Melissa N Baker
Biographic Data
| ID | 149226 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa N Baker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa N |
| FAMILY NAME | Baker |
| SIGNATURE | BAKER M N |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at El Paso |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0125-5596 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Juventud in revolt? Linked fate, political attitudes, and presidential candidate preferences of young Latinos in the 2024 election
Latinos have moved politically right in the last few years in United States elections, with the percentage of Latinos supporting the Republican presidential candidate at an all‐time high in the 2024 elections. The purpose of this study is to better understand this shift, particularly as it relates to the social psychology of identity in Latinos. We argue that linked fate, the extent to which racial and ethnic minorities believe that their individ…
Intersecting Identities and Perceptions of Judicial Misconduct
Objective Traditionally, the judicial branch of the US government is viewed most favorably by the general public. Recent and highly publicized misconduct of judicial figures has jeopardized this public opinion favorability. We test the public opinion consequences of judicial misconduct. Method We implement a survey experiment and manipulate the type of misconduct, the target of the misconduct, and the identity of the judge. We measure whether jud…
Big-5 personality traits and their dynamic and conditional effects on Covid-19 attitudes and behaviors
There remain important questions about how personality shapes risk perceptions, willingness to engage in protective behaviors, and policy preferences during a changing pandemic. Focusing on the Big-5 and COVID-19 attitudes, we find associations between risk perceptions and negative emotionality and agreeableness, as well as between each Big-5 trait and protective behaviors and support for government restrictions. These associations are mostly sta…
Affective Language in the Most Important Issues of the 2019 and 2021 Canadian Elections
Do people use more affective language to describe important new political issues compared to important traditional political issues? Information uptake and retrieval are often determined by affective tags attached to that information. In times of turmoil, such as pandemic and a controversial Canadian Federal Election in 2021, there may be more affective language deployed around issue information than when crises and controversies are lessened, wh…
Judges Behaving Badly: Judicial Misconduct and a Threat to Rights
Unethical behavior among US judges, including sexual misconduct and other forms of discriminatory behavior, is becoming increasingly publicized. These controversies are particularly concerning given the important role judges play in shaping policy pertaining to individual rights. We argue that types of misconduct serve as a signal to the public about potential threats judges may pose to people, particularly groups of people who are marginalized. …
Morality is relative: Anger, disgust, and aggression as contingent responses to sibling versus acquaintance harm
Angry reactions to moral violations should be heightened when wrongs befall oneself in comparison with when wrongs befall acquaintances, as prior research by Molho, Tybur, Güler, Balliet, and Hofmann (2017) demonstrates, because aggressive confrontation is inherently risky and therefore only incentivized by natural selection to curtail significant fitness costs. Here, in 3 preregistered studies, we extend this sociofunctional perspective to cases…
Who Can Deviate from the Party Line? Political Ideology Moderates Evaluation of Incongruent Policy Positions in Insula and Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Judges Behaving Badly: Judicial Misconduct and a Threat to Rights
Unethical behavior among US judges, including sexual misconduct and other forms of discriminatory behavior, is becoming increasingly publicized. These controversies are particularly concerning given the important role judges play in shaping policy pertaining to individual rights. We argue that types of misconduct serve as a signal to the public about potential threats judges may pose to people, particularly groups of people who are marginalized. …
Who Can Deviate from the Party Line? Political Ideology Moderates Evaluation of Incongruent Policy Positions in Insula and Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Big-5 personality traits and their dynamic and conditional effects on Covid-19 attitudes and behaviors
There remain important questions about how personality shapes risk perceptions, willingness to engage in protective behaviors, and policy preferences during a changing pandemic. Focusing on the Big-5 and COVID-19 attitudes, we find associations between risk perceptions and negative emotionality and agreeableness, as well as between each Big-5 trait and protective behaviors and support for government restrictions. These associations are mostly sta…
Who Can Deviate from the Party Line? Political Ideology Moderates Evaluation of Incongruent Policy Positions in Insula and Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Morality is relative: Anger, disgust, and aggression as contingent responses to sibling versus acquaintance harm
Angry reactions to moral violations should be heightened when wrongs befall oneself in comparison with when wrongs befall acquaintances, as prior research by Molho, Tybur, Güler, Balliet, and Hofmann (2017) demonstrates, because aggressive confrontation is inherently risky and therefore only incentivized by natural selection to curtail significant fitness costs. Here, in 3 preregistered studies, we extend this sociofunctional perspective to cases…
Judges Behaving Badly: Judicial Misconduct and a Threat to Rights
Unethical behavior among US judges, including sexual misconduct and other forms of discriminatory behavior, is becoming increasingly publicized. These controversies are particularly concerning given the important role judges play in shaping policy pertaining to individual rights. We argue that types of misconduct serve as a signal to the public about potential threats judges may pose to people, particularly groups of people who are marginalized. …
Intersecting Identities and Perceptions of Judicial Misconduct
Objective Traditionally, the judicial branch of the US government is viewed most favorably by the general public. Recent and highly publicized misconduct of judicial figures has jeopardized this public opinion favorability. We test the public opinion consequences of judicial misconduct. Method We implement a survey experiment and manipulate the type of misconduct, the target of the misconduct, and the identity of the judge. We measure whether jud…
Big-5 personality traits and their dynamic and conditional effects on Covid-19 attitudes and behaviors
There remain important questions about how personality shapes risk perceptions, willingness to engage in protective behaviors, and policy preferences during a changing pandemic. Focusing on the Big-5 and COVID-19 attitudes, we find associations between risk perceptions and negative emotionality and agreeableness, as well as between each Big-5 trait and protective behaviors and support for government restrictions. These associations are mostly sta…
Affective Language in the Most Important Issues of the 2019 and 2021 Canadian Elections
Do people use more affective language to describe important new political issues compared to important traditional political issues? Information uptake and retrieval are often determined by affective tags attached to that information. In times of turmoil, such as pandemic and a controversial Canadian Federal Election in 2021, there may be more affective language deployed around issue information than when crises and controversies are lessened, wh…
Juventud in revolt? Linked fate, political attitudes, and presidential candidate preferences of young Latinos in the 2024 election
Latinos have moved politically right in the last few years in United States elections, with the percentage of Latinos supporting the Republican presidential candidate at an all‐time high in the 2024 elections. The purpose of this study is to better understand this shift, particularly as it relates to the social psychology of identity in Latinos. We argue that linked fate, the extent to which racial and ethnic minorities believe that their individ…
Psychology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Judicial and Constitutional Studies (2 works) · Jury Decision Making Processes (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Misconduct (2 works)