Does competition affect moral behavior? This fundamental question has been debated among leading scholars for centuries, and more recently, it has been tested in experimental studies yielding a body of rather inconclusive empirical evidence. A potential source of ambivalent empirical results on...

Although many virtuous leaders are guided by the ideal of prioritizing the need and welfare of their subordinates, others advance their self-interest at the expense of the people they purport to serve. In this article, we discuss the relationship between leadership and the spread of conspiracy...

Although many virtuous leaders are guided by the ideal of prioritizing the need and welfare of their subordinates, others advance their self-interest at the expense of the people they purport to serve. In this article, we discuss the relationship between leadership and the spread of conspiracy...

Although many virtuous leaders are guided by the ideal of prioritizing the need and welfare of their subordinates, others advance their self-interest at the expense of the people they purport to serve. In this article, we discuss the relationship between leadership and the spread of conspiracy...

To receive credit and to create favorable impressions, individuals need to share information about their past accomplishments. Claiming credit to demonstrate competence, however, can harm perceptions of warmth and likability. In fact, prior work has conceptualized self-promotion as a hydraulic...

When evaluating alternatives, individuals often view options in an ordered sequence. Prior studies investigating order effects have yielded conflicting results. In some cases, consumers prefer the first product they evaluate in a sequence (primacy effects); in others, they prefer the last...

We partnered with Walmart to test 22 nudges designed to boost vaccination rates in their pharmacies. Nudges were delivered via text message to over 650,000 Walmart pharmacy patients in the fall of 2020 and encouraged patients to visit Walmart for a flu vaccine. We demonstrate that behaviorally...

In addition to claiming over a million lives and causing widespread economic devastation, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered heightened feelings of anxiety in tens of millions of people. In this research, we examine the relationship between humor and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. We...

Important natural phenomena, such as wildfires and pandemics, are characterized by exponential growth. By failing to understand exponential relationships, policy makers and individual decision makers undervalue the importance of early and aggressive interventions. We introduce a scale to measure...