Social Evaluations: Social Judgment

This work examines how people come to understand others. This includes how people come to understand others based on their behavior in morally relevant situations.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Responsibility Amplifies Empathic Forecasts
Gonzalez, F. J., Jung, M. H., & Critcher, C. R. (2021). Responsibility amplifies empathic forecasts. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 150, 956-971.

The Costs Of Not Disclosing
Baum, S. M., & Critcher, C. R. (2020). The costs of not disclosing. Current Opinion in Psychology, 31, 72-75.

Moral Character Evaluation: Testing Another’S Moral-Cognitive Machinery
Critcher, C. R., Helzer, E., & Tannenbaum, D. (2020). Moral character evaluation: Testing another’s moral-cognitive machinery. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 87, 103906.

Feeling Is Believing: Inspiration Encourages Belief In God
Critcher, C. R., & Lee, C. J. (2018). Feeling is believing: Inspiration encourages belief in God. Psychological Science, 29, 723-737.

What Do We Evaluate When We Evaluate Moral Character?
Helzer, E. G., & Critcher, C. R. (2018). What do we evaluate when we evaluate moral character? In K. Gray & J. Graham (Eds.), Atlas of moral psychology (pp. 99-107). New York: Guilford Press.

Thinking About Others vs. Another: Three Reasons Judgments about Collectives And Individuals Differ
Critcher, C. R., & Dunning, D. (2014). Thinking about others vs. another: Three reasons judgments about collectives and individuals differ. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 8, 687-698. 

The Involuntary Excluder Effect: Those Included by An Excluder Are Seen as Exclusive Themselves
Critcher, C. R., & Zayas, V. (2014). The involuntary excluder effect: Those included by an excluder are seen as exclusive themselves. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 107, 454-474.

Predicting Persons’ Versus A Person’S Goodness: Forecasts Diverge for Populations Versus Individuals
Critcher, C. R., & Dunning, D. (2013). Predicting persons’ versus a person’s goodness: Forecasts diverge for populations versus individuals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104, 28-44. 

When Does Impulsivity Exculpate vs. Incriminate?
Critcher, C. R., & Inbar, Y. (2013). When does impulsivity exculpate vs. incriminate? The Jury Expert, 25(5), 19-24. (invited target article, with commentaries and reply)

How Quick Decisions Illuminate Moral Character
Critcher, C. R., Inbar, Y., & Pizarro, D. A. (2013). How quick decisions illuminate moral character. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4, 308-315. 

Egocentric Pattern Projection: How Implicit Personality Theories Recapitulate The Geography of The Self
Critcher, C. R., & Dunning, D. (2009). Egocentric pattern projection: How implicit personality theories recapitulate the geography of the self. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 1-16.

Paying for Someone Else's Mistake: The Effect of Bystander Negligence on Perpetrator Blame
Critcher, C. R., & Pizarro, D. A. (2008). Paying for Someone Else’s Mistake: The Effect of Bystander Negligence on Perpetrator Blame. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(10), 1357–1370.