Outputs (4)

Semantic size of abstract concepts: It gets emotional when you can't see it (2013)
Journal Article
Yao, B., Vasiljevic, M., Weick, M., Sereno, M., O'Donnell, P., & Sereno, S. (2013). Semantic size of abstract concepts: It gets emotional when you can't see it. PLoS ONE, 8(9), Article e75000. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075000

Size is an important visuo-spatial characteristic of the physical world. In language processing, previous research has demonstrated a processing advantage for words denoting semantically “big” (e.g., jungle) versus “small” (e.g., needle) concrete obj... Read More about Semantic size of abstract concepts: It gets emotional when you can't see it.

Power and Revenge (2013)
Journal Article
Strelan, P., Weick, M., & Vasiljevic, M. (2014). Power and Revenge. British Journal of Social Psychology, 53(3), 521-540. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12044

We took an individual differences approach to explain revenge tendencies in powerholders. Across four experimental studies, chronically powerless individuals sought more revenge than chronically powerful individuals following a high power episode (St... Read More about Power and Revenge.

The importance of honor concerns across eight countries (2013)
Journal Article
Guerra, V., Giner-Sorolla, R., & Vasiljevic, M. (2013). The importance of honor concerns across eight countries. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430212463451

Tolerance by Surprise: Evidence for a Generalized Reduction in Prejudice and Increased Egalitarianism through Novel Category Combination (2013)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, M., & Crisp, R. (2013). Tolerance by Surprise: Evidence for a Generalized Reduction in Prejudice and Increased Egalitarianism through Novel Category Combination. PLoS ONE, 8(3), Article e57106. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057106

Prejudices towards different groups are interrelated, but research has yet to find a way to promote tolerance towards multiple outgroups. We devise, develop and implement a new cognitive intervention for achieving generalized tolerance based on scien... Read More about Tolerance by Surprise: Evidence for a Generalized Reduction in Prejudice and Increased Egalitarianism through Novel Category Combination.