Witnesses and the Media: The Effect of Crime Re-Enactments on Eyewitness Recall  Cullen, H. J. (University of Sydney), Paterson, H. M. (University of Sydney), van Golde, C. (University of Sydney)  Crime re-enactments are commonly broadcast on television in order to encourage witnesses to provide information regarding unsolved cases. However, given that research has consistently shown that eyewitness memory can be […]

Social Media and Fake News: Factors That Affect How Misinformation Is Shared, Accepted, and Remembered  Temler, M. (University of Sydney), Paterson, H. M. (University of Sydney)  The unprecedented spread of misinformation and ‘fake news’ via social media is a significant problem in today’s technological society (Lewandowsky, Ecker & Cook, 2017). Although ‘fake news’ is not a novel concept, […]

Caught in Two Minds: A Critical Review of Culture and Gender in the Leadership Literature  Ember Corpuz, C (University of Adelaide), Due, C. (University of Adelaide), Augoustinos, M. (University of Adelaide)  The concept of intersectionality (used to examine the overlapping nature of social identities and systems of disadvantage) has become increasingly influential in the social sciences literature. Still, the analysis […]

A Cultural Psychological Analysis of Cultural Change: The Case of Self-Esteem and Narcissism in WEIRD Societies  Hamamura, T. (Curtin University), Johnson, C (Curtin University), Stankovic, M, (Curtin University)  There is a controversy over whether Americans are becoming more self-centred and narcissistic over time. The notion that self-centred culture is rising is a common perception of generational differences within and […]