Historically, at least 3 methodological problems have dogged experimental social psychology: the control-mundane realism trade-off, lack of replication, and unrepresentative sampling. We argue that immersive virtual environment technology (IVET) can help ameliorate, if not solve, these and, thus, holds promise as a new psychological research tool. In this article, we first present an overview IVET review IVET-based within psychology other fields. Next, propose general model influence...

The current study examined how assessments of copresence in an immersive virtual environment are influenced by variations much embodied agent resembles a human being appearance and behavior. We measured the extent to which representations were both perceived treated as if they via self-report, behavioral, cognitive dependent measures. Distinctive patterns findings emerged with respect behavior agents depending on definition operationalization copresence. Independent interactive effects for...

Despite mounting interest in growth mindset interventions, this approach has yet to be applied the domain of entrepreneurship. In present research, we developed and tested if a intervention could leveraged promote students’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy this, turn, predicted career development (i.e., academic interest, task persistence, performance). We report on our findings, from an Open Science Framework (OSF) preregistered study, that is randomized controlled trial implementing...

We assessed the utility of using immersive virtual environment (IVE) technology for social psychological research by attempting to replicate two classic influence effects. Specifically, we sought facilitation/inhibition effects wherein individuals' performance on a task is affected presence others. Within an IVE, participants mastered one tasks and subsequently performed or nonmastered either alone in human audience whom they were led believe computer-controlled agents human-controlled...

Transformational and transactional leadership in both physical (i.e., face-to-face) virtual settings were examined a laboratory experiment. Leadership style (transformational or transactional) group setting (face-to-face, immersive environment, intercom) manipulated experimentally for three-person ad hoc work groups. Results indicated that, compared to leadership, transformational was associated with decreases quantitative performance but increases qualitative performance, satisfaction,...

Abstract Elite‐level leaders in business and government make significant far‐reaching decisions influencing many facets of society. However, relatively few these powerful positions are held by women. This article explores gender leadership focusing on the difficulties women experience attaining being seen as effective top positions. It begins revealing lack parity between sexes remaining sections it addresses empirical research that serves to illuminate labyrinth, or obstacles women’s...

The impact of female role models on women’s leadership aspirations and self-perceptions after a task were assessed across two laboratory studies. These studies tested the prediction that upward social comparisons to high-level leaders will have relatively detrimental compared male less elite leaders. In Study 1 ( N = 60), women presented with both before serving as ostensible three-person groups in an immersive virtual environment. This study established deflating leaders, control condition,...

In the current work, we examined impact of American Medical Association’s recent classification obesity as a disease on weight-management processes. Across three experimental studies, highlighted potential hidden costs associated with labeling disease, showing that this message, presented in an actual New York Times article, undermined beneficial weight-loss self-regulatory A disease-based, relative to information-based, message weakened importance placed health-focused dieting and reduced...

Students living in rural areas of the United States exhibit lower levels educational attainment than their suburban counterparts. Innovative interventions are needed to close this achievement gap.We investigated whether an online growth mindset intervention could be leveraged promote academic outcomes.We tested a sample 222 10th-grade adolescent girls (M age = 15.2; 38% White, 25% Black, 29% Hispanic) from four rural, low-income high schools Southeastern States.We conducted randomized...

Adolescents living in rural regions of the United States face substantial barriers to accessing mental health services, creating needs for more accessible, nonstigmatizing, briefer interventions. Research suggests that single-session "growth mind-set" interventions (GM-SSIs)—which teach belief personal traits are malleable through effort—may reduce internalizing and externalizing problems adolescents. However, GM-SSIs have not been evaluated among youth, their effects on assessed within a...

We investigated whether a growth mindset intervention could be leveraged to promote performance and interest in computer science, through what mechanisms it might do so, effects were stronger for women than men. In particular, we explored the improved academic career by increasing intrinsic value. developed tested scalable, online, 4-session at 7 universities, across 16 introductory science classes ( N = 491). The did not have significant total effect on performance, although indirectly...

The primary goal of this research was to examine the role leadership efficacy as a moderator domain identification responses think-leader-think-male stereotype. Manipulating stereotype activation, results from eighty-five female participants indicated that women with high levels demonstrated heightened after exposure negative stereotypes compared control condition (a reactance response); activation did not significantly alter in lower efficacy. are discussed terms both their practical...

The role of leadership efficacy in women's reactance responses to stereotype-based expectations was examined two laboratory studies. Participants, selected on the basis scores, served as leaders ostensible three-person groups. Half were primed with gender stereotype. An immersive virtual environment designed for this research setting. Results indicated that effects stereotype activation women moderated by such high exhibited more positive, (increased perceived performance, increased rated...

This research extends our understanding of gender bias in leader evaluations by merging role congruity and implicit theory perspectives. We tested found support for the prediction that link between people's attitudes regarding women authority their subsequent gender-biased is significantly stronger entity theorists (those who believe attributes are fixed) relative to incremental malleable). In Study 1, 147 participants evaluated male female gubernatorial candidates. Results supported...

This research investigates the role of implicit theories in influencing effectiveness successful models leadership domain. Across two studies, authors test prediction that incremental theorists ("leaders are made") compared to entity born") will respond more positively being presented with a model before undertaking task. In Study 1, measuring people's naturally occurring leadership, showed after primed model, reported greater confidence and less anxious-depressed affect than following 2,...

The American Medical Association hoped that labeling obesity a disease would not only highlight the seriousness of epidemic and elicit resources but also reduce stigma against obese individuals. In current work, we tested consequences this decision for prejudice individu

Across two experimental studies, the present research explores how media images depicting counterstereotypical roles for women, compared to those that depict stereotypical affect women’s gender role beliefs (Study 1) and responses a leadership situation 2). Study 1 predicted found women exposed subsequently reported stronger nontraditional than roles. 2 then directly assessed effect of on female participants’ self-reported following task. Women in less negative self-perceptions greater...

Introduction: The goal of the current work is to contribute critical dialog regarding consequences different communications about nature addiction by offering a new theoretical approach. Specifically, we merge mindset perspective, which highlights importance beliefs malleability human attributes, with attribution literature explore how messages stressing changeable vs. fixed influence and treatment intentions. Method: We crafted message designed induce belief in potential change without...