Lysann Damisch

Summary

Affiliation: University of Cologne
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Olympic medals as fruits of comparison? Assimilation and contrast in sequential performance judgments
    Lysann Damisch
    Institute for Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
    J Exp Psychol Appl 12:166-78. 2006
  2. ncbi On the relativity of athletic performance: a comparison perspective on performance judgments in sports
    Lysann Damisch
    Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
    Prog Brain Res 174:13-24. 2009
  3. ncbi Keep your fingers crossed!: how superstition improves performance
    Lysann Damisch
    Lysann Damisch, Department Psychologie, Universitat zu Koln, Richard Strauss Strasse 2, 50931 Koln, Germany
    Psychol Sci 21:1014-20. 2010
  4. ncbi Fast similarities: efficiency advantages of similarity-focused comparisons
    Katja Corcoran
    Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Germany
    J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn 37:1280-6. 2011
  5. ncbi Going back to Donald: how comparisons shape judgmental priming effects
    Thomas Mussweiler
    Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Koln, Germany
    J Pers Soc Psychol 95:1295-315. 2008

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Olympic medals as fruits of comparison? Assimilation and contrast in sequential performance judgments
    Lysann Damisch
    Institute for Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
    J Exp Psychol Appl 12:166-78. 2006
    ..Sequential performance judgments were influenced by previously judged performances, and the direction of this influence depended on the degree of perceived similarity between the successive performances...
  2. ncbi On the relativity of athletic performance: a comparison perspective on performance judgments in sports
    Lysann Damisch
    Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
    Prog Brain Res 174:13-24. 2009
    ..If judges focus on differences, however, contrast ensues. Strategies for preventing or correcting this judgmental bias are discussed...
  3. ncbi Keep your fingers crossed!: how superstition improves performance
    Lysann Damisch
    Lysann Damisch, Department Psychologie, Universitat zu Koln, Richard Strauss Strasse 2, 50931 Koln, Germany
    Psychol Sci 21:1014-20. 2010
    ..Finally, Experiment 4 shows that increased task persistence constitutes one means by which self-efficacy, enhanced by superstition, improves performance...
  4. ncbi Fast similarities: efficiency advantages of similarity-focused comparisons
    Katja Corcoran
    Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Germany
    J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn 37:1280-6. 2011
    ..Focusing on similarities thus appears to be the more efficient comparative thinking style...
  5. ncbi Going back to Donald: how comparisons shape judgmental priming effects
    Thomas Mussweiler
    Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Koln, Germany
    J Pers Soc Psychol 95:1295-315. 2008
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