List of works - Robb Willer

A synthesis of evidence for policy from behavioural science during COVID-19

scientific article published on 13 December 2023

Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries

scientific article published on 9 February 2024

Amplification of emotion on social media

scientific article published on 3 May 2023

Apocalypse soon? Dire messages reduce belief in global warming by contradicting just-world beliefs

scientific article

Artificial intelligence will change the future of psychotherapy: A proposal for responsible, psychologist-led development

Attraction to Politically Extreme Users on Social Media

scientific article published on 15 March 2023

Changing Americans’ Attitudes about Immigration: Using Moral Framing to Bolster Factual Arguments

scientific article published on 19 November 2021

Conservative and liberal attitudes drive polarized neural responses to political content

scientific article published on 20 October 2020

Correcting inaccurate metaperceptions reduces Americans' support for partisan violence

scholarly article

Flustered and faithful: Embarrassment as a signal of prosociality ⬇️

scientific article published on September 19, 2011

For whom do the ends justify the means? Social class and utilitarian moral judgment ⬇️

scientific article published on December 31, 2012

From gulf to bridge: when do moral arguments facilitate political influence?

scientific article published on 7 October 2015

Gossip and ostracism promote cooperation in groups.

scientific article published on 24 January 2014

Gossip as an effective and low-cost form of punishment ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2012

Gut check: reappraisal of disgust helps explain liberal-conservative differences on issues of purity

scientific article published on 7 October 2013

High economic inequality leads higher-income individuals to be less generous

scientific article

Liberating reason from the passions: overriding intuitionist moral judgments through emotion reappraisal

scientific article

Men’s Overpersistence and the Gender Gap in Science and Mathematics

scientific article published in 2019

Negative Associations in Word Embeddings Predict Anti-black Bias across Regions–but Only via Name Frequency ⬇️

scientific article published on 31 May 2022

Partner choice creates competitive altruism in humans.

scientific article published in March 2007

Reciprocity on the Hardwood: Passing Patterns among Professional Basketball Players ⬇️

scientific article published on December 7, 2012

Replications provide mixed evidence that inequality moderates the association between income and generosity

scientific article published on 31 March 2020

The Emperor’s Dilemma: A Computational Model of Self‐Enforcing Norms

article

The Enforcement of Moral Boundaries Promotes Cooperation and Prosocial Behavior in Groups

scientific article

The Moral Roots of Environmental Attitudes ⬇️

scientific article published on December 10, 2012

The Psychology of Entrenched Privilege: High Socioeconomic Status Individuals From Affluent Backgrounds Are Uniquely High in Entitlement

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

The Role of Gender Identity Threat in Perceptions of Date Rape and Sexual Coercion ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2012

The activist's dilemma: Extreme protest actions reduce popular support for social movements

scientific article published on 13 January 2020

The false enforcement of unpopular norms

scientific article published in September 2009

The origins of deference: When do people prefer lower status? ⬇️

scientific article published on February 27, 2012

The virtues of gossip: Reputational information sharing as prosocial behavior ⬇️

scientific article published on January 9, 2012

Unethical and inept? The influence of moral information on perceptions of competence

scientific article published in February 2018

Virtual reality perspective-taking increases cognitive empathy for specific others

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

What drives the gender gap in charitable giving? Lower empathy leads men to give less to poverty relief

scientific article published on 12 January 2015

List of works by Robb Willer

A synthesis of evidence for policy from behavioural science during COVID-19

Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries

Amplification of emotion on social media

Apocalypse soon? Dire messages reduce belief in global warming by contradicting just-world beliefs

Artificial intelligence will change the future of psychotherapy: A proposal for responsible, psychologist-led development

Attraction to Politically Extreme Users on Social Media

Changing Americans’ Attitudes about Immigration: Using Moral Framing to Bolster Factual Arguments

Conservative and liberal attitudes drive polarized neural responses to political content

Correcting inaccurate metaperceptions reduces Americans' support for partisan violence

Flustered and faithful: Embarrassment as a signal of prosociality ⬇️

For whom do the ends justify the means? Social class and utilitarian moral judgment ⬇️

From gulf to bridge: when do moral arguments facilitate political influence?

Gossip and ostracism promote cooperation in groups.

Gossip as an effective and low-cost form of punishment ⬇️

Gut check: reappraisal of disgust helps explain liberal-conservative differences on issues of purity

High economic inequality leads higher-income individuals to be less generous

Liberating reason from the passions: overriding intuitionist moral judgments through emotion reappraisal

Men’s Overpersistence and the Gender Gap in Science and Mathematics

Negative Associations in Word Embeddings Predict Anti-black Bias across Regions–but Only via Name Frequency ⬇️

Partner choice creates competitive altruism in humans.

Reciprocity on the Hardwood: Passing Patterns among Professional Basketball Players ⬇️

Replications provide mixed evidence that inequality moderates the association between income and generosity

The Emperor’s Dilemma: A Computational Model of Self‐Enforcing Norms

The Enforcement of Moral Boundaries Promotes Cooperation and Prosocial Behavior in Groups

The Moral Roots of Environmental Attitudes ⬇️

The Psychology of Entrenched Privilege: High Socioeconomic Status Individuals From Affluent Backgrounds Are Uniquely High in Entitlement

The Role of Gender Identity Threat in Perceptions of Date Rape and Sexual Coercion ⬇️

The activist's dilemma: Extreme protest actions reduce popular support for social movements

The false enforcement of unpopular norms

The origins of deference: When do people prefer lower status? ⬇️

The virtues of gossip: Reputational information sharing as prosocial behavior ⬇️

Unethical and inept? The influence of moral information on perceptions of competence

Virtual reality perspective-taking increases cognitive empathy for specific others

What drives the gender gap in charitable giving? Lower empathy leads men to give less to poverty relief