Social norms are the glue that holds society together, yet our knowledge of them remains
heavily intellectually siloed. This article provides an interdisciplinary review of the emerging …

We review emerging research on the psychological and biological factors that underlie
social group formation, cooperation, and conflict in humans. Our aim is to integrate the …

Anti-Chinese sentiment increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, presenting as a
considerable spike in overt violence and hatred directed at Asian American individuals …

This study analyzes the effects of conspiracy beliefs on violent extremist intentions. More
specifically, we investigate whether the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and violent …

Despite its early origins and adaptive functions, empathy is not inevitable; people routinely
fail to empathize with others, especially members of different social or cultural groups. In five …

Inter-group competitive victimhood (CV) describes the efforts of members of groups involved
in violent conflicts to establish that their group has suffered more than their adversarial …

Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provides a comprehensive and compelling
overview of what psychological theory and research have to say about the nature, causes …

Minimizing the costs that others impose upon oneself and upon those in whom one has a
fitness stake, such as kin and allies, is a key adaptive problem for many organisms. Our …

Why do people take revenge? This question can be difficult to answer. Vengeance seems
interpersonally destructive and antithetical to many of the most basic human instincts …

A sense of self-perceived collective victimhood emerges as a major theme in the ethos of
conflict of societies involved in intractable conflict and is a fundamental part of the collective …