Paul Hanel

@Paul_hph

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Paul Hanel
@Paul_hph
Jul 29, 2024
New paper: We found that a) US-Democrats and Republicans are similar in their values, b) sharing these similarities reduces polarisation and (c) increases hopefulness for the future on a qualitative measure. With @wolf_lj @EssexPsychology @BathPsychology doi.org/10.1177/194855…
Paul Hanel
@Paul_hph
Jun 13, 2025
New paper: Across 3 experiments, we found that people react more positively to a happy (vs angry) voice - no surprise here. But more interestingly, highly empathic people were especially drawn to happy voices. doi.org/10.1037/emo000…
Paul Hanel
@Paul_hph
May 12, 2025
Led by @JenniferHaase13 and @spokutta
University of Essex
@Uni_of_Essex
May 12, 2025
Has AI creativity peaked? A new study by @Paul_hph from @EssexPsychology has discovered AI has not improved over two years and it “may encourage mid-level novelty but rarely produce radically original ideas” Discover more: brnw.ch/21wSzTa
Paul Hanel
@Paul_hph
Apr 8, 2025
Interesting study: "trust in political institutions is eroded when there is overrepresentation of those educated in the private sector." ... "privately educated individuals—who represent >7% of the [UK] population but 30%–70% of the political cabinet"
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British Journal of Social Psychology | Wiley Online Library
Citizens in democracies are increasingly dissatisfied with democratic governance, distrustful of elected officials and view politicians as aloof and detached. We argue that this is, in part, due to...
Paul Hanel
@Paul_hph
Jan 29, 2025
Not all 'AI' is created equally #qualtrics #AI