Out now in JEP:G! We document a backfiring effect of persistence stories that emphasize overcoming constraints. Children and adults then infer that constrained individuals who do *not* persist must prefer their lower-quality options. See more: psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-73…

Life has been... a lot lately. But I can't forget to celebrate the wins! So... new paper alert! 🚨 And this one features an all-star, all-student lineup, led by current UMass CAD Lab grad student Jordan Legaspi & former honors thesis undergrad Henry Pareto authors.elsevier.com/c/1hAWP51Y-Ptlw

Come to read our new paper:)

So proud to see a female Cornellian win the Nobel Prize in Economics by highlighting how women's role in the workforce continues to evolve. What a day to be a woman + Cornellian + decision scientist!

Good afternoon to everyone except the CDS portal character counter.

oh just knew she is cornellian!! so proud!

a pro-tip Tara Mandalaywala

tbh something similar is happening today

"I have a dumb question..." No, stop saying this, there is NO stupid question!!!

Heading to Pasadena! Meet the EAST lab and check out our new findings #CDS2024 Jamie Amemiya 🥭Vanessa Lazaro 🍉

I will present an oral talk on Saturday 2:30-4:00pm (PT) in Room 5! The talk is about our JEP: General paper in 2023: Should Leaders Conform? Developmental Evidence from the U.S. and China. Welcome to say hello to me!

Very excited that it will come out soon and I am really fascinated about this line of work. Thanks Tara Mandalaywala and gorana__g :)) Please come to check out our preprint!

so stunning finding!

I am now making the recording of the VERY first lecture of my VERY first developmental psych course. Cannot imagine this 5 years ago when I first arrived the States. Things changed a lot, the world changed a lot, and so did I.

I am excited that my very first psychology research work has been published:))

Anyone interested in a summer graduate student writing group? I plan to host one in August, and it will take place every weekday from 10am-noon (EDT). It will be an open topic session. No discussion and all writing. Please DM me if you are interested! 😀

Please fill out this google form is you are interested1 forms.gle/V1qhzVcakCL1oH…

Hey, if you are interested in joining us, please fill out this google form: forms.gle/Yg3jkruysRpXxW…

Excited to be a part of this!