Research examining both the organizing and activating effects of testosterone in one-shot bargaining contexts has been vexed by inconsistencies. Some research finds that high testosterone men are more likely to reject unfair offers in an ultimatum game and exogenous administration of...

The current research explored the influence of regulatory focus on the accuracy of lie detection. We propose that a prevention focus leads to greater performance in detecting lies than those under a promotion focus, because a prevention focus engenders a vigilant state and enhances people’s...

This study expands cross-cultural research on power by investigating Asian American biculturals’ behavioral reactions to power and how this process is influenced by situational and individual difference factors – mainly, primed cultural cues and degrees of cultural identity integration....

Psychological closeness, even when born out of subtle similarities with another person, has been found to lead to beneficial outcomes, such as increased cooperation and helping. In the present investigation, we examined the potential dark side of psychological closeness. In five studies...