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Piercarlo Valdesolo

Associate Professor of Psychology | Claremont McKenna College

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February 23, 2020

The Paradox of Power: The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Gratitude (PDF)→

February 23, 2020/ ScienceSites

M.Y. Bartlett, P. Valdesolo, and S.N. Arpin (2020). The Journal of Social Psychology, 160(1), 27-38.

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April 27, 2018

Reply to Fincher et al.: Conceptual Specificity in Dehumanization Research Is a Feature, Not a Bug (PDF)→

April 27, 2018/ ScienceSites

T.S. Rai, P. Valdesolo, and J. Graham (2018). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(15), pp.E3331-E3332.

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February 02, 2018

Dehumanization Increases Instrumental Violence, But Not Moral Violence→

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T. Rai, P. Valdesolo, and J. Graham (2017). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114, 8511-8516.

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September 06, 2016

Science is Awe-some: Emotional Antecedents of Science Learning (PDF)→

September 06, 2016/ ScienceSites

P. Valdesolo, A. Shtulman, and A. Baron (2017). Emotion Review, 9(3), 215-221.

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September 02, 2016

Awe and Scientific Explanation (PDF)→

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P. Valdesolo, J. Park, and S. Gottlieb (2016). Emotion, 16(7), 937-940.
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December 08, 2014

Emotion and Decision Making (PDF)→

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J. Lerner, Y. Li, P. Valdesolo, and K. Kassam. (2015). Annual Review of Psychology. Vol. 66

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journal article, 2015
August 08, 2014

Sympathy for the Devil? The Physiological and Psychological Effects of Being an Agent (and Target) of Dissent During Intragroup Conflict (PDF)→

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J.P. Jamieson, P. Valdesolo, and B. Peters (2014). Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 55, 221-227.

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July 21, 2014

Awe, Uncertainty, and Agency Detection (PDF)→

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P. Valdesolo and J. Graham (2014). Psychological Science, 25 (1), 170-178.

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July 21, 2014

Synchrony and the Social Tuning of Compassion (PDF)→

July 21, 2014/ ScienceSites

P. Valdesolo and D.A. DeSteno (2011). Emotion, 11 (2), 262-266.

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July 21, 2014

The Virtue in Vice: Short-Sightedness in the Study of Moral Emotions (PDF)→

July 21, 2014/ ScienceSites

P. Valdesolo and D.A. DeSteno (2011). Emotion Review, 3 (3), 276-277

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July 21, 2014

The Rhythm of Joint Action: Synchrony Promotes Cooperative Ability (PDF)→

July 21, 2014/ ScienceSites

P. Valdesolo, J. Ouyang, and D.A. DeSteno (2010). Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 693-695.

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journal article, 2010
July 21, 2014

The Duality of Virtue: Deconstructing the Moral Hypocrite (PDF)→

July 21, 2014/ ScienceSites

P. Valdesolo and D.A. DeSteno (2008). Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44 (5), 1334-1338.
*Featured in Editor’s choice, Science, May 9, 2008

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journal article, 2008
July 21, 2014

Moral Hypocrisy: Social Groups and the Flexibility of Virtue (PDF)→

July 21, 2014/ ScienceSites

P. Valdesolo and D.A. DeSteno (2007). Psychological Science, 18 (8), 689-690.

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journal article, 2007
July 21, 2014

Manipulations of Emotional Context Shape Moral Judgment (PDF)→

July 21, 2014/ ScienceSites

P. Valdesolo and D.A. DeSteno (2006). Psychological Science, 17 (6), 476-477.

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July 20, 2014

Jealousy and the Threatened Self: Getting to the Heart of the Green-Eyed Monster (PDF)→

July 20, 2014/ ScienceSites

D.A. DeSteno, P. Valdesolo, and M.Y. Bartlett (2006). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91 (4), 626-641.

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In The News

  • Op-Ed: How to Mix Compassion and Cooperation Into Social Distancing

    COVID-19 is threatening our social ties because it scrambles the ways we normally support our friends and communities. — Los Angeles Times

  • Awesomeness Is Everything

    Why encountering vastness makes us more spiritual, generous, and content. — The Atlantic

  • Why There Are No Aetheists At The Grand Canyon

    Five studies conducted by Piercarlo Valdesolo and Jesse Graham were designed to elicit feelings of awe in subjects and see how that affected their sense of spirituality. — TIME

Recent Articles

  • The Paradox of Power: The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Gratitude (PDF)

    - The Journal of Social Psychology
  • Morality (PDF)

    - The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology
  • Reply to Fincher et al.: Conceptual Specificity in Dehumanization Research Is a Feature, Not a Bug (PDF)

    - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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