Search Results - "Koo, Minkyung"

Preferences Don't Have to Be Personal: Expanding Attitude Theorizing With a Cross-Cultural Perspective by Riemer, Hila, Shavitt, Sharon, Koo, Minkyung, Markus, Hazel Rose

“…Attitudes, theorized as behavioral guides, have long been a central focus of research in the social sciences. However, this theorizing reflects primarily…”
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Individual Differences in Analytic Versus Holistic Thinking by Choi, Incheol, Koo, Minkyung, Jong An Choi

“…The authors constructed the Analysis-Holism Scale (AHS) to measure analytic versus holistic thinking tendency. In Study 1, using exploratory and confirmatory…”
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The Socioecological Psychology of Financial Debts: The Role of Residential Mobility by Oishi, Shigehiro, Komiya, Asuka, Koo, Minkyung, Cha, Youngjae, Kothari, Radhika

“…We examined individual, regional, and cultural differences in household debts and identified residential mobility as a key socioecological variable at multiple…”
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Culture, Interpersonal Perceptions, and Happiness in Social Interactions by Oishi, Shigehiro, Koo, Minkyung, Akimoto, Sharon

“…The authors examined cultural differences in interpersonal processes associated with happiness felt in social interactions. In a false feedback experiment…”
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Residential mobility and consumer psychology through a cultural lens by Koo, Minkyung

“…This study provides an extensive review of research on residential and relational mobility and discusses antecedents and consequences that implicate a wide…”
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Becoming a Holistic Thinker: Training Effect of Oriental Medicine on Reasoning by Koo, Minkyung, Choi, Incheol

“…The authors hypothesized that training in Oriental medicine would make students think in a more holistic way. Study 1 found that students of Oriental medicine…”
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The Socioecological Psychology of Upward Social Mobility by Oishi, Shigehiro, Koo, Minkyung, Buttrick, Nicholas R.

“…Intergenerational upward economic mobility-the opportunity for children from poorer households to pull themselves up the economic ladder in adulthood-is a…”
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Shape Matters: Package Shape Informs Brand Status Categorization and Brand Choice by Chen, Huan, Pang, Jun, Koo, Minkyung, Patrick, Vanessa M.

“…[Display omitted] •Consumers use package shape as a visual cue to inform brand status categorization.•Tall and slender packages signal higher brand status than…”
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Engaging in a culturally mismatched thinking style increases the preference for familiar consumer options for analytic but not holistic thinkers by Koo, Minkyung, Shavitt, Sharon, Lalwani, Ashok K., Chinchanachokchai, Sydney

“…Our research examines the likelihood of choosing a well-known brand or product (e.g., global brands, national chain stores) relative to a new one (e.g., niche…”
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Residential Mobility Breeds Familiarity-Seeking by Oishi, Shigehiro, Miao, Felicity F., Koo, Minkyung, Kisling, Jason, Ratliff, Kate A.

“…Why are American landscapes (e.g., housing developments, shopping malls) so uniform, despite the well-known American penchant for independence and uniqueness?…”
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When Gratitude Evokes Indebtedness by Oishi, Shigehiro, Koo, Minkyung, Lim, Nangyeon, Suh, Eunkook M.

“…Background Research in the US found that gratitude increases happiness. We conducted three studies to examine whether gratitude increases happiness among…”
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False Memory and the Associative Network of Happiness by Koo, Minkyung, Oishi, Shigehiro

“…This research examines the relationship between individuals' levels of life satisfaction and their associative networks of happiness. Study 1 measured European…”
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It's a Wonderful Life: Mentally Subtracting Positive Events Improves People's Affective States, Contrary to Their Affective Forecasts by Koo, Minkyung, Algoe, Sara B, Wilson, Timothy D, Gilbert, Daniel T

“…The authors hypothesized that thinking about the absence of a positive event from one's life would improve affective states more than thinking about the…”
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Need for cognitive closure and information search strategy by Choi, Jong An, Koo, Minkyung, Choi, Incheol, Auh, Seigyoung

“…The authors investigated whether need for cognitive closure (NFCC) affected one's style of information search (attribute‐based search vs. alternative‐based…”
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Conserving Energy by Inducing People to Drive Less by Graham, Jesse, Koo, Minkyung, Wilson, Timothy D.

“…We attempted to reduce college students' use of their cars with an online intervention. Every other day for 2 weeks, students reported the number of miles they…”
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Was he happy? Cultural difference in conceptions of Jesus by Oishi, Shigehiro, Seol, Kyoung Ok, Koo, Minkyung, Miao, Felicity F.

“…In two studies, we examined whether (a) conceptions of Jesus would differ between Koreans and Americans, and whether (b) national differences in self-reported…”
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Happiness, Meaning, and Psychological Richness by Oishi, Shigehiro, Choi, Hyewon, Koo, Minkyung, Galinha, Iolanda, Ishii, Keiko, Komiya, Asuka, Luhmann, Maike, Scollon, Christie, Shin, Ji-eun, Lee, Hwaryung, Suh, Eunkook M., Vittersø, Joar, Heintzelman, Samantha J., Kushlev, Kostadin, Westgate, Erin C., Buttrick, Nicholas, Tucker, Jane, Ebersole, Charles R., Axt, Jordan, Gilbert, Elizabeth, Ng, Brandon W., Kurtz, Jaime, Besser, Lorraine L.

“…What kind of life do people want? In psychology, a good life has typically been conceptualized in terms of either hedonic or eudaimonic well-being. We propose…”
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Affective facilitation and inhibition of cultural influences on reasoning by Koo, Minkyung, Clore, Gerald L., Kim, Jongmin, Choi, Incheol

“…Research in South Korea and the United States examined how affective states facilitate or inhibit culturally dominant styles of reasoning. According to the…”
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Conserving Energy by Inducing People to Drive Less: CONSERVING ENERGY WITH LESS DRIVING by Graham, Jesse, Koo, Minkyung, Wilson, Timothy D.

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The effect of recalling a positive influence on well-being by Koo, Minkyung

“…The present research aims to investigate (a) the effect of thinking about a friend's positive influence on one's personal well-being, (b) the individual…”
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