Kala J Melchiori
Biographic Data
| ID | 1837534 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kala J Melchiori |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kala J |
| FAMILY NAME | Melchiori |
| SIGNATURE | MELCHIORI K J |
| AFFILIATIONS | James Madison University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6523-7258 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Men’s responses to being confronted for sexism with and without humor
Confronting bias can reduce prejudice and subsequent discriminatory behavior. However, people often hesitate to confront because of the perceived costs. Humorous confrontation may mitigate these costs. Using hypothetical scenarios, humorous confrontation was found to be similarly effective as serious confrontation, but with fewer social costs (Woodzicka, Julie A., Robyn K. Mallett & Kala J. Melchiori. 2020. Gender differences in using humor to re…
Gender differences in using humor to respond to sexist jokes
We examine the degree to which women and men use humor to confront sexist jokes. We also test the social benefits and perceived effectiveness of confronting with humor. One-hundred-sixty-four (46% female) participants read about a male coworker who made a sexist joke and reported how they would respond in an open-ended format. Women were more likely than men to say they would respond with humor. Specifically, 16% of women, compared to 4.5% of men…
Association of moral values with vaccine hesitancy
Self-Confrontation via a Carbon Footprint Calculator Increases Guilt and Support for a Proenvironmental Group
Guilt occurs when people realize they have violated personal or social standards for behavior. For example, past research found that confronting Whites for racist behavior created guilt, which motivated behavior change. Carbon footprint calculators provide a venue for self-confrontation about the impact of one's behavior on the environment. In Study 1, participants were randomly assigned to learn their carbon footprint was larger or smaller than …
Association of moral values with vaccine hesitancy
Gender differences in using humor to respond to sexist jokes
We examine the degree to which women and men use humor to confront sexist jokes. We also test the social benefits and perceived effectiveness of confronting with humor. One-hundred-sixty-four (46% female) participants read about a male coworker who made a sexist joke and reported how they would respond in an open-ended format. Women were more likely than men to say they would respond with humor. Specifically, 16% of women, compared to 4.5% of men…
Self-Confrontation via a Carbon Footprint Calculator Increases Guilt and Support for a Proenvironmental Group
Guilt occurs when people realize they have violated personal or social standards for behavior. For example, past research found that confronting Whites for racist behavior created guilt, which motivated behavior change. Carbon footprint calculators provide a venue for self-confrontation about the impact of one's behavior on the environment. In Study 1, participants were randomly assigned to learn their carbon footprint was larger or smaller than …
Association of moral values with vaccine hesitancy
Gender differences in using humor to respond to sexist jokes
We examine the degree to which women and men use humor to confront sexist jokes. We also test the social benefits and perceived effectiveness of confronting with humor. One-hundred-sixty-four (46% female) participants read about a male coworker who made a sexist joke and reported how they would respond in an open-ended format. Women were more likely than men to say they would respond with humor. Specifically, 16% of women, compared to 4.5% of men…
Men’s responses to being confronted for sexism with and without humor
Confronting bias can reduce prejudice and subsequent discriminatory behavior. However, people often hesitate to confront because of the perceived costs. Humorous confrontation may mitigate these costs. Using hypothetical scenarios, humorous confrontation was found to be similarly effective as serious confrontation, but with fewer social costs (Woodzicka, Julie A., Robyn K. Mallett & Kala J. Melchiori. 2020. Gender differences in using humor to re…
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Humor Studies and Applications (2 works) · Media Influence and Health (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (2 works) · Anger (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Backlash (1 works)