Research investigating collective decision-making has focused primarily on the
improvement of accuracy in collective decisions and less on the motives that drive …

The idea that consumers use products to feel good about themselves is a basic tenet of
marketing. Yet, in addition to the motive to self-enhance, consumers also strive to confirm …

A meta‐analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between out‐group entitativity
and prejudice. A quantitative analysis of 85 effect sizes from 33 independent samples …

Marketers regularly remind consumers of valued social relationships (eg, close friends,
family, romantic couples) to influence choice and consumption. However, the author's …

In order to commit the vast majority of crimes, corporations must, in some sense, have
mental states. Lawmakers and scholars assume that factflnders need fundamentally different …

We propose that people treat prejudice as more legitimate when it seems rationalistic—that
is, linked to a group's pursuit of collective interests. Groups that appear to be coherent and …

White Americans may find diversity threatening in part because they construe non-White
Americans as a coherent social and political force. We argue that this perception manifests …

The line between guilt and innocence often turns on what a defendant knew. Although the
law's approach to knowledge may be relatively straightforward for individuals, its doctrines …

This paper develops a mixed finite-element, analytical solutions, equivalent surface
impedance methodology for the computation of electric and magnetic field distributions near …

There is a growing body of work suggesting that social class stereotypes are amplified when
people perceive higher levels of economic inequality—that is, the wealthy are perceived as …