Program: Social
Social Flash Talks
Flash Talk
Thursday May 25, 2023
4:30 PM - 5:50 PM
Speakers: Jonathan Bogard, Noah Goldstein, Michael Kardas, Nicholas Epley, Amit Kumar, Karina Schumann, Jonah Koetke, Nina Vaupotič, Shauna Bowes, Fiona Adjei Boateng, Kyle Barrentine, Adrienne Wood, Shaye-Ann McDonald, Rebecca Rayburn Reeves, Joseph Sherlock, Jan Willem Lindemans, Heidi Vuletich, Nicholas Camp, Keith Payne, Amanda Diekman, Yuyang Zhong
Advances in Goal Disengagement Research (Part II): Facilitating Processes
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:50 AMWe know considerably less about goal disengagement than about goal setting or goal pursuit. Thus, this second part of a double symposium addresses several mechanisms involved in goal disengagement. Four methodologically different studies compare action and inaction crises, goal devaluation, and mental contrasting as facilitating processes of goal disengagement.
Speakers: Cathleen Kappes, Kaspar Philipp Schattke, Jutta Heckhausen, Geneviève Taylor, Anne Holding, Gabriele Oettingen
The Science of Conversation: Novel Perspectives on How to Foster Connections through Meaningful Dialogue
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:50 AMConversations are essential for forging connections and building consensus. Four cutting-edge talks will examine the science behind effective conversations. We will integrate rigorous data-driven and theoretical approaches, to offer a multifaceted view of how to navigate disagreements and build connections in our increasingly divided times.
Speakers: Luiza Almeida Santos, Juliana Schroeder, Emma Templeton, Michael Yeomans
Fostering Equity, Executive Functions, and Math Conceptual Understanding: A Multi-Year Intervention with Black and Latinx Middle School Students
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:50 AMMathematical Thinkers Like Me (MLM) is a first-of-its-kind intervention that is implementing an original online collaborative problem-solving and storytelling context to test if it facilitates equity-based psychological and executive function mechanisms underlying math conceptual understanding. This symposium reports and discusses emerging findings that lay the groundwork for MLM’s intervention outcomes.
Speakers: Luis Rivera, Stephen Weimar, Jonathan Cook, Sophie Kuchynka, Miriam Rosenberg-Lee, Roberto Abreu-Mendoza, K. Ann Renninger, Ana Michels, Maria DeDios, Maeve Hogan
Contextualizing Intellectual Humility: Expressions and Perceptions of Humility in Everyday Life
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:20 PMIntellectual humility is a mindset many strive for, but when does it manifest and how is it perceived? Speakers will present the latest work on when intellectual humility is expressed (e.g., online vs. in-person, adolescents vs. adults), how it is perceived, and how individual differences shape its expression and perception.
Speakers: Adam Fetterman, Alex Huynh, Tenelle Porter, Andrei Cimpian, Eranda Jayawickreme, Sara Mendonca, Elise Dykhuis, Meghan Gangel, Nicholas Evans, Perla Henderson, Dongjie Wu, Rosalva Romero Gonzalez
The Protective Role of Interpersonal Support in Times of Crisis: A Developmental, Cross-Cultural, and Socioeconomic Analysis of Social Relationships during COVID-19
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:20 PMThis Symposium presents three empirical studies that investigate the protective role of interpersonal support at different levels of the socio-ecological system in mitigating COVID-19 related distress. The studies take a developmental, cross-cultural, and socioeconomically diverse perspective to examine how social connections can buffer against distress during times of crisis.
Speakers: Saeideh Heshmati, Kresimir Reil, Giacomo Bono, Tina Badakhshan, Hosain Heshmati, Rebecca Donaldson, Jaymes Rombaoa, Andrew Villamil, Kewei Su, Megan Mansfield, Ximena Giesemann
Visual Media in the Context of Both Well-Intentioned and Ill-Intentioned Information Campaigns
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
2:30 PM - 3:50 PMVisual media is central to online experiences and has implications for a range of behaviors. This symposium will present research highlighting the relationship between visual media tailored for diverse audiences and its impact in the areas of engagement and behavior within the context of both well-intentioned and ill-intentioned information campaigns.
Speakers: Julie Ancis, Cody Buntain, Shir Etgar, Aritra Dasgupta
From Outside in: Four Ways Culture Shapes Happiness and Motivation
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
2:30 PM - 3:50 PMFour studies show that culture fundamentally shapes what motivates people. Being observed on Zoom motivates charity in India and China but not the US. Social harmony interventions reduce poverty in Niger better than individual initiative. Differing happiness motivations can explain why East Asia is less happy than it “should be.”
Speakers: Thomas Talhelm, Catherine Thomas, Medvedev Danila, Annabella Osei-Tutu
What Lies Beneath? When and How Old Information Re-Emerges after Impression Updating
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
2:30 PM - 3:50 PMA central question in impression formation and updating is what happens to the old information of an individual upon learning new information and how, together, they influence impressions. The current symposium addresses this question by reviewing empirical evidence on how pre-existing representations, reinterpreting, recalling and forgetting old information influence impressions.
Speakers: Melissa Ferguson, Arin Korkmaz, Vivian Zayas, Minghui Ni, Irmak Olcaysoy-Okten, Benedek Kurdi
Coming Together to Reduce Loneliness: Leveraging Multimodal Data and Methods to Understand Loneliness, Its Consequences, and Its Treatment
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:20 PMLoneliness is an urgent public health concern whose causes and consequences cut across domains of psychology. This symposium brings together researchers from across social, cognitive, and clinical psychology who are using diverse methods to better understand loneliness and to improve our ability to address this pressing psychological and societal problem.
Speakers: Emma Toner, Donald Robinaugh, David Sbarra, Steven Boker, Sareena Chadha, Adrienne Wood, Micaela Rodriguez, Benjamin Bellet, Richard McNally, Ethan Kross, Christie Rizzo, Charlene Collibee
Interpersonal Implications of Beliefs about the World: Primals and Close Relationships
Symposium
Friday May 26, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:20 PMPrimal world beliefs are beliefs about the world’s character. We present research demonstrating that these beliefs a) explain effects of social support on psychological adjustment; b) predict empathy and satisfaction in romantic partnerships via partner evaluation; and c) predict mental simulations of future relationship events, with implications for relationship security.
Speakers: Edward Lemay, Jeremy Clifton, Jennifer Cutri, Alexander Davis, Hanna-Sophia Shine, Columbus Giles
Social Psychological Approaches to Contemporary Problems: Progress and Priorities
Invited Symposium
Saturday May 27, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Speakers: David Sherman, Anandita Sabherwal, Jason Okonofua, Geoffrey Cohen
The Evolution of Egalitarianism
Invited Symposium
Saturday May 27, 2023
12:00 PM - 12:55 PM
Speakers: Arnold Ho, Alex Shaw
Results of A 25-Intervention Mega-Study for Strengthening Americans’ Democratic Attitudes
Invited Symposium
Saturday May 27, 2023
1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Speakers: Robb Willer, Jan Voelkel, Alia Braley, Luiza Almeida Santos, Ali Javeed
Connecting With Diverse Others: Cross-Racial, Cross-Political, and Close Relationships
Invited Symposium
Saturday May 27, 2023
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Speakers: Juliana Schroeder, Sylvia Perry, Thalia Wheatley
Entertainment-Education: Meta-Analysis and Recent Discoveries
Symposium
Sunday May 28, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:20 AMThis symposium features new randomized field experiments set in developing countries that assess the effects of narrative entertainment on social attitudes and behaviors on topics such as gender based violence and environmental protection. Accompanying these works is a fresh meta-analysis of results from 100 RCTs from the past decade.
Speakers: Elizabeth Paluck, Donald Green, Beatrice Montano, Dylan Groves, Bardia Rahmani
The Effects of Norm Information on Motivation: Evidence from Three Field Experiments
Symposium
Sunday May 28, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:20 AMAcross three field experiments, we show how norm comparison information affects behavior and well-being. This research addresses both the psychological processing of norm information and the social welfare implications of these interventions in critical contexts of energy conservation, physician care, and academic performance.
Speakers: Ilana Brody, Jon Bogard, Joseph Reiff, Angela Xiao
Rethinking Legitimacy and Effectiveness: Understanding the Social and Psychological Impact of Violence in the Context of Social Movements
Symposium
Sunday May 28, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:20 AMThis symposium gathers psychological research on the impact of violence in the context of collective action and social movements. It features four empirical research works using experimental, national sample and longitudinal data collected in the U.S., the U.K., and Chile.
Speakers: Siwar Hasan-Aslih, Eric Shuman, Micaela Varela, Nils Reimer
Fees, Calories, and Uncertainties: The Psychology of Information Disclosure in Finance, Health, and Law
Symposium
Sunday May 28, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:20 AMThis symposium advances our understanding of the psychology of information disclosure. A panel spanning academia, industry, and government presents four research projects across consumer finance, law, and health. Interventions tested range from subtle wording cues to comprehensive disclosure redesigns, and diverse methodologies examine comprehension, engagement, perceptions, and ultimately, product choice.
Speakers: Patrick Heck, Linda Salisbury, Brianna Middlewood, Alycia Chin, Brian Scholl, Eric VanEpps, David Zimmerman, Heidi Johnson, Suzanne Shu, Laura Gibson, Alisa Stephens-Shields, Sophia Hua, Jennifer Orr, Hannah Lawman, Sara Bleich, Kevin Volpp, Amy Bleakley, Anne Thorndike, Christina Roberto
Reducing Inequality: Cooperation Along Group Lines
Symposium
Sunday May 28, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:50 AMCan cooperation along group lines reduce inequality? This symposium addresses several individual and institutional manifestations of cooperation between social groups, that facilitate processes towards greater equality. Findings from field and survey experiments, conducted in the U.S. and in Israel along racial/ethnic or gender lines, will be presented and discussed.
Speakers: Dan Glasserman, Roni Porat, Kinneret Endevelt, Inbar Ayalon
