Inspired by this wonderful repository, I've begun the process of making my own repository of published self/other-report measures in aggression science. It's incomplete but I hope it's a start to something useful to those who study human harm-doing. davidchester.weebly.com/aggression-s...

A new paper is out! 🚨 This study examined children's and adults' subjective evaluation of different types of rewards (food, money, praise, thumbs-up). The evaluation showed differentiated patterns among young children and adults. doi.org/10.1525/coll...

🌸 New paper out! We examined symmetry and aesthetic judgments in ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement. Symmetry generally enhanced perceived beauty, and the effect was stronger for people without ikebana experience. Likely the first international quantitative study on ikebana!

Let's compare our world models. I find that different people seem to have rather distinct internal world models. E.g. I personally have neither visual imagination nor an inner voice, found it weird others do. Here is a quick google forms to check idea: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I recently made a video on the psychology of childhood aggression. Animated, written, researched, and narrated by me—it was a big undertaking! Features some of my own research, but also many others'. Excited to share it finally 🎉 youtu.be/MZIixXxBr3w #devpsy #PsychSciSky 🧪

The classic Dot Probe is trash, but this new version shows some early signs of promise as a valid behavioral measure of attentional bias to threat. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🚨New Paper🚨 With Paolo Riva & Luca Pancani, I designed and ran daily diary experiments on reactions to #ghosting vs. #rejection over time. 💔 Both were painful. ⏳ Ghosting’s effects were slower to emerge and lasted longer - ambiguous and lacking closure! ✨ #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

When does waiting for a reply turn into #ghosting? 👻💬 @sarahlutz.bsky.social and I introduce response delay tolerance: the amount of time someone is willing to wait for a response in #online messaging before feeling ignored. 🧵 image: SORA

Our paper on how sauna bathing affects psychological states and personality traits has just been published! @kittykat931.bsky.social Study 1 showed that regular sauna users have more vivid bodily sensation imagery and give higher aesthetic ratings to haiku.

Four years, six studies, and many many revisions later, our paper on prosocial aggression -- harmful acts that are motivated by a broader goal to help the target of the aggression -- is finally in press in Motivation Science! Check out the finalized preprint here: osf.io/preprints/ps...

Last week I visited the Moriguchi Child Development Lab at Kyoto University and presented my research on the neural bases of early number word learning. It was an amazing experience sharing my findings and getting feedback on my preliminary results 🧠🔢🇯🇵

🥳🥳 New paper in @nathumbehav.nature.com: “When development constricts our moral circle." Contrary to popular belief, younger kids may start out with broader moral circles than older ones. Check it out here 👉 rdcu.be/eoaSe w/ @mattiwilks.bsky.social @karrineldner.bsky.social & Lucius Caviola

Our discussion paper is now published in NeuroImage! Limited potential for fNIRS photobiomodulation in exercise-induced pupil dynamics and improved executive function www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A new paper is out! 🚨 This study explored preschoolers’ hostile cognition and aggressive responses toward social excluders in Japan — the same work that we presented at #SRCD2025 just a few days ago. Huge thanks to my supervisor, Yusuke Moriguchi! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Attending SRCD!

Our very short report is now published! Resting-state blink rate does not increase following very-light-intensity exercise, but individual variation predicts executive function enhancement levels jphysiolanthropol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

📢 Our new paper is out! This study examined how people process haiku poetry by presenting each line sequentially (5-7-5 syllables), tracking cognitive and emotional changes throughout. We measured emotional responses using a joystick and analyzed changes in pupil size.

Recent co-authored papers! Enhanced Cardiac Vagal Activity and Mood After Low-Dose Hypoxic Gas Inhalation in Healthy Young Adults www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A new paper is out! This study examines hostile cognitions and emotions after playing Cyberball in Japanese adults and children. Huge thanks to my supervisor Yusuke Moriguchi & my collaborator @rkuwamizu.bsky.social ! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

共著論文がでました！ 森口研の山本さん@nozom1no.bsky.social による社会的排除後の敵対的認知と感情についての幼児研究です！ Nozomi Yamamoto, Ryuta Kuwamizu, Yusuke Moriguchi: Hostile cognitions and emotions following social exclusion in Japanese adults and young children www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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