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Jessica D. Ayers is a social psychologist who utilizes her interdisciplinary background in social psychology, developmental psychology, cognitive science, anthropology, and evolutionary biology to investigate the diverse factors that influence women&#8217;s psychology, health, and behavior.

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Diego Guevara Beltran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona, where he directs the Social Psychology of Evolutionary Cooperation Interdependence and Emotions (SPECIEs) Lab.

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Is It Better to Have a Lot of Casual Friends or a Few Close Ones?