Ben Lederman

[Ben Lederman @BenLederman2]

The 3 studies suggest there's a #PositiveCorrelation b/w econ. inequality & desire for strong leaders (w/ some authoritarian qualities incl.). The experiment is novel, but suggests that econ. inequality may affect perceptions of political leaders (separate of #conditioning) [3/3]

[Ben Lederman @BenLederman2]

This #PoliticalPsych study from @PsychScience is a very interesting interdisciplinary investigation of how economic inequality (both actual and perceived) affects the desire for strong political leaders #CUinTheLab [1/3]

[Ben Lederman @BenLederman2]

The authors separated their research into 3 studies. Parts 1 & 2 used #Correlational findings to establish a link between econ inequality & strength desire (data from 28 nations), while the 3rd is an experiment w/ artificially modeled income levels (w/ 50 Aussie undergrads) [2/3]

[Ben Lederman @BenLederman2]

The study found that #bacteria may play a role in #development related to predatory ES, specifically involving third-instar Ch. rufifacies, but the study was PRELIMINARY and needs #FurtherInvestigation [3/3]

[Ben Lederman @BenLederman2]

In this interesting study from @entSocAmerica involving #forensic_entomology the authors investigated how excretions and secretions are involved in predatory identification and growth/development #CUinTheLab [1/3]

[Ben Lederman @BenLederman2]

To investigate this, took #larvae_eggs and developed them in mason jars with different treatment conditions, including filtered and unfiltered ES and examined how it affected development (especially whether #bacteria is involved) [2/3]