There are significant differences between men and women in the efficacy and tolerability of
antipsychotic drugs. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview of what is currently known …

Highlights•Humans have adaptations for detecting and avoiding pathogens.•These
adaptations do not invariantely motivate avoidance when pathogens are detected.•Benefits …

Interest in and research on disgust has surged over the past few decades. The field,
however, still lacks a coherent theoretical framework for understanding the evolved function …

The “behavioral immune system” is a motivational system that evolved as a means of
inhibiting contact with disease-causing parasites and that, in contemporary human societies …

Weight bias is a widespread form of prejudice that leads to the stigmatization of individuals
who are perceived to have excess weight. Several psychological theories have been used …

One of the most dramatic demonstrations of the role of the mind in one's apprehension of the
world is the existence of cognitive biases. This chapter presents a three‐category framework …

Objective: Self-report measures of anti-fat prejudice are regularly used by the field, however,
there is no research showing a relationship between explicit measures of anti-fat prejudice …

Food and health regulations are increasingly being pushed onto the political agenda, with
rising concerns about genetically modified foods, obesity rates, and vaccination. Public …

Federal, state, and city governments spend substantial funds on programs intended to aid
homeless people, and such programs attract widespread public support. In recent years …

Public culture is a powerful source of cognitive socialization; for example, media language is
full of meanings about body weight. Yet it remains unclear how individuals process …