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Dan DeFoe
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- May 14, 2013
- 06:12 AM
- 12 views
Ostracism Hurts: The Psychological Costs of Ignoring or Excluding Others
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
People who ostracize – ignore or exclude – others incur psychological costs. Researchers who recently explored whether people suffer psychological costs when they comply with social directives to ignore or exclude cause others reached that conclusion. The pressure to ignore or exclude someone has become an “all too common” experience, and the authors noted [...]The post Ostracism Hurts: The Psychological Costs of Ignoring or Excluding Others appeared first on Psychol........ Read more »
Legate N, Dehaan CR, Weinstein N, & Ryan RM. (2013) Hurting you hurts me too: the psychological costs of complying with ostracism. Psychological science, 24(4), 583-8. PMID: 23447557
- May 8, 2013
- 11:05 PM
- 20 views
Legal Case Management: Prediction of Case Outcomes, Overconfidence, and Lawyers’ Need for Calibration Tools – Part 1
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
How accurately do lawyers predict their case outcomes? These forecasts play a pivotal role in practical legal decision-making, and affect many stakeholders: the lawyer; the client; and the justice environment as a whole. Prediction errors can cost the client and their lawyer. Prediction errors can make cases become an unnecessary burden on the system. [...]The post Legal Case Management: Prediction of Case Outcomes, Overconfidence, and Lawyers’ Need for Calibration Tools – P........ Read more »
Goodman-Delahunty, J., Granhag, P., Hartwig, M., & Loftus, E. (2010) Insightful or wishful: Lawyers' ability to predict case outcomes. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 16(2), 133-157. DOI: 10.1037/a0019060
- May 3, 2013
- 06:57 AM
- 20 views
Trial Judge Decision Making and Psychological Science: Fertile Ground for Inquiry
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Trial judges occupy the command and control position on the front line of America’s dispute resolution battlefield. Trial judges do so many things vital to our system of justice. They rule issues of fact and law, determine rights and responsibilities, decide questions about relevance and admissibility of evidence for the finder of fact, manage [...]The post Trial Judge Decision Making and Psychological Science: Fertile Ground for Inquiry appeared first on Psycholawlogy.... Read more »
Vidmar, N. (2011) The Psychology of Trial Judging. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20(1), 58-62. DOI: 10.1177/0963721410397283
- April 29, 2013
- 07:03 AM
- 12 views
The How, What, When, and Why of [Lawyer] Happiness Increasing Strategies: Initial Understanding From the “Positive-Activity Model”
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Millions of people yearn for happiness. We should know now that science can help. That “good news” headline can apply to article recently published in a leading psychological science journal and featured in this post. Happiness feels good, does good, is good for us, and can lead to success. Research shows that the deliberate [...]The post The How, What, When, and Why of [Lawyer] Happiness Increasing Strategies: Initial Understanding From the “Positive-Activity Model........ Read more »
Lyubomirsky, S., & Layous, K. (2013) How Do Simple Positive Activities Increase Well-Being?. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 22(1), 57-62. DOI: 10.1177/0963721412469809
- April 27, 2013
- 08:10 AM
- 16 views
Identity Management Coping Strategies and Diversity Policies: The Role of Context In Successful Mitigation of Workplace Discrimination
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Discrimination violates the law, harms workers, and costs organizations millions of dollars each year. The official journal of the American Psychological Association, American Psychologist, recently introduced and discussed two coping strategies used by targets of workplace discrimination. The authors also explain how the diversity policies and practices adopted and implemented by organizations can impact [...]The post Identity Management Coping Strategies and Diversity Policies: The Role o........ Read more »
Shih M, Young MJ, & Bucher A. (2013) Working to reduce the effects of discrimination: Identity management strategies in organizations. The American psychologist, 68(3), 145-57. PMID: 23586490
- April 23, 2013
- 09:02 AM
- 16 views
Significant Life [Legal] Decisions and the Impact of Emotional Intelligence on the Accuracy of Forecasting Future Emotional Reactions
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
We all make significant life decisions. These choices impact our future emotional well-being. We want to foresee how our choices will impact us in the future. A number of research studies show that our forecasts about our emotional reactions to future emotional events guide our decisions about relationships, occupations, and health behaviors. Other [...]The post Significant Life [Legal] Decisions and the Impact of Emotional Intelligence on the Accuracy of Forecasting Future Emotional ........ Read more »
Hoerger, M., Chapman, B., Epstein, R., & Duberstein, P. (2012) Emotional intelligence: A theoretical framework for individual differences in affective forecasting. Emotion, 12(4), 716-725. DOI: 10.1037/a0026724
- April 18, 2013
- 08:17 AM
- 34 views
Predictions About Workplace Sexual Harassment: Experiencers, Observers, Predictors, and the Psychological Immune System
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Judges, jurors, lawyers, and EEO investigators evaluate possible instances of sexual harassment. Their judgments stem from assumptions about whether the complainant experienced unwelcome, severe, and pervasive conduct in a hostile work environment. Psycho-legal researchers identify these persons as “predictors”. Predictors do not directly experience or observe the workplace misconduct. Instead, they gauge the impact [...]The post Predictions About Workplace Sexual Harassment:........ Read more »
Wiener, R., Gervais, S., Allen, J., & Marquez, A. (2012) Eye of the Beholder: Effects of Perspective and Sexual Objectification on Harassment Judgments. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. DOI: 10.1037/a0028497
- April 7, 2013
- 11:01 PM
- 31 views
Jury Decision Making and Psychological Science: A Give and Take Relationship
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Jury decision-making has implications for psychological research. Psychological research has implications for jury-decision making. Leading jury and decision-making researchers recently discussed how psychological science can examine individual and group decision-making as well as a number of other topics. They offered possible focus points for basic and applied research. According to this team, the “good [...]The post Jury Decision Making and Psychological Science: A Give and Tak........ Read more »
Bornstein, B., & Greene, E. (2011) Jury Decision Making: Implications For and From Psychology. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20(1), 63-67. DOI: 10.1177/0963721410397282
- March 31, 2013
- 06:02 PM
- 62 views
Law Student Emotional Intelligence, Personality, and Psychological Health: An Initial Understanding of Well-Being Indicators and Challenge to Educators
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
A team of Australian psychological science researchers recently investigated the relationship between emotional intelligence [EI] and psychological health and law students. Their purpose statement noted: ”Knowing more about the EI of law students may help us to understand their apparent high incidence of depression, which has been reported extensively in the United States [...]The post Law Student Emotional Intelligence, Personality, and Psychological Health: An Initial Understanding........ Read more »
James, C., Bore, M., & Zito, S. (2012) Emotional Intelligence and Personality as Predictors of Psychological Well-Being. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 30(4), 425-438. DOI: 10.1177/0734282912449448
- March 25, 2013
- 11:57 PM
- 65 views
Job Stress, Recovery Training, and [Lawyer] Well-being Outcomes: Expecting Benefits Influences Your Recovery Experience
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Work stress drains us. It depletes our personal characteristics, conditions, or energies which we value, and we suffer from poor well-being. A process of physical and mental strain reactions causes these effects. The recovery process, characterized as replenishing exhausted resources, gaining new resources, and interrupting the loss cycle, undoes these reactions caused by [...]The post Job Stress, Recovery Training, and [Lawyer] Well-being Outcomes: Expecting Benefits Influences Your Rec........ Read more »
Hahn, V., Binnewies, C., Sonnentag, S., & Mojza, E. (2011) Learning how to recover from job stress: Effects of a recovery training program on recovery, recovery-related self-efficacy, and well-being. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 16(2), 202-216. DOI: 10.1037/a0022169
- March 22, 2013
- 07:06 AM
- 60 views
The Meaning and Influence of Green: A “Green Effect” Facilitates Creativity Performance
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
What does green mean? How does the color green influence us? Recent research suggests these short answers: green means growth and green influences creativity. Psychological scientists recently examined the functional meaning of green. Their research focused on the color green and its influence on creativity. Green’s influence has implications beyond aesthetics. The researchers stated [...]The post The Meaning and Influence of Green: A “Green Effect” Facilitates Creat........ Read more »
Lichtenfeld, S., Elliot, A., Maier, M., & Pekrun, R. (2012) Fertile Green: Green Facilitates Creative Performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38(6), 784-797. DOI: 10.1177/0146167212436611
- March 16, 2013
- 02:39 PM
- 44 views
Ambition: An Important Character Trait And Predictor of Positive Life Outcomes
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
A team of leading organizational psychology researchers recently studied the causes and consequences of ambition. They considered over a hundred prior research articles from psychological, vocational behavior, and sociology literatures, and came up with a satisfactory definition of ambition, and developed and tested their model of ambition in the context of career success. [...]The post Ambition: An Important Character Trait And Predictor of Positive Life Outcomes appeared first on Psycholawl........ Read more »
Judge, T., & Kammeyer-Mueller, J. (2012) On the value of aiming high: The causes and consequences of ambition. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97(4), 758-775. DOI: 10.1037/a0028084
- March 11, 2013
- 06:48 AM
- 68 views
How Low Is Your GASP Score? Higher Guilt Proneness is Better.
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
The choice between moral action and selfish action by workers has important consequences for organizations. One question about unethical and counterproductive workplace behaviors comes front and center: What prevents a person from engaging in unethical behavior? One personality trait particularly important for understanding moral character, guilt proneness, provides a key to predicting which [...]The post How Low Is Your GASP Score? Higher Guilt Proneness is Better. appeared first on Psy........ Read more »
Cohen, T., Panter, A., & Turan, N. (2012) Guilt Proneness and Moral Character. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 21(5), 355-359. DOI: 10.1177/0963721412454874
- March 6, 2013
- 12:14 PM
- 61 views
Abusive [Law Firm] Bosses: When “Company” Men & Women Are Bad For Business
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
“Bad” bosses who are “company” men or women are bad for the firm’s business. Organizations empower supervisors to direct, evaluate, and coach employees. Some supervisors support their direct reports and empower them to reach their goals. Others belittle, demean, intentionally devalue, hold in contempt, humiliate, insult, or otherwise abuse their subordinates. Victims who [...]The post Abusive [Law Firm] Bosses: When “Company” Men & Women Ar........ Read more »
Shoss, M., Eisenberger, R., Restubog, S., & Zagenczyk, T. (2013) Blaming the organization for abusive supervision: The roles of perceived organizational support and supervisor's organizational embodiment. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98(1), 158-168. DOI: 10.1037/a0030687
- March 4, 2013
- 06:34 AM
- 105 views
Psychological Detachment – The Importance and Benefits of Mentally “Switching Off” From Work During Leisure Time
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Have you ever thought that this phrase – “24 / 7 365” – applies to you and your work? If yes, then you know that you do not stop working, e.g. check emails, and you think about your work, e.g. not forgetting about a difficult task, during off job-time. Because you do [...]The post Psychological Detachment – The Importance and Benefits of Mentally “Switching Off” From Work During Leisure Time appeared first on Psycholawlogy.... Read more »
Sonnentag, S. (2012) Psychological Detachment From Work During Leisure Time: The Benefits of Mentally Disengaging From Work. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 21(2), 114-118. DOI: 10.1177/0963721411434979
- March 2, 2013
- 07:24 PM
- 90 views
[Lawyer] Work Engagement Equation: Job Resources Personal Resources => Higher Performance
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
The article featured in this post starts by asking “Do you remember the last time you were really fascinated by a speaker who was explaining something very energetically and passionately?” Candice Millard, the highly acclaimed bestselling author, comes to my mind. I attended a continuing legal education program recently. Hundreds of lawyers packed [...]The post [Lawyer] Work Engagement Equation: Job Resources + Personal Resources = Higher Performance appeared first on Psychola........ Read more »
Bakker, A. (2011) An Evidence-Based Model of Work Engagement. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20(4), 265-269. DOI: 10.1177/0963721411414534
- February 26, 2013
- 02:03 PM
- 73 views
Empathy and Perspective-Taking in Competitive Situations: The Benefits of Knowing When to Use Your Heart Versus When to Use Your Head–Making a Case for Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Lawyer
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single [...]... Read more »
Gilin, D., Maddux, W., Carpenter, J., & Galinsky, A. (2012) When to Use Your Head and When to Use Your Heart: The Differential Value of Perspective-Taking Versus Empathy in Competitive Interactions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39(1), 3-16. DOI: 10.1177/0146167212465320
- February 21, 2013
- 06:52 PM
- 68 views
Assessing Patterns of Thought, Emotion, and Behavior: The Criteria, Factors, and Variables of Accurate Personality Judgment
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Cheerful. Narcissistic. Conscientious. These words describe personality traits. A personality trait is a pattern of thought, emotion, and behavior which occurs relatively consistently over time and across situations. We use personality traits to make decisions about critical aspects of personal life and work. These decisions concern very important things like whom to trust, [...]... Read more »
Funder, D. (2012) Accurate Personality Judgment. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 21(3), 177-182. DOI: 10.1177/0963721412445309
- February 19, 2013
- 07:47 AM
- 158 views
Workplace Sexual Harassment: Gender Police Officers and Explaining Why Men Harass Other Men At Work
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
This post provides you notice about and hopefully some insight into a developing stream of applied social psychological research which in part relates to juror/judge decision-making in the context of employment discrimination. Gaining knowledge about and developing an understanding about the science of judgments about harassment seems important for organizations and their [...]... Read more »
Wiener, R., Bennett, S., Cheloha, C., & Nicholson, N. (2012) Gender policing: Harassment judgments when men target other men. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 18(2), 245-267. DOI: 10.1037/a0025904
- February 4, 2013
- 01:16 AM
- 96 views
[Trial] Lawyers and Emotional Intelligence: How Does Emotion-Understanding Ability Relate to Incidental Anxiety and Decisions Involving Risk?
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
The daily work of lawyers involves making important decisions. Many of these decisions can involve risk. Anxiety, described as feelings of apprehension and tension, frequently exists in these decision contexts. Some of this anxiety is irrelevant. Cognitive skills alone do not provide all the tools necessary to navigate the anxiety-risk-decision mine field. Emotional [...]... Read more »
Yip, J., & Cote, S. (2012) The Emotionally Intelligent Decision Maker: Emotion-Understanding Ability Reduces the Effect of Incidental Anxiety on Risk Taking. Psychological Science, 24(1), 48-55. DOI: 10.1177/0956797612450031
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