A5004342448- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Media Influence and Health
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Social Media and Politics
- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Education, Innovation and Language Studies
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Network Security and Intrusion Detection
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
University of Oklahoma
2015-2025
Texas Christian University
2019
Michigan State University
2019
Abstract This paper presents a meta-analysis of 79 cases (N = 21,857) testing the effectiveness mediated intergroup contact on prejudice. Positive decreased (r −.23; 95% CI, −.29 to −.17), whereas negative increased prejudicial attitudes .31; .24 .38) and anxiety empathy were both significant mediators these relationships. Furthermore, data revealed no differences between parasocial vicarious effects, positive mediated-contact or effects duration stimulus exposure However, did reveal...
This study (N = 143) examined the effects of freedom threat on cognitive structures, using recycling as its topic. The results a 2(Freedom Threat: low vs. high) × 2(Postscript: restoration filler) plus 1(Control) experiment indicated that, relative to control condition, high created boomerang effect for targeted attitude (recycling) and behavioral intention changed in opposite direction one advocated message. For associated but untargeted (energy conservation), reactance were less...
Drawing upon Kreps's (1988) Kreps, G. L. 1988. Relational communication in health care. Southern Speech Communication Journal, 53: 344–359. [Taylor & Francis Online] , [Google Scholar] Health Competence Model (RHCCM), this study examined the effect of perceived competence on stress and subsequently job burnout. In addition, role social support satisfaction as a potential mediator between was explored. The extended RHCCM proposed tested survey 221 care workers from three Veterans...
This study compared the relative efficacy of two strategies designed to mitigate psychological reactance in health campaigns by using reminders behavioral autonomy: preemptive scripts, which appear before appeal, and restoration postscripts, after. Employing a mixed-model experiment with 2 (threat freedom: low vs. high) × 3 (reactance-mitigation strategy: control script postscript) (health campaign topic: exercise nutrition) between-subjects design within-subjects factor time (immediate...
Abstract. The current paper describes an effort to develop integrated theory – mediated intergroup contact (IMIC) model account for the two types of (parasocial and vicarious) that have been shown help with prejudice reduction. To this end, our applies concepts from theory, parasocial vicarious research, narrative transportation theory. present research expands theoretical understanding how entertainment media can function as a tool reducing toward various outgroups. IMIC accounts effects...
Government agencies tasked with soliciting comments from the American public in response to changes rulemaking have long been interested finding effective techniques automatically process spam comments, including flagging and filtering duplicate comments. Duplicate submissions are problematic because they obscure genuine input may amplify fringe opinions nonrepresentative of majority public. Given that generated templates or predrafted texts, can easily overwhelm commenting process, massive...
Selective news media exposure and political misperceptions have potentially troubling implications for democracy. In an online survey (N = 486) conducted in the context of 2012 U.S. presidential election, we drew on a motivated reasoning framework to examine how rational experiential engagement need closure were related selective misperceptions. Because previous research has focused conservative that serve Republican causes, also looked at liberal Republican‐ Democratic‐serving among overall...
This study examined the effectiveness of restoration freedom postscripts at mitigating psychological reactance following recycling messages. Results a 2 (freedom threat: high, low) × (postscript: restoration, filler) plus 1 (offset no-message control) independent group experiment (N = 134) replicated prior findings demonstrating how threats can increase and subsequently reduce perceptions message quality while increasing anger toward source. Furthermore, as predicted, high-threat messages,...
This study examined the efficacy of inoculation treatments in preventing anti-vaccination propaganda. Study predictions were tested an independent-group experiment (
This paper examines how power differences and deception jointly influence interactional dominance, credibility, the outcomes of decision-making. Two theories, interpersonal theory dyadic theory, were merged to produce hypotheses about effects deception. A 3 (power: unequal-high, unequal-low, equal) × (deception: truth-truth, truthful with deceptive partner, partner) experiment ( N = 120) was conducted in which participants asked make a series mock hiring decisions. Actor-partner analyses...
Abstract. This study examines the process of reactance induced by guilt appeals. Participants (N = 240 US high school students) received messages that advocated taking seriously. The results a 3 (guilt appeal level: low, moderate, high) × 2 (message referent: other, self) experiment indicated directly influenced affective component – anger but its effect on cognitive relevant negative thoughts was mediated via awareness used to induce persuasion. Subsequently, negatively related position....
Two studies investigated the cognitive activation of a goal following promise to complete it. Current theorizing about impact positive affect as informational feedback in pursuit suggests two contradictory conclusions: (1) can signal that sufficient progress towards has been made, but also (2) commitment should be maintained. When individuals infer significant toward achievement deactivated, when maintained, increased. To determine conditions which leads increased opposed deactivation, we...
Two experiments (Nstudy1 = 203; Nstudy2 177), using STD prevention messages and a 2 (mortality: salient, control) × (freedom threat: high, low) design, tested the Terror Management Health Model integrated its predictions with Theory of Psychological Reactance to examine how reactance mortality salience interact affect risk communication. In Study 1, mitigated freedom-threat perceptions but only at low threat freedom and, consistent distal defenses, reduced intentions use condoms abstain from...
Objective. Humans systematically make poor decisions because of cognitive biases. Can digital games train people to avoid biases? The goal this study is investigate the affordance different educational media in training about biases and mitigate within their decision-making processes. Method. A between-subject experiment was conducted compare a game, traditional slideshow, combined condition mitigating two types biases: anchoring bias representativeness bias. We measured both immediate...
The anger activism model proposes that efficacy moderates the effect of on message processing and persuasion. This study tested model's predictions using a 2 (efficacy) × (anger) (argument quality) experiment (N = 267) in context student protests. We found when was high, people processed higher quality arguments more positively at levels high but less low efficacy. A moderated mediation showed these cognitions mediated experimental interaction intentions to protest.
This paper describes the process of rapid iterative prototyping used by a research team developing training video game for Sirius program funded Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). Described are three stages development, including prototype, and builds alpha beta testing. Game development is documented, playtesting reviewed with focus on challenges lessons-learned. Advances made in through discussed along implications approach.
This study assessed the relative effects of reactance mitigation strategies specifically designed to prevent or restore threatened autonomy according message recipients' levels proneness. An experiment (N = 230) using a 2 (inoculation mitigation: present vs. absent) × (freedom threatening language: high low) (restoration postscript between-subjects design was performed in context safe-sex campaign message. Results showed that affected state differently across trait reactance. In particular,...
Using a 2 (mortality: salient, control) × (freedom-limiting language: freedom-limiting, autonomy-supportive) independent-group design, this study examined the relationship between mortality salience and psychological reactance in context of texting-and-driving prevention messages. The terror management health model theory guided predictions. Results showed produced adaptive effects on attitudes toward behavioral intentions to reduce unsafe driving practices. Additionally, some evidence for...
Employing inoculation theory as a theoretical framework, we conducted an independent-groups experiment (N = 150), comparing the effects of treatment to control condition and examining uncertainty mediator effects. To test effectiveness, used excerpt from anti-vaccination conspiracy film Vaxxed counterattitudinal attack message. The results indicated that roused motivational defenses protect initial attitudes and, subsequently, was effective at conferring resistance propaganda. Furthermore,...