Psychol Sci May 2020 PMID 32315251

Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker Self.

Rebecca J Krause, Derek D Rucker

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What people are saying

The discussions reflect strong agreement with the research, citing examples such as liking fictional villains who are similar to oneself, and referencing multiple experiments and prominent scholars like Rebecca Krause, which underscore the importance and relevance of the topic. The tone is analytical and curious, with words like 'prefer,' 'attracted,' and 'demonstrated,' highlighting both interest and engagement with the scientific findings.

AgreementStrong agreement

Most posts support the ideas presented, emphasizing that people are naturally attracted to villains who resemble themselves, which aligns with the article's findings.

InterestHigh interest

The discussions show high curiosity, referencing multiple lab experiments, prominent researchers, and the psychological concepts involved.

EngagementHigh engagement

Posts delve into implications, citing specific studies and examples, including parallels with fictional characters like Voldemort and Vader, indicating deep engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

While the posts highlight the fascinating nature of these findings, the overall impact appears more academic and theoretical rather than immediately transformative outside scholarly circles.

Abstract in brief

  • The article explores the idea that people are often attracted to darker versions of themselves, such as villains, because similarities to these negative characters make individuals feel more relevant and connected, even if those characters are morally bad.
  • Using large-scale data from over 232,000 users and five lab experiments, the research shows that people tend to prefer individuals like villains who are similar to them, challenging the common belief that negative comparisons are always avoided.
  • The findings suggest that under certain conditions, similarity to negative or immoral others can actually increase attraction, illuminating why people might be drawn to darker aspects of their own personality or to negative figures in society.]

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Rolf Degen
@DegenRolf · X

The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZpOtVCF9Y https://t.co/MtGd9Kdajg https://t.co/7x3Q0Qrx61

Apr 22, 2020 · 98 likes · 23 shares · 69,505 followers View post →
Tay
@BioTay · X

De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se parecen a nosotros mismos. Probablemente sea una forma de liberarnos, con la seguridad que supone la ficción (paper) https://t.co/uDsM6mwnoH (blog, abajo) https://t.co/IKSUsPqG8z https://t.co/MFAwFuXYMi

Apr 27, 2020 · 40 likes · 20 shares · 20,388 followers View post →
Neuroskeptic
@Neuro_Skeptic · X

Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker Self https://t.co/JVWe4dVk7E First academic paper to open with a Harry Potter quote? https://t.co/1OIqFGhtmJ

Apr 22, 2020 · 26 likes · 4 shares · 231,975 followers View post →
د. ابراهيم الحكمي
@IQHakami · X

دراسة نفسية في نظري قد تفسر سبب الانجذاب إلى شخصيات الأشرار في المسلسلات والأفلام. https://t.co/acHBEpZUBM

Sep 4, 2021 · 24 likes · 3 shares · 78,177 followers View post →
David Schmitt
@PsychoSchmitt · X

"people have preference for villains—unambiguously negative individuals—who are similar to themselves...Five subsequent lab experiments (N=1,685) demonstrated when and why similarity results in attraction toward—rather than repulsion from—negative others" https://t.co/QRb2UI5qZA https://t.co/hxoxy5jVwp

May 5, 2020 · 19 likes · 6 shares · 12,447 followers View post →
Carlos Allende (Carlos Allende González, Ph.D.)
@damned_poet · X

@BettyBuckley @kurteichenwald In part. The Dunning-Kruger effect disappears when people become aware of how much they don't know. Self-verification theory explains Trump supporters' behavior much better. They see themselves validated. https://t.co/Tj5xAPosXN https://t.co/3Hmf8UCX7M

May 6, 2020 · 13 likes · 6 shares · 410 followers View post →

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xenjka.bsky.social
@stareo_o · X

@kirishimkacsh https://t.co/SPpn4jZG5A

Dec 4, 2024 · 1 like · 1,442 followers View post →
TaNaisha NOT MILD Lee Garrett
@TaNaishaJ · X

Resisting the dark dims the light. "... #people have a preference for #villains—unambiguously #negative individuals—who are similar to themselves, which suggests that people are attracted to such comparisons in everyday #life." #good #evil #relativism https://t.co/KwdDPYyqSd

Sep 24, 2024 · 2,605 followers View post →
Barış Bayraktar
@bars_bayraktar · X

RT @gelecekbilimde:

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Gelecek Bilimde
@gelecekbilimde · X

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The Academic Minute
@AcademicMinute · X

How do we view our shadow self without worrying about what it shows us? Rebecca Krause-Galoni, assistant professor of marketing at @uiowa, says fiction can play a helpful role. https://t.co/vdxaA1M2ne https://t.co/S6Uauzwax9

Feb 14, 2024 · 2,359 followers View post →
إمتنان
@EmtenanAlshehri · X

RT @IQHakami: دراسة نفسية في نظري قد تفسر سبب الانجذاب إلى شخصيات الأشرار في المسلسلات والأفلام. https://t.co/acHBEpZUBM

Sep 4, 2021 · 3 shares · 546 followers View post →
Abdou
@AbdelilahBouss6 · X

RT @IQHakami: دراسة نفسية في نظري قد تفسر سبب الانجذاب إلى شخصيات الأشرار في المسلسلات والأفلام. https://t.co/acHBEpZUBM

Sep 4, 2021 · 3 shares · 359 followers View post →
د. ابراهيم الحكمي
@IQHakami · X

دراسة نفسية في نظري قد تفسر سبب الانجذاب إلى شخصيات الأشرار في المسلسلات والأفلام. https://t.co/acHBEpZUBM

Sep 4, 2021 · 24 likes · 3 shares · 78,177 followers View post →
Diavoros
@D14V0R05 · X

@tsukirunsu @GenshinOOC Krause, Rebecca J., and Derek D. Rucker. 2020. “Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker Self.” Is a recent article about it. Basically people like fictional villains because show part of them that they wouldnt show in real life, but dont like real villains because, real XD

Jun 23, 2021 · 12 likes · 75 followers View post →
Vioc Mz
@Zeitgeist_XX1 · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Mar 16, 2021 · 20 shares · 50 followers View post →
Guille Sevilla
@Guille_Sevilla · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Mar 16, 2021 · 20 shares · 320 followers View post →
Víctor G Tagua
@Victagua · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Mar 16, 2021 · 20 shares · 4,571 followers View post →
FER
@RURIAFE · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Mar 16, 2021 · 20 shares · 40 followers View post →
neuropsych
@neuropsychfacts · X

People have a preference for "unambiguously negative individuals," like movie #villains, as long as they are similar to themselves. People are drawn toward those who are similar to them despite negative characteristics; similarity signals self-relevance. https://t.co/cWWBly8E3t

Nov 15, 2020 · 122 followers View post →
Here Be Humans
@herebehumans · X

The academic article: https://t.co/Yo8mAhZJYc And another interesting article by Rebecca Krause: https://t.co/U06U6Iz3Of "Coupling facts with stories can either enhance or undermine persuasion." Good to see multiple studies testing the contexts for each of these, too!

Oct 16, 2020 · 922 followers View post →
Dr. Alicia / Fleet Captain Nine Stars
@theladythinks · X

@PsyPost https://t.co/aTIsegw1pU https://t.co/hj0RLH6zX1

Oct 8, 2020 · 1,110 followers View post →
Dr. Alicia / Fleet Captain Nine Stars
@theladythinks · X

https://t.co/aTIsegw1pU

Oct 8, 2020 · 1,110 followers View post →
Ευχαριστώ
@TTStaido10 · X

RT @myuuko: 自分と似ている人と自分を比べることは自己脅威になりえる。この自己脅威を取り除いてあげる(物語にする)と,自分と似た悪役を好む傾向が見られるようになるよという研究。/ Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker…

Sep 18, 2020 · 2 shares · 83 followers View post →
mammy999
@dddvdgaarunara · X

RT @myuuko: 自分と似ている人と自分を比べることは自己脅威になりえる。この自己脅威を取り除いてあげる(物語にする)と,自分と似た悪役を好む傾向が見られるようになるよという研究。/ Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker…

Sep 17, 2020 · 2 shares · 295 followers View post →
Yuuko Morimoto
@myuuko · X

自分と似ている人と自分を比べることは自己脅威になりえる。この自己脅威を取り除いてあげる(物語にする)と,自分と似た悪役を好む傾向が見られるようになるよという研究。/ Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker Self https://t.co/gzwqL07ym2

Sep 17, 2020 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 9,270 followers View post →
丸子屋本舗
@Marukohonnpo · X

アカウントを作成していないのでまだ読んでいませんが、できるなら後で読みたいと思っています。 元ネタの論文 https://t.co/Rz6uPDyZjj

Aug 9, 2020 · 79 followers View post →
Steven Gussman
@schwinn3 · X

RT @PsychoSchmitt: "people have preference for villains—unambiguously negative individuals—who are similar to themselves...Five subsequent…

May 6, 2020 · 6 shares · 501 followers View post →
Tina Marie
@TinaMarie_80s · X

RT @damned_poet: @BettyBuckley @kurteichenwald In part. The Dunning-Kruger effect disappears when people become aware of how much they don'…

May 6, 2020 · 6 shares · 22,980 followers View post →
Serf n Turf
@sunshinesymptom · X

RT @damned_poet: @BettyBuckley @kurteichenwald In part. The Dunning-Kruger effect disappears when people become aware of how much they don'…

May 6, 2020 · 6 shares · 171 followers View post →
BIDENISWITHHARRIS
@elizdelg · X

RT @damned_poet: @BettyBuckley @kurteichenwald In part. The Dunning-Kruger effect disappears when people become aware of how much they don'…

May 6, 2020 · 6 shares · 363 followers View post →
Betty Buckley
@BettyBuckley · X

RT @damned_poet: @BettyBuckley @kurteichenwald In part. The Dunning-Kruger effect disappears when people become aware of how much they don'…

May 6, 2020 · 6 shares · 50,983 followers View post →
Carlos Allende (Carlos Allende González, Ph.D.)
@damned_poet · X

@BettyBuckley @kurteichenwald In part. The Dunning-Kruger effect disappears when people become aware of how much they don't know. Self-verification theory explains Trump supporters' behavior much better. They see themselves validated. https://t.co/Tj5xAPosXN https://t.co/3Hmf8UCX7M

May 6, 2020 · 13 likes · 6 shares · 410 followers View post →
銀こんにゃくの勉強垢
@psy_rep · X

人は自分の性格に似た悪役をより好きになりやすい、という研究。 https://t.co/xIMgPtqLjY

May 6, 2020 · 7 likes · 1 share · 449 followers View post →
Gilad Feldman
@giladfeldman · X

RT @PsychoSchmitt: "people have preference for villains—unambiguously negative individuals—who are similar to themselves...Five subsequent…

May 6, 2020 · 6 shares · 6,055 followers View post →
Coltan Scrivner
@MorbidPsych · X

RT @PsychoSchmitt: "people have preference for villains—unambiguously negative individuals—who are similar to themselves...Five subsequent…

May 5, 2020 · 6 shares · 3,586 followers View post →
Patrick Lockwood
@AlobhaPatrick · X

RT @PsychoSchmitt: "people have preference for villains—unambiguously negative individuals—who are similar to themselves...Five subsequent…

May 5, 2020 · 6 shares · 4,999 followers View post →
David Schmitt
@PsychoSchmitt · X

"people have preference for villains—unambiguously negative individuals—who are similar to themselves...Five subsequent lab experiments (N=1,685) demonstrated when and why similarity results in attraction toward—rather than repulsion from—negative others" https://t.co/QRb2UI5qZA https://t.co/hxoxy5jVwp

May 5, 2020 · 19 likes · 6 shares · 12,447 followers View post →
すいれん
@nogihenx2 · X

RT @candyapple980z: 人は自分と似たところのある悪役を好む。自分と似ているがネガティブな他者との比較は一般には回避されやすいが,物語の登場人物であれば自己への脅威とならないため,類似性が好意のシグナルとして働く。https://t.co/qt13fzOdcj

May 5, 2020 · 2 shares · 589 followers View post →
riseki
@candyapple980z · X

人は自分と似たところのある悪役を好む。自分と似ているがネガティブな他者との比較は一般には回避されやすいが,物語の登場人物であれば自己への脅威とならないため,類似性が好意のシグナルとして働く。https://t.co/qt13fzOdcj

May 4, 2020 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 657 followers View post →
Miguel Angel Ruiz
@Mars_777 · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 30, 2020 · 20 shares · 2,615 followers View post →
Mehmet Ali Dombaycı
@madombayci · X

Kötü İyi Olabilir mi? Daha Karanlık Bir Benliğin Cazibesi https://t.co/KK9LgC7H80

Apr 29, 2020 · 2 likes · 5,032 followers View post →
Fenomenología y «Humanismo»
@teandrico · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 28, 2020 · 20 shares · 607 followers View post →
ENTROPÓLOGO
@antropocomplejo · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 27, 2020 · 20 shares · 556 followers View post →
(miss)understood
@miss939393 · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 27, 2020 · 20 shares · 31 followers View post →
Evin de Luquez
@Evin_Arian · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 27, 2020 · 20 shares · 1,323 followers View post →
CayoCornelio
@CayoCornelio · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 27, 2020 · 20 shares · 2,475 followers View post →
FJ Sáez Barrocal
@fjsaezbarrocal · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 27, 2020 · 20 shares · 72 followers View post →
The Aegean Society
@aegeansociety · X

ve uğursuz karakterlere daha fazla ilgi gösterebilirler.” diyor. Kaynak: https://t.co/0TUd2kyK4i

Apr 27, 2020 · 2 likes · 464 followers View post →
César Arias Garcia
@Fuliski · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 27, 2020 · 20 shares · 1,154 followers View post →
Asíncrono
@Asincrono · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 27, 2020 · 20 shares · 128 followers View post →
INEPTES AL JUTJAT I ELECCIONS
@Apitxat · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 27, 2020 · 20 shares · 556 followers View post →
Josema Galán
@josemagalan6 · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 27, 2020 · 20 shares · 385 followers View post →
Malvaboni
@LaraCruzAd · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 27, 2020 · 20 shares · 235 followers View post →
Manuel Alejandro Tiberio
@Psicomenester · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 27, 2020 · 20 shares · 287 followers View post →
Pac
@XPac_Art · X

RT @BioTay: De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se pa…

Apr 27, 2020 · 20 shares · 112 followers View post →
Tay
@BioTay · X

De Voldemort a Vader. Contrario a lo que esperaban (5 experimentos, N=1685), preferimos aquellos villanos de fantasía que se parecen a nosotros mismos. Probablemente sea una forma de liberarnos, con la seguridad que supone la ficción (paper) https://t.co/uDsM6mwnoH (blog, abajo) https://t.co/IKSUsPqG8z https://t.co/MFAwFuXYMi

Apr 27, 2020 · 40 likes · 20 shares · 20,388 followers View post →
Uğur Yiğit Karataş
@scisophia · X

gösterdi. İnsanlar izledikleri veya okudukları karakterlerle benzerlikler paylaştıklarında kurgusal kötü karakterleri şaşırtıcı derecede sevimli bulabilirler. Kaynak: https://t.co/dE1D0ks1d6

Apr 26, 2020 · 2 likes · 473 followers View post →
Bronxilla
@bronxilla · X

Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker Self https://t.co/Y53tXN3u1T

Apr 26, 2020 · 2,167 followers View post →
emptyexpressways.txt
@emptyexpressway · X

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker Self https://t.co/JVWe4dVk7E First academic paper to open with a Harry Potte…

Apr 25, 2020 · 4 shares · 60 followers View post →
Jacqueline Hazelton drjlhazelton.bsky.social
@DrJLHazelton · X

RT @MattGrossmann: people have a preference for stories with villains—unambiguously negative individuals—who are similar to themselves #Soc…

Apr 25, 2020 · 1 share · 4,109 followers View post →
Matt Grossmann
@MattGrossmann · X

people have a preference for stories with villains—unambiguously negative individuals—who are similar to themselves #SocSciResearch https://t.co/mxj7z9v7HM

Apr 25, 2020 · 4 likes · 1 share · 32,527 followers View post →
déraciné
@deracine_2010 · X

Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker Self - Rebecca J. Krause, Derek D. Rucker, https://t.co/LWDZUdlEFa

Apr 25, 2020 · 45 followers View post →
Boobaloo
@Boobaloo · X

RT @Sean__Last: People like villains who resemble themselves. This could make for fun headlines and narratives, but this shouldn't be surpr…

Apr 24, 2020 · 2 shares · 705 followers View post →
DTS
@realcanuck7 · X

RT @Sean__Last: People like villains who resemble themselves. This could make for fun headlines and narratives, but this shouldn't be surpr…

Apr 23, 2020 · 2 shares · 736 followers View post →
Sean Last
@Sean__Last · X

People like villains who resemble themselves. This could make for fun headlines and narratives, but this shouldn't be surprising as this is just a particular manifestation of people's general tendency to like people who are similar to themselves. https://t.co/N04VQEVL55 https://t.co/XxLNcNCmRS

Apr 23, 2020 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 10,428 followers View post →
BCA
@_BC_Academy · X

According to new research published this week in the journal Psychological Science, people may find fictional villains surprisingly likeable when they share similarities with the viewer or reader - https://t.co/IYHXtnfo2Z #wellbeing

Apr 23, 2020 · 63 followers View post →
Erin Westgate
@ErinWestgate · X

RT @hcp4715: A counter-intuitive paper in @PsychScience: "Using a large-scale proprietary data set from a company w/ >232,000 registered us…

Apr 22, 2020 · 5 shares · 11,535 followers View post →
Student Psych Societies & Clubs
@psyclubs · X

RT @hcp4715: A counter-intuitive paper in @PsychScience: "Using a large-scale proprietary data set from a company w/ >232,000 registered us…

Apr 22, 2020 · 5 shares · 150 followers View post →
Jeff Lees (@leesplez.bsky.social)
@Leesplez · X

RT @hcp4715: A counter-intuitive paper in @PsychScience: "Using a large-scale proprietary data set from a company w/ >232,000 registered us…

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Rancidius " Maximus Putridious " Potatodopoulos
@RancidPotato · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 2,089 followers View post →
Lucas
@QuaxPod · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 575 followers View post →
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@gran1_ly · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 214 followers View post →
Gilad Feldman
@giladfeldman · X

RT @hcp4715: A counter-intuitive paper in @PsychScience: "Using a large-scale proprietary data set from a company w/ >232,000 registered us…

Apr 22, 2020 · 5 shares · 6,055 followers View post →
I don't know much
@paquibena · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 264 followers View post →
matt needs a cooler name
@Matt_Allan78 · X

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker Self https://t.co/JVWe4dVk7E First academic paper to open with a Harry Potte…

Apr 22, 2020 · 4 shares · 1,668 followers View post →
ardalio
@halucinatio · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 235 followers View post →
bubucea90
@bubucea90 · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 170 followers View post →
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@a_sparrow6 · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 106 followers View post →
Klaus Feldmann
@feldmann_k · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 706 followers View post →
Qiang
@vitaminbrain · X

RT @hcp4715: A counter-intuitive paper in @PsychScience: "Using a large-scale proprietary data set from a company w/ >232,000 registered us…

Apr 22, 2020 · 5 shares · 69 followers View post →
Hu Chuan-Peng | @hcp4715.bsky.social
@hcp4715 · X

A counter-intuitive paper in @PsychScience: "Using a large-scale proprietary data set from a company w/ >232,000 registered users, we demonstrated that people have a preference for villains—unambiguously negative individuals—who are similar to themselves" https://t.co/VJUNmch0GK

Apr 22, 2020 · 3 likes · 5 shares · 2,561 followers View post →
syawal™ シ
@syawal · X

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker Self https://t.co/JVWe4dVk7E First academic paper to open with a Harry Potte…

Apr 22, 2020 · 4 shares · 3,139 followers View post →
Inkslinger #schizoaffective bipolar type
@CapellaParrish · X

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker Self https://t.co/JVWe4dVk7E First academic paper to open with a Harry Potte…

Apr 22, 2020 · 4 shares · 456 followers View post →
Neuroskeptic
@Neuro_Skeptic · X

Can Bad Be Good? The Attraction of a Darker Self https://t.co/JVWe4dVk7E First academic paper to open with a Harry Potter quote? https://t.co/1OIqFGhtmJ

Apr 22, 2020 · 26 likes · 4 shares · 231,975 followers View post →
GazzaRobson
@GazKrak · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 2,561 followers View post →
J. Daniel Sawyer
@dsawyer · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 2,360 followers View post →
Strawman
@StrawmanMeBro · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 106 followers View post →
Richard Roland
@skyhookt · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 1,020 followers View post →
Simple
@SimonSimplicio · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 1,535 followers View post →
Josep (
@josepribg · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 595 followers View post →
FranKGRubio
@FranKGRubio · X

RT @DegenRolf: The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZp…

Apr 22, 2020 · 23 shares · 1,392 followers View post →
Rolf Degen
@DegenRolf · X

The Hyde inside: People are attracted to fictitious characters that reflect a darker version of themselves. https://t.co/hZpOtVCF9Y https://t.co/MtGd9Kdajg https://t.co/7x3Q0Qrx61

Apr 22, 2020 · 98 likes · 23 shares · 69,505 followers View post →
Dylan Pieper
@dylanpieper · X

New psych. sci. article on morality: Without self-threat, people appear to be attracted to similar others even if they are villainous I can't wait to get my hands on the full article! https://t.co/4C4VuhMW8R

Apr 21, 2020 · 162 followers View post →