once we accept small effects as the norm, rather than exception, that we can build a reliable and reproducible cumulative psychological science." -- Gotz, Gosling, & Rentfrow psyarxiv.com/hzrxf/

So excited and fortunate to be facilitating/speaking at this symposium on the benefits of observing, sharing, and expecting prosocial behaviour at #SPSP2021!! Come join Haesung Annie Jung, @DeutchmanPaul, Natalia Kononov, & myself, this Friday at 2:30 ET/11:30 PT!

The new mask guidance relies on an honor system. Do we trust each other enough to make it work? wapo.st/2RTW8W7

The Social Action Lab is seeking Research Assistants for Spring 2022! See below for more information, and feel free to share with your students/colleagues! @dalbarra Penn Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annenberg School

What statistics are most likely to promote positive action during a pandemic? A new study in the journal Health Psychology from @dalbarra and Haesung Annie Jung of Social Action Lab found that some COVID-19 statistics can be more persuasive than others. asc.upenn.edu/news-events/ne…