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Melanie Tannenbaum
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- May 18, 2012
- 06:21 PM
- 54 views
Gaming and Exercise: Will Diablo III Derail Your Discipline?
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
Even though I’m hardly a gamer, I couldn’t miss the fact that the highly-anticipated new game Diablo III was released this week. It’s difficult not to notice when half of your friends suddenly decide not to leave home for a … Continue reading →... Read more »
Hepler, J., Wang, W., & Albarracin, D. (2012) Motivating exercise: The interactive effect of general action goals and past behavior on physical activity. Motivation and Emotion. DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9267-0
Albarracin, D., Hepler, J., & Tannenbaum, M. (2011) General Action and Inaction Goals: Their Behavioral, Cognitive, and Affective Origins and Influences. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20(2), 119-123. DOI: 10.1177/0963721411402666
Noguchi, K., Handley, I., & Albarracin, D. (2010) Participating in Politics Resembles Physical Activity: General Action Patterns in International Archives, United States Archives, and Experiments. Psychological Science, 22(2), 235-242. DOI: 10.1177/0956797610393746
- March 22, 2012
- 03:53 PM
- 172 views
The 1960s forest and the Mad Men trees.
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
Doesn’t it feel sometimes like the trendy thing to do is reminisce about the past? With the return of AMC’s Mad Men on Sunday, a legion of fans will be tuning in to marvel at Joan’s bodacious curves, Roger and … Continue reading →... Read more »
Smallman, R., & McCulloch, K. (2012) Learning from yesterday's mistakes to fix tomorrow's problems: When functional counterfactual thinking and psychological distance collide. European Journal of Social Psychology, 42(3), 383-390. DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1858
Stephan, E., Sedikides, C., & Wildschut, T. (2012) Mental travel into the past: Differentiating recollections of nostalgic, ordinary, and positive events. European Journal of Social Psychology, 42(3), 290-298. DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1865
Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., Arndt, J., & Routledge, C. (2006) Nostalgia: Content, Triggers, Functions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91(5), 975-993. DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.5.975
Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., Routledge, C., Arndt, J., & Cordaro, F. (2010) Nostalgia as a repository of social connectedness: The role of attachment-related avoidance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98(4), 573-586. DOI: 10.1037/a0017597
Trope, Y., & Liberman, N. (2003) Temporal construal. Psychological Review, 110(3), 403-421. DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.110.3.403
- March 9, 2012
- 01:53 PM
- 251 views
Speeding Minds, Racy Thoughts.
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
Imagine that you’re procrastinating on the Internet, and you decide to watch a music video. Eventually you settle on LMFAO’s hit song, “Sexy And I Know It.” It’s an upbeat song, with a fast beat, fun lyrics, and a tune … Continue reading →... Read more »
Jesse J. Chandler, & Emily Pronin. (2012) Fast Thought Speed Induces Risk Taking. Psychological Science. PMID: 22395129
- March 3, 2012
- 02:35 PM
- 246 views
You Can’t Put A Price On A Rivalry Game.
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
This was originally blogged at IonPsych on 3/9/2011 with the title “March Madness: Priceless for Some, Overpriced for Others.” I’ve decided to re-post it from the archives today, in honor of the fact that tonight is the 2nd Duke-Carolina game … Continue reading →... Read more »
Thaler, R. (1980) Toward a positive theory of consumer choice. Journal of Economic Behavior , 1(1), 39-60. DOI: 10.1016/0167-2681(80)90051-7
Kahneman, D., Knetsch, J., & Thaler, R. (1990) Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect and the Coase Theorem. Journal of Political Economy, 98(6), 1325. DOI: 10.1086/261737
Kahneman, D., & Tversky, A. (1979) Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk. Econometrica, 47(2), 263. DOI: 10.2307/1914185
Carmon, Z., & Ariely, D. (2000) Focusing on the Forgone: How Value Can Appear So Different to Buyers and Sellers. Journal of Consumer Research, 27(3), 360-370. DOI: 10.1086/317590
- February 14, 2012
- 10:35 AM
- 214 views
From The Archives: Love, Hate… What’s the Difference?
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
This was originally blogged at IonPsych for Valentine’s Day on 2/14/2011. You can see the original post here. In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’d like to take a quick look at one of the most fundamental human emotions — hate. … Continue reading →... Read more »
Zeki S, & Romaya JP. (2008) Neural correlates of hate. PloS one, 3(10). PMID: 18958169
Felmlee, D. (1995) Fatal Attractions: Affection and Disaffection in Intimate Relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 12(2), 295-311. DOI: 10.1177/0265407595122009
Berntson GG, Norman GJ, Bechara A, Bruss J, Tranel D, & Cacioppo JT. (2011) The insula and evaluative processes. Psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society / APS, 22(1), 80-6. PMID: 21148459
- February 3, 2012
- 04:34 PM
- 313 views
SPSP 2012: Political Polarization
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
What’s that? This is some sort of big year for American politics? Ah, yes – it’s 2012. We’re in the middle of the Republican primaries, there’s a presidential election in 9 months, and political psychology was all over this year’s … Continue reading →... Read more »
Krosnick, J. A., Holbrook, A. L., & Visser, P. S. (2000) The impact of the Fall 1997 debate about global warming on American public opinion. Public Understanding of Science. info:/
- February 2, 2012
- 05:19 PM
- 373 views
SPSP 2012: The Year Of Morality Research
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
SPSP may as well have called this the “Year of Morality,” since there were so many interesting-looking sessions, posters, and talks on morality and injustice! I was able to attend 2 symposia on this topic while at SPSP. One set … Continue reading →... Read more »
Allemand, M. (2008) Age differences in forgivingness: The role of future time perspective. Journal of Research in Personality, 42(5), 1137-1147. DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2008.02.009
Hill, P., Allemand, M., & Burrow, A. (2010) Identity development and forgivingness: Tests of basic relations and mediational pathways. Personality and Individual Differences, 49(5), 497-501. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.011
- January 16, 2012
- 11:05 AM
- 327 views
From The Archives: Labels and Logos? Looks like you’re powerless.
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
Ed. Note: This is a post from the archives; it was originally blogged at IonPsych on 2/10/2011. You can see the original post here. Imagine a woman who wanders into your local coffee shop with this bag thrown over her … Continue reading →... Read more »
Rucker, D., & Galinsky, A. (2009) Conspicuous consumption versus utilitarian ideals: How different levels of power shape consumer behavior. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45(3), 549-555. DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.01.005
Berger, J., & Ward, M. (2010) Subtle Signals of Inconspicuous Consumption. Journal of Consumer Research, 37(4), 555-569. DOI: 10.1086/655445
- December 19, 2011
- 04:51 PM
- 342 views
The Making of a Tough Mudder
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
Exactly one month ago today, I participated in my first Tough Mudder. Officially billed as a “hardcore, 10-12 mile obstacle course designed by British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie” (and unofficially billed … Continue reading →... Read more »
Deutsch, M., & Gerard, H.B. (1955) A study of normative and informational social influences upon individual judgment. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 51(3), 629-36. PMID: 13286010
Aron A, Norman CC, Aron EN, McKenna C, & Heyman RE. (2000) Couples' shared participation in novel and arousing activities and experienced relationship quality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(2), 273-84. PMID: 10707334
Freedman JL, & Fraser SC. (1966) Compliance without pressure: The foot-in-the-door technique. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 4(2), 195-202. PMID: 5969145
- December 14, 2011
- 06:43 PM
- 1,218 views
If I Were A Well-Off White Man… I Might Not Understand Other People Very Well.
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
“I thought this was The Onion at first, too. Nope.” “This is a joke, right?” “Speaking of ignorance…” This is just a sampling of comments that I saw on Facebook as people linked to an article that appeared in Forbes … Continue reading →... Read more »
Galinsky AD, Magee JC, Inesi ME, & Gruenfeld DH. (2006) Power and perspectives not taken. Psychological science, 17(12), 1068-74. PMID: 17201789
- December 8, 2011
- 11:03 PM
- 403 views
Why Jersey Shore Won’t Make You Dumber: The Importance Of Responsible Science Journalism
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
I was browsing my Facebook news feed yesterday when I saw that someone I know from college had linked to this article on the MSNBC website: “Watching ‘Jersey Shore’ might make you dumber, study suggests.” The description underneath the link … Continue reading →... Read more »
Appel, Markus. (2011) A story about a stupid person can make you act stupid (or smart): Behavioral assimilation (and contrast) as narrative impact. Media Psychology. info:/
Dijksterhuis, A., Spears, R., Postmes, T., Stapel, D., Koomen, W., Knippenberg, A., & Scheepers, D. (1998) Seeing one thing and doing another: Contrast effects in automatic behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75(4), 862-871. DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.75.4.862
Dijksterhuis, A., & van Knippenberg, A. (1998) The relation between perception and behavior, or how to win a game of Trivial Pursuit. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(4), 865-877. DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.74.4.865
Herr, P. (1986) Consequences of priming: Judgment and behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51(6), 1106-1115. DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.51.6.1106
- December 1, 2011
- 03:52 AM
- 389 views
OK, I’ll Trust You…If You Think God Is Watching.
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
When this year’s Miss USA contestants responded to a question about the value of teaching evolution in public schools, one thing was clear: There is a raging debate between Religion and Evolution, and these women had firmly planted themselves on … Continue reading →... Read more »
Shariff, Azim, & Norenzayan, Ara. (2011) Mean Gods Make Good People: Different Views of God Predict Cheating Behavior. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. info:/
Gervais WM, Shariff AF, & Norenzayan A. (2011) Do you believe in atheists? Distrust is central to anti-atheist prejudice. Journal of personality and social psychology, 101(6), 1189-206. PMID: 22059841
- November 24, 2011
- 06:13 PM
- 463 views
The Psychology of Giving Thanks
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
As everyone sits down tonight to feast on turkey, they will be going around the table giving thanks for everyday sources of gratitude, like friendships, relationships, and good health. According to psychological research, there are plenty of reasons why Thanksgiving … Continue reading →... Read more »
Algoe SB, Haidt J, & Gable SL. (2008) Beyond reciprocity: gratitude and relationships in everyday life. Emotion, 8(3), 425-9. PMID: 18540759
Algoe, Sara B., Gable, Shelly L., & Maisel, Natalya C. (2010) It's the little things: Everyday gratitude as a booster shot for romantic relationships. Personal Relationships. info:/
McCullough, M., Tsang, J., & Emmons, R. (2004) Gratitude in Intermediate Affective Terrain: Links of Grateful Moods to Individual Differences and Daily Emotional Experience. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86(2), 295-309. DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.86.2.295
Grant, A., & Gino, F. (2010) A little thanks goes a long way: Explaining why gratitude expressions motivate prosocial behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98(6), 946-955. DOI: 10.1037/a0017935
- November 10, 2011
- 03:27 PM
- 451 views
The Procrastination Post…Two Months In The Making.
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
As many people know, I had to take a brief posting hiatus recently as I dealt with an onslaught of work and prepared for my doctoral qualifying exam on September 10th. As anyone with a calendar knows, that exam was … Continue reading →... Read more »
Steel, P. (2007) The nature of procrastination: A meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure. Psychological Bulletin, 133(1), 65-94. DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.133.1.65
Ariely, Dan, & Wertenbroch, Klaus. (2002) Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance: Self-Control by Precommitment. Psychological Science, 13(3), 219-224. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00441
Fujita, Kentaro. (2011) On conceptualizing self-control as more than the effortful inhibition of impulses. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 15(4), 352-66. PMID: 21685152
- September 9, 2011
- 01:00 PM
- 579 views
Ingroups, Identities, and In-Memoriams: Why We Must Remember Never To Forget
by Melanie T in PsySociety
It has been ten years since September 11th, 2001. When we remember the events of that day, we often tend to focus on how well we remember all of the seemingly-minor details (despite evidence that these memories may not be quite so accurate). What we were wearing. What we ate for breakfast. Where we were sitting while we watched the news coverage.
Our practically-obsessive focus on these memories actually indicates much more than we realize. Despite mankind’s ever-present focus on the wide variety of intercultural differences, it turns out there’s at least one way in which we’re all not so different after all. We all place a tremendous importance on our memories. More specifically, we place a tremendous importance on commemoration.... Read more »
Sahdra, B., & Ross, M. (2007) Group Identification and Historical Memory. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33(3), 384-395. DOI: 10.1177/0146167206296103
Baumeister, R. F., & Hastings, S. (1997) Distortions of collective memory: How groups flatter and deceive themselves. In J. W. Pennebaker, D. Paez, , 277-293. info:/
Jost, J., Pelham, B., Sheldon, O., & Ni Sullivan, B. (2003) Social inequality and the reduction of ideological dissonance on behalf of the system: evidence of enhanced system justification among the disadvantaged. European Journal of Social Psychology, 33(1), 13-36. DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.127
Milgram, S. (1963) Behavioral Study of obedience. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 67(4), 371-378. DOI: 10.1037/h0040525
- August 15, 2011
- 10:38 AM
- 704 views
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by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
Note: I’m in the depths of finishing up some summer projects and studying for my qualifying exams, so this seems like a good time to bring out a post from the archives. This was originally blogged at IonPsych on 2/4/2011…and … Continue reading →... Read more »
Zhong CB, & Devoe SE. (2010) You are how you eat: fast food and impatience. Psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society / APS, 21(5), 619-22. PMID: 20483836
Mazar N, & Zhong CB. (2010) Do green products make us better people?. Psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society / APS, 21(4), 494-8. PMID: 20424089
Fitzsimons, G., Chartrand, T., & Fitzsimons, G. (2008) Automatic Effects of Brand Exposure on Motivated Behavior: How Apple Makes You “Think Different”. Journal of Consumer Research, 35(1), 21-35. DOI: 10.1086/527269
- August 8, 2011
- 12:28 PM
- 850 views
“Anything But Country”: What Factor Analysis Reveals About Our Tastes for Tunes. [Guest Post at Scientific American]
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
When asked to indicate their favorite type of music, plenty of people say they like “anything but country.” Is this really accurate? Why do rock music fans also tend to like punk and heavy metal? And why on earth would … Continue reading →... Read more »
Rentfrow PJ, Goldberg LR, & Levitin DJ. (2011) The structure of musical preferences: a five-factor model. Journal of personality and social psychology, 100(6), 1139-57. PMID: 21299309
- July 30, 2011
- 10:45 AM
- 778 views
With Pets Like These, Who Needs People? [Guest Post at The Thoughtful Animal]
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
This week, I was thrilled to write a guest post for Jason Goldman at The Thoughtful Animal, a blog about animal cognition, animal behavior, and the human-animal relationship hosted on the new Scientific American blog network. The post went up … Continue reading →... Read more »
McConnell, A.R., Brown, C.M., Shoda, T.M., Stayton, L.E., & Martin, C.E. (2011) Friends with benefits: On the positive consequences of pet ownership. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. PMID: 21728449
Epley, N., Akalis, S., Waytz, A., & Cacioppo, J. (2008) Creating Social Connection Through Inferential Reproduction: Loneliness and Perceived Agency in Gadgets, Gods, and Greyhounds. Psychological Science, 19(2), 114-120. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02056.x
- July 22, 2011
- 12:58 PM
- 716 views
Sex, Lies, and Power = Lies about Power and Sex.
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
Can we please stop sounding the depressing alarm claiming that all powerful men are destined to be cheating husbands? Yes, in recent history we’ve had Anthony Weiner and Arnold Schwarzenegger. But we’ve also had Barack Obama and Mark Wahlberg. However … Continue reading →... Read more »
Lammers, J., Stoker, J.I., Jordan, J., Pollmann, M., & Stapel, D.A. (2011) Power Increases Infidelity Among Men and Women. Psychological Science. PMID: 21771963
Tversky, A., & Kahneman, D. (1974) Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases. Science, 185(4157), 1124-1131. DOI: 10.1126/science.185.4157.1124
Lichtenstein, S., Slovic, P., Fischhoff, B., Layman, M., & Combs, B. (1978) Judged frequency of lethal events. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 4(6), 551-578. DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.4.6.551
- July 10, 2011
- 05:00 PM
- 635 views
Casey’s Case: What Psychology Says About Anthony’s Acquittal.
by Melanie Tannenbaum in PsySociety
In light of Anthony’s recent murder acquittal, plenty of people have wondered (either angrily or with genuine confusion) how a jury could possibly acquit Casey Anthony when her guilt seemed so apparent to the general public. As it turns out, several legal and psychological characteristics that have historically influenced the outcomes of jury trials may be able to clarify this bewilderment.... Read more »
Devine, D., Clayton, L., Dunford, B., Seying, R., & Pryce, J. (2001) Jury decision making: 45 years of empirical research on deliberating groups. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 7(3), 622-727. DOI: 10.1037//1076-8971.7.3.622
Bowers, W. J., Sandys, M., & Steiner, B. (1998) Foreclosed impartiality in capital sentencing: Jurors' predispositions, guilt-trial experience, and premature decision making. Cornell Law Review, 1476-1556. info:/
MacCoun, R. (1990) The emergence of extralegal bias during jury deliberations. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 17(3), 303-314. DOI: 10.1177/0093854890017003005
Myers, M. (1979) Rule departures and making law: Juries and their verdicts. Law , 13(3), 781-797. DOI: 10.2307/3053186
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