Truth and Forgiveness: Does a Subjective Sense of Knowing the Truth Facilitate Victims’ Closure and Willingness to Forgive? Quinney, B. (Flinders University), Wenzel, M. (Flinders University), Woodyatt, L. (Flinders University) Victims often want to know the truth about their victimisation, perhaps assuming that the truth will help them come to terms. The current research investigates […]

The Cosmic Perspective: the Effects of Feeling Small in a Vast Universe Tyson, C. L. (University of Queensland), Hornsey, M. J. (University of Queensland), Barlow, F. K. (University of Queensland) In comparison to the unfathomably large size of the universe, we humans are very small. Researchers have theorised that feeling small in the context of […]

The Source Effect for Disgust: Development and Behavioural Validation of a Self-Report Scale. Weston, M. (Macquarie University), Case, T. I. (Macquarie University), Stevenson, R. J. (Macquarie University) The source effect for disgust is a robust tendency for disgust elicitors that emanate from unfamiliar sources to elicit higher levels of disgust than those emanating from the […]

Exploring Differences in the Attribution of Mind to Extinct and Non-Extinct Animals Anderson, J. (Australian Catholic University; Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health, and Society [ARCSHS], La Trobe University.), McLeod, E. (Melbourne Zoo), Jones, S. (Australian Catholic University) Many people report fond feelings for animals, despite behaving in ways that may harm them. People may […]