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Jessica De La Mare

@jessicadelamare.bsky.social

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PhD Student at University of Stirling. Interested in evolutionary psychology, mate preferences and faces. she/her

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Jessica De La Mare @jessicadelamare.bsky.social · Aug 12

Online dating lets us meet a more diverse range of potential partners, but we still tend to be drawn to people like ourselves. My latest @psychologytoday.com post explores why: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/digi...

Birds of a Feather Swipe Together on Dating Apps

Do opposites attract or do birds of a feather flock together? Evidence from academic research provides an answer.

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Jessica De La Mare @jessicadelamare.bsky.social · Jul 17

I've started a blog on @psychologytoday.com! We'll explore online dating, wellbeing, and how we perceive each other online. My first post discusses why we find online dating so exhausting and offers tips on improving satisfaction and success on dating apps: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/digi...

Too Many Fish in the Sea? Dating App Overload Explained

Many people find success on dating apps, so why does it feel so overwhelming and exhausting? If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. Psychology offers some helpful insights.

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Jessica De La Mare @jessicadelamare.bsky.social · May 7

Currently seeking #participants to take part in #research on online dating and wellbeing. If you currently use any online dating platform and want to help with our research, please scan the QR code below or click this link: research.sc/participant/...

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Dr Jud Lowes @judlowes.bsky.social · May 1

#AskingAustistics One of my MSc dissertation students Em is recruiting participants for their study about the importance of spirituality for the wellbeing of autistic individuals. Please consider taking part if you are eligible, thank you! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/stirling/s...

Poster advertising for autistic adults aged over 18 to take part in an online questionnaire-based study looking at the importance of spirituality for autistic individuals. It should take 30-60 minutes. To take part you must identify as autistic, be able to speak and write English, and identify as spiritual. Participants can enter a draw to win one of two £25 gift vouchers

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Dr Jud Lowes @judlowes.bsky.social · May 1

New paper out. We asked 29 people with developmental #prosopagnosia (face blindness) what it was like living with the condition and also analysed their objective scores on lab tests of face recognition dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

A group of researchers standing outside a building. At first glance they look like different people because they have distinctive hairstyles and are wearing different clothes. But their faces are in fact identical and were generated by averaging many faces. This image illustrates how some people with face blindness (prosopagnosia) find it very difficult to tell faces apart despite seeing them clearly.

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Lisa DeBruine @debruine.bsky.social · Apr 17

If you’re also appalled by Wednesday’s anti-trans Supreme Court decision and live in the UK, it’s pretty easy to email your MP (members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP) or MSP (www.parliament.scot/msps) a

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Jessica De La Mare @jessicadelamare.bsky.social · Apr 18

Had a great time at my first #EHBEA conference! Thanks to all the organisers for a fantastic conference.

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