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Esqueleto
Esqueleto
Does existential anxiety increase belief in science and design in nature?
Does existential anxiety increase belief in science and design in nature?
This study examines whether belief in science and belief in design in nature buffer existential anxiety following mortality salience.
COLLABORATORS: Roosa Haimila, Valerie van Mulukom , Natalia Zarzecna, Teemu Pauha, Miguel Farias, Kenneth Vail
Two Shots
Two Shots
Can we map player language to their behavior after their game outcome?
Can we map player language to their behavior after their game outcome?
In this study, we pull data from a corpus called ASAPsports.com. We're interested in examining the language of NBA players in their post game interviews. Specifically, we want to know if there are any differences in language after winning and losing games. Do players engage in more cognitive processing or analytic thinking following the outcome of their game?
Happily Ever Afterlife
Happily Ever Afterlife
How do parents feel about reading to their children about death and dying?
How do parents feel about reading to their children about death and dying?
In this study, Hannah is interested in examining parent-child communication about death rituals and dying. Parents in Boston, Massachusetts completed a brief survey around their perceptions toward discussing death with their children.
Past Projects
Past Projects
Reasoning About Death
Reasoning About Death
What are the psychosocial outcomes of reasoning about, and responding to, loss of a loved one?
What are the psychosocial outcomes of reasoning about, and responding to, loss of a loved one?
The purpose of this study is to investigate the experience of significant misfortune, Specifically, we investigate how aspects of beliefs and experiences impact coping with misfortune.
PROJECT LINKS: https://clairejwhite.wixsite.com/website-1FUNDER: Templeton FoundationCOLLABORATORS: Claire White (PI), Mathilde Hernu, Harvey Whitehouse, Pascal Boyer
Reasoning About Misfortune
Reasoning About Misfortune
What are the psychosocial outcomes of reasoning about, and responding to, significant misfortune?
What are the psychosocial outcomes of reasoning about, and responding to, significant misfortune?
What are the psychosocial outcomes of reasoning about, and responding to, significant misfortune? The purpose of this study is to investigate the experience of significant misfortune, Specifically, we investigate how aspects of beliefs and experiences impact coping with misfortune.
PROJECT LINKS: https://clairejwhite.wixsite.com/website-1FUNDER: Templeton FoundationCOLLABORATORS: Claire White (PI), Mathilde Hernu, Harvey Whitehouse, Pascal Boyer
Evaluating a Peer Support Mental Health Program
Evaluating a Peer Support Mental Health Program
How can we integrate humor-based messaging in on-campus resources to combat stigma among university students?
How can we integrate humor-based messaging in on-campus resources to combat stigma among university students?
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and examine the efficacy of program advertising materials and explore the integration of humor in a mental health space.
FUNDER: UT Center for Health CommunicationCOLLABORATORS:- UT Center for Health Communication: Mansi Shah (PI), Sophia Dove, Lee Ann Kahlor
- Longhorn Wellness Center: Adrian Lancaster
Cielo
Cielo
How do children reason about the causes of life events, and why do different types of explanations appeal to different children?
How do children reason about the causes of life events, and why do different types of explanations appeal to different children?
What might make a child more likely to explain an event through superstition, versus an act of god, or some natural, scientific cause? In this study, we read children a series of illustrated stories about things that happen to fictional children (e.g., a sick boy gets better just in time to go on a fun field trip) and ask them to offer explanations. We are interested in how explanation preferences change across development, and whether other factors, like a child’s perception of control, might predict children’s preferences for different explanations.
PROJECT LINKS: https://aspredicted.org/b7935.pdfFUNDER: Templeton FoundationCOLLABORATORS: Jacqueline D. Woolley (PI), Jenny Nissel, Kelsey Kelley, & Paola Baca
Global Variation in COVID-19 Beliefs and Behaviors
Global Variation in COVID-19 Beliefs and Behaviors
What psychosocial factors influence risk perception?
What psychosocial factors influence risk perception?
Within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, I studied the individual differences of risk perception. Given the marked variation in preventative behaviors across the world during the pandemic, there is a critical need to understand the reasons behind within and between-population variation in preventative practices.
SITES: Brazil, China, Germany, Mexico, India, Israel, Japan, Russia, South Africa, U.K., U.S.PROJECT LINKS: FUNDER: Templeton Foundation, UT Population Research CenterCOLLABORATORS:- Center for Applied Cognitive Science: Cristine H. Legare, Oskar Burger, Alejandro Erut, Frankie Fong, Ajna F. Kertesz, Jesse D. Peregrino
Project Rise
Project Rise
How can we leverage ritual to improve global health outcomes?
How can we leverage ritual to improve global health outcomes?
Project RISE (Ritual to Improve Service-delivery and Empower health workers) seeks to understand the rituals and motivations surrounding service delivery of front-line workers (FLWs) in India. This project integrates social science research with human-centered design to understand and leverage rituals to improve the quality of healthcare service delivery by front-line workers in Bihar, a state in Eastern India.
SITE: Bihar, IndiaPROJECT LINKS: FUNDER: Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationCOLLABORATORS:- Center for Applied Cognitive Science: Cristine H. Legare, Oskar Burger, Faiz A. Hashmi
- Project Concern International: Sudipta Mondal, Santosh Akhauri, Indrajit Chaudhuri, Janine Schooley
- Scope Impact: Palash Singh, Mari Tikkanen, Joan Vinyets, Joseph Savage
- BMGF: Tracy Johnson
- Neela Saldanha, Nachiket Mor, Micah Goldwater, Emily Little
Thinkery Connect: A Museum-University-Community Research Partnership
Thinkery Connect: A Museum-University-Community Research Partnership
How does children’s scientific reasoning develop and how does this link to later scientific understanding?
How does children’s scientific reasoning develop and how does this link to later scientific understanding?
Our research has demonstrated that unexpected or anomalous events are powerful triggers for explanatory reasoning. Children try to explain unexpected outcomes and explore causal connections through play. We examined how children’s explanations and exploratory play behavior work in tandem to guide their causal learning and scientific reasoning through the use of eye trackers and audio recording.
PROJECT LINKS: FUNDER: The Institute for Museum and Library SciencesCOLLABORATORS:- Center for Applied Cognitive Science: Cristine H. Legare, Adrienne Barnette, Ajna F. Kertesz, Sohmee Kim
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