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An online-only journal publishing Reviews, Perspectives & Comments across psychology, its applications & societal implications. Tweets from the editors. https://www.nature.com/nrpsychol/

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Advances in the use of virtual reality to treat mental health conditions Review by I.H. Bell, R. Pot-Kolder, A. Rizzo, M. Rus-Calafell, V. Cardi, M. Cella, T. Ward, S. Riches, M. Reinoso, A. Thompson, M. Alvarez-Jimenez & L. Valmaggia FREE until July 25 go.nature.com/4cDZsJs

Advances in the use of virtual reality to treat mental health conditions - Nature Reviews Psychologygo.nature.com Virtual reality (VR) enables highly controlled exposure to environments that feel real, which can substantially improve mental health treatments. In this Review, Bell and colleagues describe current V...

Advancing research and practice of psychological intergroup interventions Review by Sabina Čehajić-Clancy & Eran Halperin FREE to access until July 16 -- download now! go.nature.com/3L8dnuX #psychology #psychscisky #socialpsych

Distilling the concept of authenticity Review by Constantine Sedikides & Rebecca J. Schlegel Web: go.nature.com/4615f9v PDF: rdcu.be/dMbJW #psychology #psychscisky

Development of prosociality and the effects of adversity Review by Tina Malti & Ruth Speidel Web: go.nature.com/3KV5fxH PDF: rdcu.be/dLbZz

📣Our June issue is live! Cover: social media & adolescent mental health Also in this issue: 👉efficacy of behavior change interventions 👉malleability of emotional autobiographical memories 👉reward learning through the lens of meta-learning Read more: go.nature.com/3xiet47 #psychscisky

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@joelleforestier.bsky.social and I have a new paper in @natrevpsych.bsky.social today: "When and why people conceal their identities." In this paper we propose a dynamic identity concealment model that we hope helps with integrating research on this topic. Open🔗: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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New paper out in @natrevpsych.bsky.social with the one and only @neillewisjr.bsky.social! In it, we ask, "When and why do people conceal their identities?" Our answer? It depends! Person, identity, and context all come together to dynamically determine how people present their identities.

When and why people conceal their identities Perspective by @joelleforestier.bsky.social & @neillewisjr.bsky.social Web: go.nature.com/45kO8iz PDF: rdcu.be/dKpZf #psychology #psychscisky

The unique nature and psychosocial implications of awe Review by Tonglin Jiang, Joshua A. Hicks, Wenying Yuan, Yige Yin, Lydia Needy & Matthew Vess Web: go.nature.com/3XzzOAX PDF: rdcu.be/dKnQv

The unique nature and psychosocial implications of awe - Nature Reviews Psychologygo.nature.com Awe has considerable psychological implications, but its multifaceted nature has hindered researchers in understanding the underlying processes. In this Review, Jiang et al. discuss how awe impac...

Syntactic bootstrapping as a mechanism for language learning Review by Mireille Babineau, Monica Barbir, Alex de Carvalho, Naomi Havron, Isabelle Dautriche & Anne Christophe Web: go.nature.com/3Vpz6Vh PDF: rdcu.be/dJTTt #psychology #psychscisky #devpsych

📣May issue is live! Cover: The process and mechanisms of personality change Also in this issue: 👶💭The development of human causal reasoning 💼🏠Optimizing work and off-job motivation 👁️Positive serial dependence in visual perception Read more: go.nature.com/4aqkFUZ #psychology #psychscisky

Stability and malleability of emotional autobiographical memories New Review by Victoria Wardell & Daniela J. Palombo Web: go.nature.com/3QATQ9O PDF: rdcu.be/dHjOl #psychology #psychscisky #cogpsy

Stability and malleability of emotional autobiographical memories - Nature Reviews Psychologygo.nature.com Emotional memories can be vivid and detailed but are prone to change over time. In this Review, Wardell and Palombo detail the malleability of emotional autobiographical memories, the role of narrativ...

Mechanisms linking social media use to adolescent mental health vulnerability New Review by Amy Orben, Adrian Meier, Tim Dalgleish & Sarah-Jayne Blakemore FREE to access until May 21 -- download now! go.nature.com/4dwD71i #psychology #psychschsky

Determinants of behaviour and their efficacy as targets of behavioural change interventions New Review by Dolores Albarracín, Bita Fayaz-Farkhad & Javier A. Granados Samayoa ❗FREE❗ to access until May 17, download now! go.nature.com/3wnjVCj #psychscisky #psychology

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New in Nature Reviews Psychology: 'Integrating neuropsychological research on autism and psychosis to improve clinical outcomes', a Review by Rik Schalbroeck, Jennifer H. Foss-Feig, Amandeep Jutla & Tim B. Ziermans Web: go.nature.com/3T0PV85 PDF: rdcu.be/dr9bZ #PsychSciSky #ClinPsych

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New pub in Nature Reviews Psychology! Evidence-based methods to influence LGBTQ+ belonging at 4 levels: Individual, interpersonal, community, and societal. Co-authored with @jesmatsick.bsky.social, Emerson Todd, Jude Sullivan, and Jonathan Cook. doi.org/10.1038/s441...

A social ecological approach to belonging in LGBTQ+ people - Nature Reviews Psychologydoi.org A sense of belonging can provide LGBTQ+ people with the opportunity to thrive and promote psychological well-being. In this Review, Matsick et al. summarize factors that influence belonging based on s...

Contemplating cancer screening Journal Club by Nathan J. Harrison go.nature.com/44qJ1gb

Understanding the development of reward learning through the lens of meta-learning Perspective by Kate Nussenbaum (@katenuss.bsky.social) & Catherine A. Hartley Web: go.nature.com/49Vevfn PDF: rdcu.be/dGhNJ

The development of human causal learning and reasoning New Review by Mariel K. Goddu & Alison Gopnik Web: go.nature.com/3Uy0WhG PDF: rdcu.be/dFT5p #psychology #psychscisky #devpsyc

Safeguarding young users on social media through academic oversight Comment by Christian Montag, Peter J. Schulz, Laura Marciano, Andres Roman-Urrestarazu, Hans-Jürgen Rumpf & Benjamin Becker go.nature.com/44hTsTa

Mapping the claustrum to elucidate consciousness Journal Club by Navona Calarco go.nature.com/3xUvX6E

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I’m excited to share a new, long-in-the-making, theoretical perspective piece, written with Cate Hartley in @natrevpsych.bsky.social. Here, we explore how models of meta-learning may inform our understanding of the developmental process. rdcu.be/dE8nQ 🧵

Understanding the development of reward learning through the lens of meta-learningrdcu.be Nature Reviews Psychology - Environments shape reward learning, which can result in individual differences in behaviour. In this Perspective, Nussenbaum and Hartley consider the development of...

Towards functional specificity in parenting Journal Club by Hannah Swerbenski go.nature.com/3vVuKLy #psychology #psychscisky

Nature Reviews Psychology is interviewing individuals with PhDs in psychology who pursued non-academic careers. We spoke with Deepti Ramadoss about her journey from research scientist to director of graduate studies go.nature.com/3TYTxq1 #psychscisky #academicsky

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📣April issue is live! Cover: 👂Auditory representations & event segmentation Also in this issue: 🧠cognitive effects of focal neuromodulation 👀visual temporal attention 🧩an expanded information capacity account of human intelligence Read more: go.nature.com/43YVJ5m #psychology #psychscisky

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Uniquely human intelligence arose from expanded information capacity A new Perspective by Jessica F. Cantlon (@cantlonlab.bsky.social) & Steven T. Piantadosi (@spiantado.bsky.social) 📣FREE to access until April 16th, download now! go.nature.com/3TLYRgB

Uniquely human intelligence arose from expanded information capacity - Nature Reviews Psychologygo.nature.com Theories of how human cognition differs from that of non-human animals often posit domain-specific advantages. In this Perspective, Cantlon and Piantadosi posit that differences in domain-general info...

Active forgetting in post-traumatic stress Journal Club by Linn Petersdotter go.nature.com/44a9lex #psychology #psychscisky

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Our visual experience is biased towards the past. Despite extensive research on serial dependencies, their purpose remains unknown. In our @natrevpsych.bsky.social paper (rdcu.be/dD8of) we propose they are manifestations of Continuity Fields, purposeful integration mechanisms 1/8

In a new Perspective Mauro Manassi (@mauromanassi.bsky.social) & David Whitney propose continuity fields as the mechanism underlying positive serial dependence (whereby objects/features are biased to appear like previously seen stimuli) Web: go.nature.com/3VNAscT PDF: rdcu.be/dD9iJ #psychology