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Observers' motivated sensitivity to stigmatized actors' intent by Staples, William A, Plaks, Jason E

“…Does a harmful act appear more intentional-and worthy of opprobrium-if it was committed by a member of a stigmatized group? In two studies (N = 1,451),…”
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Don't Get Too Excited: Assessing Individual Differences in the Down-Regulation of Positive Emotions by Zou, Christopher, Plaks, Jason E., Peterson, Jordan B.

“…A voluminous literature has documented the importance of emotion regulation for health and well-being. The studies in this literature, however, have generally…”
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Automatic Social Behavior as Motivated Preparation to Interact by Cesario, Joseph, Plaks, Jason E, Higgins, E. Tory

“…The authors propose that automatic social behavior may result from perceivers preparing to interact with primed social group members. In Study 1, participants…”
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Folk beliefs about genetic variation predict avoidance of biracial individuals by Kang, Sonia K, Plaks, Jason E, Remedios, Jessica D

“…People give widely varying estimates for the amount of genetic overlap that exists between humans. While some laypeople believe that humans are highly…”
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Effects of Culture and Gender on Judgments of Intent and Responsibility by Plaks, Jason E, Fortune, Jennifer L, Liang, Lindie H, Robinson, Jeffrey S

“…Do different cultures hold different views of intentionality? In four studies, participants read scenarios in which the actor's distal intent (a focus on a…”
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Why Do Conservatives Report Being Happier Than Liberals? The Contribution of Neuroticism by Burton, Caitlin M., Plaks, Jason E., Peterson, Jordan B.

“…Previous studies suggest that conservatives in the United States are happier than liberals. This difference has been attributed to factors including…”
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Beyond Openness to Experience and Conscientiousness: Testing links between lower‐level personality traits and American political orientation by Xu, Xiaowen, Soto, Christopher J., Plaks, Jason E.

“…Introduction Research has consistently revealed positive correlations between political liberalism and Openness to Experience, and between conservatism and…”
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Understanding the mechanisms underlying the effects of negative age stereotypes and perceived age discrimination on older adults' well-being by Marquet, Manon, Chasteen, Alison L., Plaks, Jason E., Balasubramaniam, Laksmiina

“…Objectives: Although numerous studies have documented that negative age stereotypes and perceived age discrimination are related to older adults' lower…”
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Aspect-Level Personality Characteristics of U.S. Presidential Candidate Supporters in the 2016 and 2020 Elections by Xu, Xiaowen, Plaks, Jason E.

“…With two studies (N=1,257), we examined the aspect-level personality predictors of support for major U.S. presidential candidates in 2016 and 2020. U.S…”
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained: People anticipate more regret from missed romantic opportunities than from rejection by Joel, Samantha, Plaks, Jason E., MacDonald, Geoff

“…Romantic pursuit decisions often require a person to risk one of the two errors: pursuing a romantic target when interest is not reciprocated (resulting in…”
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Testing the Link Between Empathy and Lay Theories of Happiness by Tullett, Alexa M, Plaks, Jason E

“…Happiness is a topic that ignites both considerable interest and considerable disagreement. Thus far, however, there has been little attempt to characterize…”
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Anger and Sadness as Moral Signals by Plaks, Jason E., Robinson, Jeffrey S., Forbes, Rachel

“…Three studies examined the relationship between emotions and moral judgment from an interpersonal perspective. In Studies 1 and 2, participants justified their…”
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Three Dimensions of American Conservative Political Orientation Differentially Predict Negativity Bias and Satisfaction With Life by Xu, Xiaowen, Burton, Caitlin M., Plaks, Jason E.

“…Numerous studies have linked political conservatism with negativity bias, whereas others have linked conservatism with indicators of positive adjustment. This…”
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Unexpected Improvement, Decline, and Stasis: A Prediction Confidence Perspective on Achievement Success and Failure by Plaks, Jason E, Stecher, Kristin

“…The authors hypothesized that reactions to performance feedback depend on whether one's lay theory of intelligence is supported or violated. In Study 1,…”
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Distinct types of conservative attitudes mediate the link between media preference and presidential candidate endorsement by Xu, Xiaowen, Burton, Caitlin M., Plaks, Jason E.

“…Do mass media preferences help to shape specific political attitudes and voting preferences? In two studies, participants completed measures of media genre…”
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Romantic Relationships Conceptualized as a Judgment and Decision-Making Domain by Joel, Samantha, MacDonald, Geoff, Plaks, Jason E.

“…We review the emerging evidence suggesting that the largely separate research areas of romantic relationships and judgment and decision making (JDM) can…”
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Empathy for the group versus indifference toward the victim: Effects of anxious and avoidant attachment on moral judgment by Robinson, Jeffrey S., Joel, Samantha, Plaks, Jason E.

“…Research on deontological versus utilitarian moral reasoning has been largely silent on how interpersonal experiences shape moral judgment. We hypothesized…”
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Entity Versus Incremental Theories Predict Older Adults' Memory Performance by Plaks, Jason E., Chasteen, Alison L.

“…The authors examined whether older adults' implicit theories regarding the modifiability of memory in particular (Studies 1 and 3) and abilities in general…”
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Using conflict negativity to index psychological tension between impartiality and status-upholding principles by Plaks, Jason E., Lv, Jianing, Zhao, Mingjun, Staples, William, Robinson, Jeffrey S.

“…People often endorse the moral principle that all human lives are equally valuable. At the same time, people often privilege high-status individuals over…”
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Disgust and Deontology: Trait Sensitivity to Contamination Promotes a Preference for Order, Hierarchy, and Rule-Based Moral Judgment by Robinson, Jeffrey S., Xu, Xiaowen, Plaks, Jason E.

“…Models of moral judgment have linked generalized emotionality with deontological moral judgment. The evidence, however, is mixed. Other research has linked the…”
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