Search Results - "Gershon, Rachel"

COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy: A longitudinal study by Fridman, Ariel, Gershon, Rachel, Gneezy, Ayelet

“…How do attitudes toward vaccination change over the course of a public health crisis? We report results from a longitudinal survey of United States residents…”
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Increased generosity under COVID-19 threat by Fridman, Ariel, Gershon, Rachel, Gneezy, Ayelet

“…In the face of crises—wars, pandemics, and natural disasters—both increased selfishness and increased generosity may emerge. In this paper, we study the…”
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Referral Contagion: Downstream Benefits of Customer Referrals by Gershon, Rachel, Jiang, Zhenling

“…Companies often invest in referral reward programs to incentivize their current customers to spread word of mouth. Previous work has documented that referred…”
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Individuals prefer to harm their own group rather than help an opposing group by Gershon, Rachel, Fridman, Ariel

“…Group-based conflict enacts a severe toll on society, yet the psychological factors governing behavior in group conflicts remain unclear. Past work finds that…”
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Reply to Kasper et al.: Identity threat is lower when supporting an opposing group member than an opposing group by Fridman, Ariel, Gershon, Rachel

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Goods Donations Increase Charitable Credit for Low-Warmth Donors by GERSHON, RACHEL, CRYDER, CYNTHIA

“…Low-warmth actors are often assumed to lack communal (or other-oriented) intentions, even when acting generously. Low-warmth donors must therefore send…”
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Friends with Health Benefits: A Field Experiment by Gershon, Rachel, Cryder, Cynthia, Milkman, Katherine L.

“…When pursuing goals, we commonly choose between going it alone versus teaming up together. In a field experiment (n = 774), we tested the benefits of rewarding…”
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Why Prosocial Referral Incentives Work: The Interplay of Reputational Benefits and Action Costs by Gershon, Rachel, Cryder, Cynthia, John, Leslie K.

“…Selfish incentives typically outperform prosocial incentives, and customer referral programs frequently use such "selfish" (i.e., sender-benefiting) incentives…”
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Fighting fiscal awkwardness: How relationship strength changes individuals’ communication approach when resolving interpersonal debt by Park, Alexander B, Cryder, Cynthia, Gershon, Rachel

“…Social interactions can be uncomfortable. The current research focuses on a particularly uneasy interaction that individuals face with their friends and…”
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Twice-Told Tales: Self-Repetition Decreases Observer Assessments of Performer Authenticity by Gershon, Rachel, Smith, Rosanna K.

“…People often engage in self-repetition-repeating the same story, joke, or presentation across different audiences. While behaving consistently has generally…”
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Does thinking about God increase acceptance of artificial intelligence in decision-making? by Moore, Don A, Schroeder, Juliana, Bailey, Erica R, Gershon, Rachel, Moore, Joshua E, Simmons, Joseph P

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Including Language Access into Medicaid ACO Design by Gershon, Rachel, Morris, Lisa, Ferguson, Warren

“…Quality health care relies upon communication in a patient's preferred language. Language access in health care occurs when individuals are: (1) Welcomed by…”
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Reputational Considerations within Prosocial Behavior by Gershon, Rachel

“…Consumers and companies often consider the welfare of others when making decisions. Consumers might spend their money donating to meaningful causes or choose…”
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State Fiscal Considerations and Research Opportunities Emerging from the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion by Sullivan, Jean C., Gershon, Rachel

“…As enacted, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) directed states to provide Medicaid coverage to most nonelderly adults with incomes up to 138% of the Federal Poverty…”
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