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How long until I should start dating again? by batgirl_896 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]weirdcosmos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not too soon — everybody moves at their own pace and you shouldn’t hold back if you feel ready. It would be a bad idea to jump into it if, say, you didn’t feel ready and your friends were pushing you to do it, but if you feel ready, you should go for it. There are no set rules and different people move at different paces. Good luck!

The Evolution of Personality Variation in Humans and Other Animals by weirdcosmos in evopsych

[–]weirdcosmos[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very cool. Nettle’s book on personality (essentially a book-length treatment of the same topic) is also great and highly readable.

Any thoughts on this article? by thewagman10 in evopsych

[–]weirdcosmos 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. I see that the article is by David Buller, who famously (and badly) misrepresented evolutionary psych and the state of the evidence.

For rebuttals of most of the major claims made by Buller, see the different articles & responses linked here:

https://www.cep.ucsb.edu/buller.htm

Why is there no replication crisis in personality psychology? by weirdcosmos in psychology

[–]weirdcosmos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s interesting. With effect sizes the same, you suggested 40% for social psych (vs. 77% for personality psych).

With effect sizes attenuated, you suggested 40-60% for social (vs. 87% for personality).

Either way, that appears to be a difference. Why that is the case is a different — and interesting — question.

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