APS

29th APS Annual Convention

Tell Me Something I Don’t Know: The Psychological Processes and Consequences of Expertise and Giving Advice

Sunday, May 28, 2017 · Boston, MA

Industrial/Organizational

This symposium offers a collective assessment of the psychological processes underlying giving and receiving advice. The speakers provide an overview of both the benefits and downsides of advice and self-perceived knowledge. The symposium wraps with an applied perspective that discusses the implications of this work for leaders in the workplace.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Alex HuynhChair
    University of Waterloo
  • Henri SantosCoChair
    University of Waterloo

Presentations

  1. Advice-Giving and Wise Reasoning: The Cognitive Benefits of Adopting an Advisory MindsetAlex Huynh, Henri Santos, Crystal Tse, Igor Grossmann
  2. Predicting Advice Outcomes from the Advisor’s Discourse: A Latent Profile AnalysisErina MacGeorge, Sara Branch, Lisa Guntzviller, Emily Caldes, Tian Xi
  3. Knowing What You Know: Opposing Effects of Self-Perceived and Genuine Knowledge on OverclaimingStav Atir, Emily Rosenzweig, David Dunning
  4. The Social Hierarchy Model of Co-Leadership: Understanding the Costs of Co-Leadership in High-Fashion Collections, Mountaineering Expeditions, Qualitative Reflections, and the LabAdam Galinsky