Thought Studies

July 2026 Digest

Thought Studies posts from July 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026.

A short summary will be generated after this month is complete.

  1. Meta-awareness, mind-wandering, and the control of automatic external and internal orientations of attention Paper: 2026Posted:
    AttentionCognitive Neuroscience & Neural MechanismsMetacognition
  2. Imagined otherness fuels blatant dehumanization of outgroups Paper: May 6, 2024Posted:
    Social Cognition & Group IdentityPolarization, Conflict & Division
  3. Exploring the Relationship Between Need for Closure, Religious Ideology, and Identity Fusion Paper: 2025Posted:
    Belief Formation & Belief RevisionMyth, Spirituality, & ReligionSocial Cognition & Group Identity
  4. Significant PaperOn Self-Deception in the Individual, in Groups, and in Society as a Whole Paper: UnknownPosted:
    Self-Deception & Collective DeceptionSelf, Identity & Ego ProcessesAdvanced Metacognition
  5. Ideology: Psychological Similarities and Differences Across the Ideological Spectrum Reexamined Paper: October 31, 2024Posted:
    Cognitive Bias & Motivated ReasoningMeaning, Worldviews & IdeologyThought-Emotion Connection
  6. Modeling the emergence of affective polarization in the social media society Paper: October 11, 2021Posted:
    Social Cognition & Group IdentityPolarization, Conflict & DivisionTechnology, Media & Cognitive Amplification
  7. A Threat to Cohesion: Intragroup Affective Polarization in the Context of Intractable Intergroup Conflict Paper: 2025Posted:
    Polarization, Conflict & DivisionSelf, Identity & Ego ProcessesFragmentation
  8. Intergroup threat and affective polarization in a multi-party system Paper: 2021Posted:
    Polarization, Conflict & DivisionSocial Cognition & Group IdentitySelf, Identity & Ego Processes
  9. “Be Nice or Leave Me Alone”: An Intergroup Perspective on Affective Polarization in Online Political Discussions Paper: 2022Posted:
    Social Cognition & Group IdentityPolarization, Conflict & DivisionCognitive Bias & Motivated Reasoning
  10. Intergroup Hostility in the Public Sphere: Systematizing the Rising Concern for Affective Polarization Beyond Partisan Lines Paper: 2025Posted:
    Social Cognition & Group IdentityPolarization, Conflict & DivisionSelf, Identity & Ego Processes
  11. Identity concerns drive belief: The impact of partisan identity on the belief and dissemination of true and false news Paper: 2023Posted:
    Social Cognition & Group IdentityBelief Formation & Belief RevisionCognitive Bias & Motivated Reasoning