Kindness in Short Supply: Evidence for Inadequate Prosocial Input [PDF]→

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Abel, J. E., Vani, P., Abi-Esber, N., Blunden, H., & Schroeder. J. (2022). Kindness in short supply: Evidence for inadequate prosocial input. Current Opinion in Psychology, 48, 101458. [Science Direct Link]

  • Short Summary: This paper documents when and why people fail to give “prosocial input” (i.e., (information intended to benefit others), noting that potential givers overestimate the costs of doing so (e.g., making recipients uncomfortable) and underestimate the benefits (e.g., being helpful) for at least four psychological reasons.

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Interventions To Decrease Partisan Animosity [PDF]→

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Ernstoff, R., Blakey, W., Womick, J., Bail, C., Finkel, E., Han, H., Sarrouf, J., Schroeder, J., Sheeran, P., Van Bavel, J., Willer, R., & Gray, K. (2022). Interventions to reduce partisan animosity. Nature Human Behavior, 6, 1194-1205. [Nature Link]

  • Short Summary: This paper reviews interventions designed to reduce partisan animosity (i.e., negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors toward a political outgroup). It introduces the TRI framework (Thoughts - correcting misconceptions and highlighting commonalities; Relationships - building dialogue skills and fostering positive contact; Institutions - changing public discourse and transforming political structures).

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Ending Conversation is a Fraught Endeavor [PDF]→

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Schroeder, J. (2021). Ending conversation is a fraught endeavor. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 25(7), 552-553. [Cell Press Link]

  • Short Summary: This is a commentary discussing the provocative conclusion from Mastroianni et al. (2021) that “conversations rarely end when people want them to end.”

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Consumer Decisions with Artificially Intelligent Voice Assistants [PDF]→

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Dellaert, B., Shu, S., Arentze, T., Baker, T., Diehl, K., Donkers, B., Haeubl, G., Johnson, H., Karmarkar, U., Oppewal, H., Schmitt, B., Schroeder, J., Spiller, S., & Steffel, M. (2020). Consumer decisions with artificially intelligent voice assistants. Marketing Letters, 31(4), 335-347. [Springer Link]

  • Short Summary: Consumers are widely adopting Artificially Intelligent Voice Assistants. This paper (1) provides an overview of how consumer decision-making may change in the presence of AI voice assistants and (2) discusses how marketing managers and policymakers could effectively respond to these effects of AI voice assistants on consumer decisions.

  • Based on an Invitational Choice Symposium on Automated Decision Dialogues (2019)

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Power and Decision Making: New Directions for Research in the Age of Artificial Intelligence [PDF]→

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Fast, N., & Schroeder, J. (2020). Power and decision making: new directions for research in the age of artificial intelligence. Current Opinion in Psychology, 33, 172-176. [Science Direct Link]

  • Short Summary: New advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are creating the potential to experience power in human–AI interactions. This paper reviews findings on power and decision making in the context of human–human interactions and then considers how they may be meaningfully extended through interactions with artificially intelligent digital assistants.

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Two Social Lives: How Differences Between Online and Offline Interaction Influence Social Outcomes [PDF]→

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Lieberman, A., & Schroeder, J. (2019). Two social lives: How differences between online and offline interaction influence social outcomes. Current Opinion in Psychology, 31, 16-21. [Science Direct Link]

  • Short Summary: Today, people communicate more online than offline. What does this shift mean for human social life? This paper provides a framework for studying the influence of technology on social life.

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The Psychology of Rituals: An Integrative Review and Process-Based Framework [PDF]→

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Hobson, N.M., Schroeder, J., Risen, J.L., Xygalatas, D., & Inzlicht, M. (2018). The psychology of rituals: An integrative review and process-based framework. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 22, 260-284. [APA PsycNet Link]

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How to Motivate Yourself and Others? Intended and Unintended Consequences [PDF]→

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Schroeder, J., & Fishbach, A. (2015). How to motivate yourself and others? Intended and unintended consequences. Research in Organizational Behavior, 35, 123-141. [Science Direct Link]

  • Short Summary: This paper overviews three common motivational strategies and when they backfire: giving feedback, setting goal targets, and applying incentives.

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