{"title":"Actions Speak Louder than outcomes leading to ineffective altruism","authors":"Jiaxin Ma , Xiaoyong Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2025.101146","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2025.101146","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Altruism is the intentional and voluntary act of benefiting others. However, altruists often overlook the effects and impacts of their actions, leading to suboptimal or even detrimental outcomes. This phenomenon, termed ineffective altruism, has been attributed to psychological deficits, such as motivational and cognitive impairments. In this article, we adopt a moral cognitive approach and develop an integrated model of action/outcome value decision-making from an adaptive perspective to elucidate the mechanism of ineffective altruism. our model suggests that warm-glow and reputation enhance the action value of altruism, while cognitive biases reduce the effective outcome value that benefits others. The article concludes with a discussion of how action values and outcome values relate and balance each other and analyzes how different strategies of trading off these values affect individuals and society.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51556,"journal":{"name":"New Ideas in Psychology","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101146"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143175725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Face perception and synchrony disruption in theatre masks","authors":"Samuel Viana Meyler , Scott M. Rennie","doi":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101143","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101143","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines some of the psychological and perceptual foundations that underpin the use of theatre masks, proposing that part of their power stems from two intertwined evolutionary adaptations: face processing architecture in the brain and our natural tendency toward social synchrony.</div><div>We focus on two specific types of theatre masks used by theatre pedagogue Jacques Lecoq (1921–1999): larval masks and half-masks. Using these as examples, we argue that theatre masks leverage our finely-tuned sensitivity to faces by seamlessly engaging the neural networks responsible for rapid face detection and emotional inference. Furthermore, the masks interfere with our ability for social synchronisation, which encourage performers to broaden their range of embodied expression. This has the potential to significantly boost the ‘performative toolkit’ of actors-in-training. For the audience, the masks disrupt synchrony by obscuring facial details and creating cognitive ambiguities, complicating the audience's interpretative process and thereby enhancing engagement and the aesthetic experience.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51556,"journal":{"name":"New Ideas in Psychology","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101143"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143175724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The trip from metaphor to reality and back","authors":"Joseph Glicksohn","doi":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101144","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101144","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The focus of the present paper is the relationship between metaphor and altered state of consciousness (ASC) characterized by trance. I reconsider two somewhat old ideas that might well have been premature for their time. One is that the mode of thinking in an ASC characterized by trance is metaphoric-symbolic. I argue that this is itself reflective of a heightened physiognomic perception. Furthermore, in such an ASC, an alternative world “becomes physiognomically alive”, and it is this alternative world which is expressed in poetic metaphor. In line with three major ideas expressed in Gestalt psychology, this is so because that is the way we think and perceive in a trancelike ASC, and because that is the alternative world that we now encounter in the trancelike ASC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51556,"journal":{"name":"New Ideas in Psychology","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101144"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143176219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unveiling the influence of disciplinary biases on information sampling during an interdisciplinary collaboration creative task through eye-tracking analysis","authors":"Letty Y.-Y Kwan, Yu Sheng Hung","doi":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101129","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101129","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Collaboration across different disciplines (interdisciplinary collaboration) is necessary for frame-breaking innovations. However, successfully implementing such often requires individuals to sample ideas outside their disciplinary knowledge. In the past, studies tend to show that individuals inevitably show bias in using their disciplinary knowledge due to disciplinary socialization. The current research proposes that disciplinary centrism is not inevitable and can be attenuated when participants do not perceive disciplinary values across disciplines to have incommensurable differences. In an eye-tracking experiment, I show that participants who held a high (versus low) perception of value differences across disciplinary knowledge would focus on their disciplinary information more (versus less) during the information sampling stage in a creativity task. The study provides implications on how to improve interdisciplinary collaboration and highlights how information is being selected and used in the informational processing stage during a creative task.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51556,"journal":{"name":"New Ideas in Psychology","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101129"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143176218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The importance of the null hypothesis in the formulation of theory in media psychology","authors":"Tom Grimes , Jon Lasser","doi":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101142","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101142","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sixty years of media violence research illustrates what can go wrong when the null hypothesis is ignored. Without the null’s restraining effect, researchers assumed that media violence could trigger behavioral aggression among all consumers. Thus researchers probed for types of aggression media violence motivated, not whether it motivated aggression in the first place. A null hypothesis, taken seriously, would have led to a nuanced, finer grained treatment of media violence's effects. Third variables such as background psychopathologies can interact with media violence to incite behavioral aggression among vulnerable consumers. Psychologically well individuals, on the other hand, appear to suffer no psychopathological effects. There is now pressure on social media scholars to ignore the null and assume that all users are pathologically vulnerable to social media. We show how seven methodological mistakes made it easy to quash the null and skip directly to presumed effects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51556,"journal":{"name":"New Ideas in Psychology","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101142"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143176220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"If you don't problematize it, you won't see it, and you won't understand it","authors":"Brahim Hiba","doi":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101141","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101141","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper critically redefines problematization as both a research method and a transformative approach to critical thinking, positioning it as a pivotal modus operandi that transcends the limitations of conventional research practices. Diverging from traditional established research methods focused on gap-spotting and incremental contributions, this paper underscores problematization's unique capacity to interrogate and disrupt the foundational assumptions underpinning existing knowledge structures. By doing so, it drives researchers to reimagine and expand the horizons of scholarly inquiry. Grounded in the intellectual contributions of Nietzsche, Foucault, Marx, Heidegger, Deleuze, and Lacan, this paper addresses the theoretical limitations of the discourse about problematization, often clouded by complex philosophical jargon, while dismantling misconceptions about its nature and application. Beyond theoretical exploration, this paper introduces a practical framework that integrates innovative metaphors, discursive clarity, and actionable strategies. This framework is tailored to empower doctoral students and early-career researchers, equipping them with a taxonomy of epistemological and critical questions for effectively problematizing research problems. The research questions guiding this paper investigate how problematization can be reinterpreted and operationalized to challenge the ideological and power dynamics within dominant research paradigms. Furthermore, this paper explores how a multi-modal approach—combining rhizomatic, genealogical, visual, metaphorical, and ecological thinking—can deepen the practice of problematization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51556,"journal":{"name":"New Ideas in Psychology","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101141"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143175723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial intelligence in lie detection: Why do cognitive theories matter?","authors":"Philip Tseng , Tony Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101128","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101128","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the field of psychological research on deception detection, the rise of machine learning algorithms, or artificial intelligence (AI), has sparked discussions about its potential benefits and risks. Most researchers argue strongly for the inclusion of good theories in the design, training, and application phases of AI. In this letter we ask an important follow-up question: what makes a <em>good</em> theory? And why do they matter in detecting deception? To this end, we argue that mechanism-driven, and cognitively-informed, theories are the ones AI researchers need to be looking for. This is particularly important in deception detection, where false positives and negatives can result in irreversible legal consequences. Crucially, mechanism-driven theories allow us to know 1) what features are we extracting (e.g., a particular facial expression in time, higher peak in P300, etc.)? And importantly, 2) how are these features related (subordinate or superordinate) to the entity we are inferring (e.g., memory recognition, anxiety, or deception)? Answers to these questions can help forensic experts anticipate where the majority of our AI's mistakes are (i.e., false negatives or false positives), and allow nonexperts such as policymakers to adjust decision-making criterion to compensate for such errors via legal or other means if needed be (e.g., a more liberal criterion for detecting deception during the investigation phase, but later switches to conservative criterion in court). These logical inferences all start from mechanistically and cognitively-informative theories.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51556,"journal":{"name":"New Ideas in Psychology","volume":"76 ","pages":"Article 101128"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142697975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Environments “develop”: Infant motor development can inform the study of physical space","authors":"Joshua L. Schneider","doi":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101125","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101125","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Infant development is tied to the physical environment. Indeed, all infant behavior—movement, exploration, object play, social interaction—occurs in the context of a physical space. Nonetheless, researchers know surprisingly little about how the environments that infants inhabit come to be. Researchers in other fields of study (e.g., architectural design, urban planning, classroom curation, playground construction) have focused on space as a construct of interest and gleaned important information about interactions between the composition of spaces and the behaviors of those who occupy them. In particular, the organization of a space (its contents and layout) can both create and constrain opportunities for a host of behaviors for infants and children. This review presents an integrated synthesis of multiple literatures regarding the physical environment and its interactions with human behavior. I argue for a developmental approach for the study of <em>how spaces develop</em>; that is, how the spaces occupied by infants are changed over time by adult caregivers. Using several existing theoretical perspectives, I suggest a conceptual framework anchored to infant motor development—the process by which infants acquire new motor skills over time—as a model system for the study of infants’ developing spaces. Collectively, this review highlights the importance of considering space as part and parcel of infant development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51556,"journal":{"name":"New Ideas in Psychology","volume":"76 ","pages":"Article 101125"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142418161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vibhav Chitale , Julie D. Henry , Hai-Ning Liang , Ben Matthews , Nilufar Baghaei
{"title":"Virtual reality analytics map (VRAM): A conceptual framework for detecting mental disorders using virtual reality data","authors":"Vibhav Chitale , Julie D. Henry , Hai-Ning Liang , Ben Matthews , Nilufar Baghaei","doi":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101127","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101127","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging tool in mental health care yet its potential in diagnostic assessments remains underexplored. Recognizing the growing need of technological advancements that support traditional methods for mental health assessment, this paper introduces the Virtual Reality Analytics Map (VRAM), a novel conceptual framework designed to leverage <span>VR</span> analytics for the detection of symptoms of mental disorders. The VRAM framework integrates psychological constructs with VR technology, systematically mapping and quantifying behavioral domains through specific VR tasks. This approach potentially allows for the precise capture and identification of nuanced behavioral, cognitive, and affective digital biomarkers associated with symptoms of mental disorders. The benefits of the VRAM framework are demonstrated with its example application across various mental disorders ensuring the utility and versatility of the framework. By bridging the gap between psychology and technology, the VRAM framework aims to contribute to the early detection and assessment of mental disorders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51556,"journal":{"name":"New Ideas in Psychology","volume":"76 ","pages":"Article 101127"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142418248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Minimization, denial, moralization, and exaggeration: A taxonomy of backlash to transgender recognition and rights","authors":"Joseph A. Vandello","doi":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101126","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.newideapsych.2024.101126","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transgender people's efforts for recognition, rights, and equality face backlash, particularly as they gain societal visibility. However, backlash must appear justified (rather than merely prejudiced) to be legitimate and persuasive. I present a taxonomy of 17 backlash strategies people use against transgender groups, organized into four major themes: minimization, denial, moralization, and exaggeration. These strategies range from covert to overt and from seemingly benign to hostile. A model is proposed linking backlash strategies to behavioral tendencies via emotional responses. When targets are perceived as low in power and nonthreatening, people are more likely to favor minimization and denial; As targets are perceived as more threatening, people are more likely to favor moralization and exaggeration. Minimization and denial produce amusement and contempt or reduce or circumvent negative self-focused emotions (guilt or pity). This leads to the weakening of compassion and the suppression of prosocial behaviors. Moralization and exaggeration produce disgust, fear, and anger which can lead to avoidance, punishment, and aggression. By labeling and organizing the many ways that people push back against transgender groups, people may be better able to recognize and respond to backlash. I end by proposing several counter-backlash strategies suggested by the taxonomic structure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51556,"journal":{"name":"New Ideas in Psychology","volume":"76 ","pages":"Article 101126"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142357043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}