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An Investigation of the Lie-Telling Personality Type Within Different Social Contexts
(2023)
The present work aimed to further develop and refine the nomological net of personality traits predicting deception within the specific context of romantic relationships, as well as within the academic context. The main findings are that the already established correlation between Honesty-Humility and general deceptive behavior also reliable emerged for relationship-based dishonesty and academic cheating; however, against general deception research, when examining the specific context of romantic relationships, the ...
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Dynamics of Norms in Decision-Making
(2024-01)
So far, there is a lack of understanding how norms change. The aim of the present dissertation was twofold: (1) addressing differences between change processes of different types of norms and (2) focusing more particularly on how norms are internalized. To study norm dynamics, a multi-method approach was chosen, combining theory, social simulation, and experimental research. In the theoretical contribution, a psychologically grounded conceptual model of norm change and decision-making was presented. Based on a refined ...
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Promises and Pitfalls of Machine Learning Modeling in Psychological Research
(2024)
Algorithmen des maschinellen Lernens werden in der Psychologie und ihren Teildisziplinen immer beliebter. Sie werden häufig dafür angepriesen, dass sie mit der Multikollinearität von Prädiktorvariablen und komplexen Beziehungen zwischen Prädiktoren und Kriterien effizient umgehen können. Trotz ihrer Vorteile werden auch immer mehr kritische Stimmen laut, die auf die derzeitigen Grenzen von Vorhersagen durch maschinelles Lernen hinweisen und die Frage aufwerfen, ob die Algorithmen den Erwartungen gerecht werden. ...