Decades of research document individual differences in prosocial behavior using controlled
experiments that model social interactions in situations of interdependence. However …

Many negatively connoted personality traits (often termed “dark traits”) have been introduced
to account for ethically, morally, and socially questionable behavior. Herein, we provide a …

Social desirability (SD) scales have been used for decades in psychology and beyond.
These scales are sought to measure individuals' tendencies to present themselves overly …

Psychopathy is a personality construct that encompasses a constellation of traits reflecting
emotional dysfunction and antisocial behavior. This constellation has consistently been …

Background Cognitive models of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) propose that trauma
entails cognitive alterations of increased distrust and perceived threat from others. We tested …

Whereas research focusing on stable dispositions has long attributed ethically and socially
aversive behavior to an array of aversive (or “dark”) traits, other approaches from social …

Indirect questioning techniques such as the crosswise model aim to control for socially
desirable responding in surveys on sensitive personal attributes. Recently, the extended …

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, billions of people have to change their
behaviours to slow down the spreading of the virus. Protective measures include self …

Interpersonal trust is essential for a productive and rewarding social life, yet it presents many
theoretical puzzles, particularly among strangers, because its existence violates the rational …

Upon the introduction of autonomous vehicles into daily traffic, it becomes increasingly likely
that autonomous vehicles become involved in accident scenarios in which decisions have to …