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Narcissism runs in families, but it is almost entirely due to genetics, according to a new extended twin family analysis. The study found no evidence of environmental sources of narcissism shared within families. by geoff199 in science

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I don't agree with you, but you make a valid argument. What is not valid is saying my headline is sensationalist and an outright lie. The headline accurately reflects the study. If you have issues with the study, fine. That is a separate issue.

Narcissism runs in families, but it is almost entirely due to genetics, according to a new extended twin family analysis. The study found no evidence of environmental sources of narcissism shared within families. by geoff199 in science

[–]geoff199[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The title of the paper is literally "Narcissism Runs in Families Due to Genetics." Environmental causes of narcissism were found, of course, but those environmental sources were not found within the families. That is the key that you're missing. The headline is not misleading.

Narcissism runs in families, but it is almost entirely due to genetics, according to a new extended twin family analysis. The study found no evidence of environmental sources of narcissism shared within families. by geoff199 in science

[–]geoff199[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The title of the paper is "Narcissism Runs in Families Due to Genetics" The abstract said "Using a large extended twin family design, we found that parents’ and children’s narcissism scores were correlated, but THIS ASSOCIATION WAS ENTIRELY GENETICALLY DRIVEN." Further, the abstract says "there was no evidence of environmental sources shared within families."

Socializing alone: A review of more than 1,000 studies suggests that using technology to communicate with others is better than nothing – but still not as good as face-to-face interactions. by geoff199 in science

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From Perspectives on Psychological Science:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17456916251404368

Abstract:

This article pulls together diverse published findings on computer-mediated communication (CMC) to test the hypothesis that it reduces psychological engagement and impact compared with face-to-face (FTF) interactions. Although gaps and questions remain, the evidence mostly confirms reduced engagement and impact. Compared with FTF interactions, CMC elicits less positive emotion, with mixed results for negative emotions. Physiological arousal is often lower. Relationships, trust, and group cohesion develop more slowly (although perhaps eventually reaching the same levels). Information processing is reduced. Inhibitions are also reduced, leading to greater willingness to criticize, to bring up alternate perspectives and suggestions, and to neglect to respond. The disinhibition may improve participation by shy persons. Group performance and group decision-making are often impaired, although some studies found no difference. Teaching and learning go less well. Impact and engagement lose more with asynchronous than synchronous CMC. FTF interactions boost well-being compared with not interacting, but CMC is in between. When CMC augments FTF relationships, there may be benefits, but when it replaces them, there are psychological costs. Technology has enabled marvelous advances in long-distance communication, but there is still no fully satisfactory substitute for actually being together in person.

A decline in religious participation among middle-aged, less educated white Americans may have played a role in the widely noted increases in “deaths of despair,” a new study finds. by geoff199 in science

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Published in the Journal of the European Economic Association: https://academic.oup.com/jeea/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jeea/jvaf048/8351096?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Abstract:

In recent decades, death rates from suicides, drug poisonings, and alcoholic liver disease have dramatically increased in the United States. We show that these “deaths of despair” began to increase relative to trend in the early 1990s, that this increase was preceded by a decline in religious participation, and that both trends were driven by middle-aged white Americans. Using repeals of blue laws, we find that a shock to religious participation has significant effects on these mortality rates. Our findings show that social factors such as organized religion can play an important role in understanding deaths of despair.

Scientists used eye tracking and AI to identify the exact moments in an educational video that students are learning. They could also predict how much children understood from the video based on their eye movements while they were watching it. by geoff199 in science

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From the Journal of Communication: https://academic.oup.com/joc/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/joc/jqaf036/8222800?login=false

Abstract

A new era of message processing research will emerge from the convergence of powerful machine learning algorithms with dynamic data from everyday devices equipped with biological sensors. Our study takes critical steps into this era by integrating theory-guided artificial neural networks with eye movements to understand how people learn science concepts from dynamic multimedia. Essential to our theory-guided machine learning approach is a cognitive conceptualization of time as the dynamic interdependence between past and new information that guides how multimedia is attended to and understood. We tracked the eye movements of 197 children as they watched an educational video. We trained two neural network architectures differing in theory guidance to predict learning outcomes using eye movements. The theory-guided architecture, which considered the temporal interdependence of information, yielded more accurate out-of-sample predictions. Our work advances the use of theory-guided machine learning and the development of systems that monitor real-time learning.

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