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Violent #extremism is driven by two fundamentally distinct motivations: defensive extremism, which seeks to protect an in-group from perceived threats, and offensive extremism, which aims to establish group dominance and expand ideological influence.
#Psychology #BehavioralScience #SocialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/psy04102601.html

The two faces of extremism: Why some people support intergroup violence

Violent extremism is driven by two fundamentally different motivations

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Nu Modular 3d ago

@gwynnion The heavily skewing of people doing sustainable math, starts in early stages of development, and some of it is hardware inherited through DNA.

Teach any group of people a single-solve mindset, where reduction/deduction math from multiples, is the ONLY norm, and you'll eventually end up with a crippled civilization, at scale.

Make #BehavioralScience #CoreEducation or #BackIntoCaves

Scientific Frontline 4d ago

Green skepticism indirectly lowers consumer intention to purchase sustainable products by simultaneously decreasing the motivation to seek out green product information and reducing the anticipated guilt associated with selecting non-sustainable alternatives.
#Psychology #BehavioralScience #SocialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/psy04072601.html

Green skepticism indirectly reduces intention to purchase sustainable products

Skepticism about claims regarding sustainability reduces consumers’ intentions to purchase sustainable products

Scientific Frontline Apr 3

Transcranial magnetic stimulation effectively calms the amygdala, the brain's fear center, leading to a significant reduction in symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder.
#Psychiatry #Neuroscience #BehavioralScience #PTSD #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/psyc04032601.html

Emory study finds brain stimulation improves PTSD symptoms by calming fear center

TMS is an FDA-approved treatment for several conditions including depression, though not for PTSD.

Scientific Frontline Mar 31

Individuals often harbor positive personal attitudes toward #sexual and #gender minorities but underestimate the broader public's level of acceptance. This misperception acts as a psychological barrier, causing potential allies to withhold active support for #LGBTQ+ individuals wishing to come out.
#Psychology #BehavioralScience #SocialPsychology # LGBTQ #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/psy03312601.html

Mistaken beliefs about public attitudes may undermine support for LGBTQ+ individuals coming out

How mistaken beliefs about society can silence support for coming out.

Scientific Frontline Mar 30

#Autism research frequently relies on affirmative research that unconsciously confirms neurotypical biases, often incorrectly applying neurotypical standards and expectations to autistic individuals instead of questioning foundational scientific premises.
#Psychology #BehavioralScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/psy03302601.html

Looking critically at autism research: ‘We have to get away from us-and-them thinking’

Autism research is at times saturated with implicit values, norms, and possible prejudices

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Nu Modular Mar 29

@bocvip And, of course, this cannot be achieved without the best educational systems in place.

Make #BehavioralScience #CoreEducation

Scientific Frontline Mar 28

Ethology is the scientific and objective study of animal behavior, particularly focusing on behavior under natural conditions, and viewing it as an evolutionarily adaptive trait.
#Ethology #BehavioralScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/cat03282601.html

Ethology: In-Depth Description

The study of animal behavior is vast and multi-disciplinary. It is generally categorized into several specialized subfields

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Nu Modular Mar 23

@Dio9sys Short of making #BehavioralScience #CoreEducation, the more insanity.

Scientific Frontline Mar 23

The "private solution trap" is a socio-economic phenomenon where the availability and adoption of private, self-serving protections actively undermine the collective funding and provision of public solutions, leaving less wealthy populations vulnerable to systemic risks.
#BehavioralScience #SocialPsychology #SocialScience #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bs03232601.html

International study identifies ‘private solution trap’ in collective global challenges like climate change

As global challenges intensify, recognizing and preempting the private solution trap is essential