Stories by Jay Van Bavel

Jay Van Bavel is an assistant professor of psychology and director of the Social Identity and Morality Laboratory at New York University. He studies how our collective concerns—group identities, moral values and political beliefs—alter our perceptions and evaluations of the world around us. Follow Jay Van Bavel on Twitter @jayvanbavel

Behavior

Researchers' Politics Don't Undermine Their Scientific Results

A new study finds no serious evidence of a liberal (or conservative) bias with respect to replicability, quality or impact of research

November 1, 2020 — Diego Reinero and Jay Van Bavel | Opinion

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Why Moral Emotions Go Viral Online

A study of Twitter demonstrates the attentional power of certain words

August 20, 2019 — Ana P. Gantman, William J. Brady and Jay Van Bavel

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Rethinking the Infamous Stanford Prison Experiment

Newly revealed evidence suggests that putting people into positions of absolute control over others doesn’t necessarily lead to cruelty by itself

May 23, 2019 — Jay Van Bavel, S. Alexander Haslam and Stephen Reicher

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How Political Opinions Change

A clever experiment shows it's surprisingly easy to change someone’s political views, revealing how flexible we are

November 20, 2018 — Philip Pärnamets and Jay Van Bavel

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The Flexibility of Racial Bias

Research suggests that racism is not hard wired, offering hope on one of America’s enduring problems

June 2, 2015 — Mina Cikara and Jay Van Bavel

The Dark Side of Power Posing: Cape or Kryptonite?

In 1942, the mild mannered Clark Kent excused himself from his friend Lois Lane to take an important call. Clark slipped into a phone booth (remember those?), and moments later Superman emerged...

November 21, 2013 — Jay Van Bavel