Ownership is at the heart of people's daily activities and has been throughout history. People
consider ownership when acting on objects, engaging in financial matters, and assessing …

All human societies are permeated by collectively shared entities that govern daily social
interactions and promote coordination and cooperation: norms. While the study of norm …

Although psychologists have paid scant attention to the sense of obligation as a distinctly
human motivation, moral philosophers have identified two of its key features: First, it has a …

Whereas much social psychological research has studied the in-group and out-group
implications of social categorization and collective identity (“we”), little research has …

Political campaign slogans, such as 'Take back control of our country'(United Kingdom
Independence Party) and 'The Netherlands ours again'(Dutch Party for Freedom), indicate …

Access to and control of resources is a major source of costly conflicts. Animals, under some
conditions, respect what others control and use (ie possession). Humans not only respect …

This Agenda article argues that studying the continuing world‐wide migration and the
resulting cultural diversity has specific benefits for social psychology: it raises new questions …

People can display negative reactions towards those who challenge their sense of
psychological ownership. We tested whether natives would show negativity towards …

Knowing who owns what is challenging because it is often invisible to direct perception. Yet,
the concept of ownership can be instrumental for organizing representations of the world …

ABSTRACT Tomasello's A Natural History of Morality is novel, compelling, and
comprehensive. Drawing on past and current research in developmental psychology, as …