- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Political and Economic history of UK and US
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Social Media and Politics
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
New York University
2018-2022
Leiden University
2019
Although humans display inequality aversion, many people appear to be untroubled by widespread economic disparities. We suggest that such indifference is partly attributable a belief in the fairness of capitalist system. Here we report six studies showing ideology predicts self-reported and physiological responses inequality. In Studies 1 2, participants who regard system as justified, compared with those do not, feeling less negative emotion after watching videos depicting homelessness....
In this article, we respond to commentaries by Friesen et al . (2019, Br. J. Soc. Psychol ., 58, 315), Osborne 340), and Owuamalam 362) on the occasion of twenty‐fifth anniversary system justification theory. The first two are highly favourable in their evaluation state theory research justification, they provide insightful suggestions for new directions. third commentary is far more critical We address each objection some detail, seeking correct a number misconceptions about clarify fact...
Researchers across disciplines, including psychology, have sought to understand how people evaluate the fairness of resource distributions. Equity, defined as proportionality rewards merit, has dominated conceptualization distributive justice in psychology; some scholars cast it primary basis on which decisions are made. The present article acts a corrective this disproportionate emphasis equity. Drawing findings from different subfields, we argue that possess range beliefs about valued...
Although humans display inequality aversion, many people appear to be untroubled by widespread economic disparities. We suggest that such indifference is partly attributable a belief in the fairness of capitalist system. Here we report six studies showing ideology predicts self-reported and physiological responses inequality. In Studies 1 2, participants who regard system as justified, compared those do not, feeling less negative emotion after watching videos depicting homelessness. 3–5,...
<p xmlns="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/JATS1">In an era of increased political polarization, it is important to measure how receptive US American citizens are diverse views. Being more open viewpoints—openness pluralism—may involve holding emotional and intellectual tolerance, non-rigidity, proactive motivation seek out different perspectives. In three preregistered studies residents, we present a new self-report openness pluralism (OPP) consisting 25 items. Study 1 (MTurk n = 400), verified...
Researchers across disciplines, including psychology, have sought to understand how people evaluate the fairness of resource distributions. Equity, defined as proportionality rewards merit, has dominated conceptualization distributive justice in with some scholars casting it primary basis on which decisions are made. The present paper acts a corrective this disproportionate emphasis equity. Drawing findings from different subfields, we argue that possess range beliefs about valued resources...