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Reflections on enclothed cognition: Commentary on Burns et al.
Publication date: July 2019Source: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 83Author(s): Hajo Adam, Adam D. GalinskyAbstractThe main objectives of this commentary are to discuss the replication study of Adam and Galinsky (2012, Experiment 1) by Burns, Fox, Greenstein, Olbright, and Montgomery, clarify the main idea behind enclothed cognition, supplement the literature review presented by Burns et al., discuss why our original study failed to replicate, and offer potential avenues for future research. Overall, we believe the replication study was conducted competently, and thus the results cast doubt on our finding...
Source: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology - May 31, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Priming intuition disfavors instrumental harm but not impartial beneficence
Publication date: July 2019Source: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 83Author(s): Valerio Capraro, Jim A.C. Everett, Brian D. EarpAbstractUnderstanding the cognitive underpinnings of moral judgment is one of most pressing problems in psychological science. Some highly-cited studies suggest that reliance on intuition decreases utilitarian (expected welfare maximizing) judgments in sacrificial moral dilemmas in which one has to decide whether to instrumentally harm (IH) one person to save a greater number of people. However, recent work suggests that such dilemmas are limited in that they fail to capture the ...
Source: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology - May 16, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Toss and turn or toss and stop? A coin flip reduces the need for information in decision-making
Publication date: July 2019Source: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 83Author(s): Maria Douneva, Mariela E. Jaffé, Rainer GreifenederAbstractWhen deciding between two options, settling can be difficult if one option is superior on one dimension but inferior on another. To arrive at a conclusion, people may gather further information, thereby running the risk of prolonging or blocking the decision-making process or even making suboptimal decisions. Here, we suggest that random decision aids may prove fruitful by reducing the need for further information. Five experiments (total N = 997) examined how inf...
Source: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology - May 16, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Dog whistle mascots: Native American mascots as normative expressions of prejudice
Publication date: Available online 10 May 2019Source: Journal of Experimental Social PsychologyAuthor(s): Michael W. Kraus, Xanni Brown, Hannah SwobodaAbstractIn this research we examine how normative expressions of prejudice shape university communities. Across four studies, we examine the prevalence of a former university mascot depicting harmful stereotypes about Native Americans and how exposure to that mascot influences people's attitudes and behaviors. In Study 1, images of the mascot persist on>10% of university apparel worn by students, in 50% of campus spaces, and in 5% of images searched online. Surveying student...
Source: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology - May 11, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Do people care if men don't care about caring? The asymmetry in support for changing gender roles
Publication date: July 2019Source: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 83Author(s): Katharina Block, Alyssa Croft, Lucy De Souza, Toni SchmaderAbstractNot all instances of gender inequality are equally concerning. An emphasis on women's underrepresentation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math roles (STEM) has not been matched by a similar concern about men's underrepresentation in Healthcare, Early Education, and Domestic roles (HEED). The current research investigates whether and why people perceive gender imbalances in male-dominated careers (STEM and leadership) as more problematic than gender imb...
Source: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology - April 30, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research