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Education:
Growth-Mindset/ Purpose |
Paunesku, D., Walton, G. M., Romero, C. L., Smith, E. N., Yeager, D. S., & Dweck, C. S. (2015). Mindset interventions are a scalable treatment for academic underperformance. Psychological Science, 26, 784-793.
Yeager, D. S., Henderson, M., D’Mello, S., Paunesku, D. Walton, G. M., Spitzer, B. J., & Duckworth, A. L. (2014). Boring but important: A self-transcendent purpose for learning fosters academic self-regulation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 107, 559-580. |
Online 'mindset' interventions help students do better in school, Stanford research shows. April 27, 2015. Stanford News.
Researchers discover useful technique to instill 'sense of purpose' in struggling students. April 27, 2015. National Monitor. How a bigger purpose can motivate students to learn? August 18, 2014. KQED.org. |
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Education:
Test bias/stereotype threat |
Erman, S. & Walton, G. M. (2015). Stereotype threat and anti-discrimination law: Affirmative steps to promote meritocracy and racial equality. Southern California Law Review, 88, 307-378.
Walton, G. M., Spencer, S. J., & Erman, S. (2013). Affirmative meritocracy. Social Issues and Policy Review, 7, 1-35. •Click here for the Policy Summary. Walton, G. M. & Spencer, S. J. (2009). Latent ability: Grades and test scores systematically underestimate the intellectual ability of negatively stereotyped students. Psychological Science, 20, 1132-1139. |
Why we're wrong about affirmative action: Stereotypes, testing and the 'soft bigotry of low expectations. July 28, 2014. Huffington Post.
What your test scores don’t say about you. March 20, 2009, Macleans. Study shows negative assumptions can bring down test scores. February 25, 2009. KCBS San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose. The impact of negative stereotypes. February 25, 2009. Inside Higher Ed. Education is all in your mind. February 7, 2009. The New York Times. How a self-fulfilling stereotype can drag down performance. February 2, 2009. The Washington Post. |
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Education: School discipline
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Okonofua, J. A., Paunesku, D. & Walton, G. M. (2016). Brief intervention to encourage empathic discipline cuts suspension rates in half among adolescents. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113, 5221-5226.
Okonofua, J. A., Walton, G. M., & Eberhardt, J. L. (2016). A vicious cycle: A social-psychological account of extreme racial disparities in school discipline. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 11, 381-398. |
Don't suspend students. Empathize. September 3, 2017. The New York Times.
Empathy, Technology, and How to Reduce School Suspensions by 50%. July 2016. EdSUrge On Air. A small fix in mind-set can keep students in school. June 16, 2016. The Wall Street Journal. The key to reducing school suspensions? Treat kids with empathy, says study. May 12, 2016, The Huffington Post. Teacher empathy improves learning. May 11, 106. The Onion. A teacher intervention program can help to reduce school suspensions. May 9, 2016, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. Amplifying empathy in teachers can help prevent student suspensions, researchers find. May 9, 2016, Newsworks. Focusing on empathy, not punishment, improves discipline. May 6, 2016, Education News. Dealing with rowdy students? Try making their teachers more empathetic. April 29, 2016, Pacific Standard. Empathy is a valuable teaching tool. April 27, 2016, San Francisco Chronicle. Can an increase in empathy lead to a drop in suspensions? April 27, 2016, Education Week. Teacher empathy reduces student suspensions, Stanford research shows. April 26, 2016, Stanford News. To reduce student suspensions, teachers should try being more empathetic. April 25, 2016, Science. |
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Willpower/self-regulation
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Job, V., Walton, G. M., Bernecker, K., & Dweck, C. S. (2015). Implicit theories about willpower predict self-regulation and grades in everyday life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 108, 637-647.
Job, V. Walton, G. M., Bernecker, K., & Dweck, C. S. (2013). Beliefs about willpower determine the impact of glucose on self-control. Proceedings of the National Academy of the United States of America, 110, 14837-14842. Job, V., Dweck, C. S., & Walton, G. M. (2010). Ego depletion--Is it all in your head?: Implicit theories about willpower affect self-regulation . Psychological Science, 21, 1686-1693. |
Willpower is in your mind, not in a sugar cube, say Stanford Scholars. August 27, 2013. Stanford News.
The Colin McEnroe Show: Willpower. January 9, 2012. Willpower: It’s in your head. November 26, 2011. The New York Times. Upping your new year’s resolution odds. January 3, 2011. Los Angeles Times. It matters whether you believe in willpower. December 10, 2010. Psychology Today. Researchers shine light on willpower. October 25, 2010. Stanford Daily. Need a study break to refresh? Maybe not, say Stanford researchers. October 14, 2010. Stanford Report. |
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Sustainability
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Sparkman, G. & Walton, G. M. (in press). Dynamic norms promote sustainable behavior, even if it is counternormative. Psychological Science.
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Changing behaviors may be easier when people see norms as changing, Stanford research finds. October 6, 2017. Stanford Report.
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Civic behavior
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Bryan, C. J., Walton, G. M, Rogers, T. & Dweck, C. S. (2011). Motivating voter turnout by invoking the self. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108, 12653-12656.
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Stanford researchers find that a simple change in phrasing can increase voter turnout. July 19, 2011. Stanford Report.
WOW! Simple wording change dramatically increases voter turnout. July 19, 2011. dailykos.com The power of nouns -- tiny word change increases voter turnout. July 16, 2011. Discover Magazine. |
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Intergroup relationships
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Brannon, T. N. & Walton, G. M. (2013). Enacting cultural interests: How intergroup contact reduces prejudice by sparking interest in an out-group’s culture. Psychological Science, 24, 1947-1957.
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Stanford study: Participation in a cultural activity may reduce prejudice. August 22, 2013. Stanford News.
Engaging in a brief cultural activity can reduce implicit prejudice. August 22, 2013. Association for Psychological Science To reduce prejudice, try sharing passions and cultures. August 23, 2013. National Public Radio |
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Mere belonging/ Feelings of working together
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Carr, P. B. & Walton, G. M. (2014). Cues of working together fuel intrinsic motivation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 53, 169-184.
Walton, G. M., Cohen, G. L., Cwir, D., & Spencer, S. J. (2012). Mere belonging: The power of social connections. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102, 513-532. Cwir, D., Carr, P. B., Walton, G. M., & Spencer, S. J. (2011). Your heart makes my heart move: Cues of social connectedness cause shared emotions and physiological states among strangers. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 661-664. |
Feeling like a part of the team can fuel your work motivation. September 16, 2014.
Lifehacker. Why do we form social connections so easily with people who like the same bizarre things we like? February 23, 2011, www.scienceandreligiontoday.com. Why a brief encounter can be just as profound as a lifetime together. February 13, 2011. Daily Mail. Common interests create connections. February 13, 2011. MSNBC.com Cupid can help, but you’ll have better luck with a valentine if you have a few things in common. February 11 2011. Stanford Report. |
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Close relationships
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Finkel, E. J., Slotter, E. B., Luchies, L. B., Walton, G. M., & Gross, J. J. (2013). A brief intervention to promote conflict reappraisal preserves marital quality over time. Psychological Science, 24, 1595-1601.
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Save your teens, save your marriage: Stanford’s brief interventions. February 22, 2013. Stanford Report.
Dear Valentine, I hate it when you . . . . February 8, 2013. The New York Times. 21 minutes to marital satisfaction. February 5, 2013. Northwestern News. |
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