Retesting the Hypothesis of Behavioral Immune System as the Basis of Intergroup Biases during a Pandemic Lei Fan & Joshua M. Tybur Intergroup biases are thought to (partially) emerge from the behavioral immune system. We conducted two studies – one longitudinal study and one experiment – to test this hypothesis from two different perspectives. The […]
New Article Online: Are people more averse to microbe-sharing contact with ethnic outgroup members? A registered report
Are people more averse to microbe-sharing contact with ethnic outgroup members? A registered report Lei Fan, Joshua M.Tybur, Benedict C.Jones Published on Evolution and Human Behavior Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2022.08.007 Abstract Intergroup biases are widespread across cultures and time. The current study tests an existing hypothesis that has been proposed to explain such biases: the mind has […]
Conference Talk – HBES 2022
Pathogen Disgust Sensitivity But Not Explicit Disease Concerns Predicts Immigration Attitudes During a Pandemic Lei Fan & Joshua M. Tybur Intergroup biases are thought to partially emerge from the behavioral immune system. The current longitudinal study (assessed at three time points of the COVID-19 pandemic – May 2020, N1 = 998; February 2021, N2 = […]
Invited Talk – Social Psychology Talk Series @University of Kent
25th March, 2022, Social Psychology Talk Series at School of Psychology, University of Kent Moral Emotions Communicate Aggressions in Moral Punishment Punishment typically follows from other-condemning moral emotions. Several studies indicated that emotions motivate punishment, with some suggesting that punishment expresses moral emotions, especially anger and moral disgust. Although some work referred to “outrage” as […]
New Article Online: What Motivates Direct and Indirect Punishment?
What Motivates Direct and Indirect Punishment? Extending the “Intuitive Retributivism” Hypothesis Catherine Molho, Mathias Twardawski, Lei Fan Published on Zeitschrift für Psychologie Doi: https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000455 Abstract Punishment represents a key mechanism to deter norm violations and is motivated by retribution and/or general deterrence. Retribution-motivated punishment is tailored to offense severity, whereas deterrence-motivated punishment is tailored to […]
New Article Online: Re-evaluating the relationship between pathogen avoidance and preferences for facial symmetry and sexual dimorphism
Re-evaluating the relationship between pathogen avoidance and preferences for facial symmetry and sexual dimorphism: A registered report Joshua M. Tybur, Lei Fan, Benedict C. Jones, Iris J. Holzleitner, Anthony J. Lee, Lisa M. DeBruine Published on Evolution and Human Behavior Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2022.01.003 Abstract Over the past decade, a small literature has tested how trait-level pathogen-avoidance […]
Fund Granted: VU FGB Talent Fund
Visiting Research/Study Fund for PhD Candidate. Granted by the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Visiting Infomation: March – April 2022, School of Psychology, University of Kent. Host: Prof. Dr. Roger Giner-Sorolla Funding Amount: EUR 4.000
Conference Talk II – CBEN 2021
People Expect Different Aggressive Motivations from Expressors of Anger Versus Disgust
Conference Talk I – CBEN 2021
What motivates direct and indirect punishment? Extending the ‘intuitive retributivism’ hypothesis Catherine Molho, Mathias Twardawski, & Lei Fan In human societies, moral offenses are often met with punishment. Punishers may be motivated by retribution—i.e., wanting to repay the harm done—and/or general deterrence—i.e., wanting to prevent onlookers from committing similar offenses in the future. Punishment motivated […]