Kelly Ann Schmidtke
Biographic Data
| ID | 1291152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kelly Ann Schmidtke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kelly Ann |
| FAMILY NAME | Schmidtke |
| SIGNATURE | SCHMIDTKE K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Warwick |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5993-0358 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Behavioral intervention to increase honest responses using pledges
Honest reporting is essential for maintaining trust and efficiency in various domains, including volunteer recruitment. However, individuals often misrepresent their qualifications due to social pressures or incentives to appear more suitable. This study investigates whether an honesty pledge can enhance truthful self-reporting in a high-stakes volunteer application process. Using a randomized controlled trial with 12,388 applicants for the FIFA …
A Mixed-Methods Cluster Randomised Waitlist-Controlled Trial of a Goal-Based Behaviour Change Intervention Implemented in Workplaces
Previous research suggests a goal-based intervention called 'mental contrasting and implementation intentions' improves participants' health and wellbeing. The present study sought to extend these findings to workplaces in the United Kingdom. A mixed-methods cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted with 28 workplaces and 225 staff. All participants deliberated on wishes (potential goals) about improving their health and wellbeing. In the…
A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial of Priming Interventions to Increase Hand Hygiene at Ward Entrances
BACKGROUND: Research conducted in the United States suggests that two primes (citrus smells and pictures of a person's eyes) can increase hand gel dispenser use on the day they are introduced in hospital. The current study, conducted at a hospital in the United Kingdom, evaluated the effectiveness of these primes, both in isolation and in combination, at the entry way to four separate wards, over a longer duration than the previous work. METHODS:…
The effects of feedback valance and progress monitoring on goal striving
The current paper explores how people’s goal strivings are influenced by feedback (positively valenced vs. negatively valenced), progress monitoring (remaining vs. accumulated) and goal specificity (vague vs. specific). Two laboratory-based experiments were performed. Experiment 1 reveals that, after receiving positively valenced feedback, participants who focus on accumulated progress show larger boosts in persistence than participants who focus…
Evaluating the relationship between moral values and vaccine hesitancy in Great Britain during the Covid-19 pandemic
Four automatic moral intuitions (authority, liberty, care, and sanctity) were significantly associated with vaccine hesitancy. Foundation-aligned messages could be developed to motivate those people who may otherwise refuse vaccines, e.g., messages that strongly promote liberty or that de-emphasize authority voices. This suggestion moves away from mandates and promotes the inclusion of a more diverse range of voices in pro-vaccination campaigns
Choice of methods can determine which behavioral determinates are identified for targeting in future behavior change interventions
When developing a behavioral intervention, formative research should be conducted to determine which behavioral barriers and facilitators to target. This is often done using qualitative interviews, but quantitative surveys may also be used. The current study examines the consequences of applying descriptive (rank order and t-tests) versus predictive (regression) quantitative analyses on intervention development, specifically for increasing antibi…
Reflective Intuitions about the Causal Theory of Perception across Sensory Modalities
Many philosophers believe that there is a causal condition on perception, and that this condition is a conceptual truth about perception. A highly influential argument for this claim is based on intuitive responses to Gricean-style thought experiments. Do the folk share the intuitions of philosophers? Roberts et al. (2016) presented participants with two kinds of cases: Blocker cases (similar to Grice’s case involving a mirror and a pillar) and N…
A cross-sectional survey assessing the influence of theoretically informed behavioural factors on hand hygiene across seven countries during the Covid-19 pandemic
The discussion explores how the Behaviour Change Wheel methodology could be used to guide further intervention development with community stakeholders in each country. Of the countries assessed, India offers the greatest room for improvement, and behaviour change techniques that influence people's capability and opportunities should be prioritised there
Lay intuitions about epistemic normativity
Recent empirical work on non-philosophers’ intuitions about epistemic normativity reveals patterns that cannot be fully accounted for by direct epistemic consequentialism. On the basis of these results, one might picture participants as “epistemic deontologists.” We present the results of two new experiments that support a more nuanced picture. We examine intuitions about guesses and hypotheses, and about beliefs. Our results suggest a two-factor…
Relationalism about perceptible properties and the principle of charity
Evaluating the relationship between moral values and vaccine hesitancy in Great Britain during the Covid-19 pandemic
Four automatic moral intuitions (authority, liberty, care, and sanctity) were significantly associated with vaccine hesitancy. Foundation-aligned messages could be developed to motivate those people who may otherwise refuse vaccines, e.g., messages that strongly promote liberty or that de-emphasize authority voices. This suggestion moves away from mandates and promotes the inclusion of a more diverse range of voices in pro-vaccination campaigns
Lay intuitions about epistemic normativity
Recent empirical work on non-philosophers’ intuitions about epistemic normativity reveals patterns that cannot be fully accounted for by direct epistemic consequentialism. On the basis of these results, one might picture participants as “epistemic deontologists.” We present the results of two new experiments that support a more nuanced picture. We examine intuitions about guesses and hypotheses, and about beliefs. Our results suggest a two-factor…
Relationalism about perceptible properties and the principle of charity
Lay intuitions about epistemic normativity
Recent empirical work on non-philosophers’ intuitions about epistemic normativity reveals patterns that cannot be fully accounted for by direct epistemic consequentialism. On the basis of these results, one might picture participants as “epistemic deontologists.” We present the results of two new experiments that support a more nuanced picture. We examine intuitions about guesses and hypotheses, and about beliefs. Our results suggest a two-factor…
Reflective Intuitions about the Causal Theory of Perception across Sensory Modalities
Many philosophers believe that there is a causal condition on perception, and that this condition is a conceptual truth about perception. A highly influential argument for this claim is based on intuitive responses to Gricean-style thought experiments. Do the folk share the intuitions of philosophers? Roberts et al. (2016) presented participants with two kinds of cases: Blocker cases (similar to Grice’s case involving a mirror and a pillar) and N…
A cross-sectional survey assessing the influence of theoretically informed behavioural factors on hand hygiene across seven countries during the Covid-19 pandemic
The discussion explores how the Behaviour Change Wheel methodology could be used to guide further intervention development with community stakeholders in each country. Of the countries assessed, India offers the greatest room for improvement, and behaviour change techniques that influence people's capability and opportunities should be prioritised there
A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial of Priming Interventions to Increase Hand Hygiene at Ward Entrances
BACKGROUND: Research conducted in the United States suggests that two primes (citrus smells and pictures of a person's eyes) can increase hand gel dispenser use on the day they are introduced in hospital. The current study, conducted at a hospital in the United Kingdom, evaluated the effectiveness of these primes, both in isolation and in combination, at the entry way to four separate wards, over a longer duration than the previous work. METHODS:…
The effects of feedback valance and progress monitoring on goal striving
The current paper explores how people’s goal strivings are influenced by feedback (positively valenced vs. negatively valenced), progress monitoring (remaining vs. accumulated) and goal specificity (vague vs. specific). Two laboratory-based experiments were performed. Experiment 1 reveals that, after receiving positively valenced feedback, participants who focus on accumulated progress show larger boosts in persistence than participants who focus…
Evaluating the relationship between moral values and vaccine hesitancy in Great Britain during the Covid-19 pandemic
Four automatic moral intuitions (authority, liberty, care, and sanctity) were significantly associated with vaccine hesitancy. Foundation-aligned messages could be developed to motivate those people who may otherwise refuse vaccines, e.g., messages that strongly promote liberty or that de-emphasize authority voices. This suggestion moves away from mandates and promotes the inclusion of a more diverse range of voices in pro-vaccination campaigns
Choice of methods can determine which behavioral determinates are identified for targeting in future behavior change interventions
When developing a behavioral intervention, formative research should be conducted to determine which behavioral barriers and facilitators to target. This is often done using qualitative interviews, but quantitative surveys may also be used. The current study examines the consequences of applying descriptive (rank order and t-tests) versus predictive (regression) quantitative analyses on intervention development, specifically for increasing antibi…
Behavioral intervention to increase honest responses using pledges
Honest reporting is essential for maintaining trust and efficiency in various domains, including volunteer recruitment. However, individuals often misrepresent their qualifications due to social pressures or incentives to appear more suitable. This study investigates whether an honesty pledge can enhance truthful self-reporting in a high-stakes volunteer application process. Using a randomized controlled trial with 12,388 applicants for the FIFA …
A Mixed-Methods Cluster Randomised Waitlist-Controlled Trial of a Goal-Based Behaviour Change Intervention Implemented in Workplaces
Previous research suggests a goal-based intervention called 'mental contrasting and implementation intentions' improves participants' health and wellbeing. The present study sought to extend these findings to workplaces in the United Kingdom. A mixed-methods cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted with 28 workplaces and 225 staff. All participants deliberated on wishes (potential goals) about improving their health and wellbeing. In the…
Psychology (8 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Intervention (counseling (3 works) · Metaphysics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)