Social anxiety and stress type can influence strong conformity among adolescents; however, the interaction between them is not clear. In this study, 152 adolescents were recruited and assigned one of two conditions: an interaction and a judgment condition. In the interaction condition, adolescents with high social anxiety (HSA) were less likely to conform when completing a modified Asch task, c...

In cognitive psychology, studies concerning the face tend to focus on questions about face recognition, theory of mind (ToM) and empathy. Questions about the face, however, also fit into a very different set of issues that are central to ethics. Based especially on the work of Levinas, philosophers have come to see that reference to the face of another person can anchor conceptions of moral res...

Microbes are single celled organisms that can be found everywhere in the world from the air to the soil on the ground. Generally speaking, microbes will be found in extremely close proximity to other species of microbes due to mutual beneficial relationships where one species produces something that another species requires for survival; these groups of microbes are called a community. A widesp...