Matthew Feinberg

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Flustered and faithful: embarrassment as a signal of prosociality
    Matthew Feinberg
    Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    J Pers Soc Psychol 102:81-97. 2012
  2. ncbi Gossip as an effective and low-cost form of punishment
    Matthew Feinberg
    Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 1650, USA
    Behav Brain Sci 35:25. 2012
  3. ncbi Apocalypse soon? Dire messages reduce belief in global warming by contradicting just-world beliefs
    Matthew Feinberg
    Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 5050, USA
    Psychol Sci 22:34-8. 2011

Detail Information

Publications3

  1. ncbi Flustered and faithful: embarrassment as a signal of prosociality
    Matthew Feinberg
    Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    J Pers Soc Psychol 102:81-97. 2012
    ..In addition, observers were more willing to give resources and express a desire to affiliate with these targets, and these effects were mediated by perceptions of the targets as prosocial...
  2. ncbi Gossip as an effective and low-cost form of punishment
    Matthew Feinberg
    Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 1650, USA
    Behav Brain Sci 35:25. 2012
    ..Research shows that negative arousal states motivate individuals to gossip about the transgressions of group members. By sharing information in this way groups are better able to promote cooperation and maintain social control and order...
  3. ncbi Apocalypse soon? Dire messages reduce belief in global warming by contradicting just-world beliefs
    Matthew Feinberg
    Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 5050, USA
    Psychol Sci 22:34-8. 2011
    ..Two experiments provide support for this explanation of the dynamics of belief in global warming, suggesting that less dire messaging could be more effective for promoting public understanding of climate-change research...