Nyx L Ng
Biographic Data
| ID | 1919413 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nyx L Ng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nyx L |
| FAMILY NAME | Ng |
| SIGNATURE | NG N L |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3416-1385 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Who Falls for Misinformation and Why
Misinformation is widespread, but only some people accept the false information they encounter. This raises two questions: Who falls for misinformation, and why do they fall for misinformation? To address these questions, two studies investigated associations between 15 individual-difference dimensions and judgments of misinformation as true. Using Signal Detection Theory, the studies further investigated whether the obtained associations are dri…
Social Impressions and Moral-Dilemma Judgments
Prior research suggests that people hold more favorable impressions of others who make deontological (vs. utilitarian) judgments in sacrificial moral dilemmas. To examine the specific factors underlying this phenomenon, two preregistered studies ( N = 644) measured impressions of morality, sociability, and competence of a known target person and investigated their associations with welfare maximization, norm adherence, and general action aversion…
Associations of aversive (‘dark’) traits and affiliative (‘light’) traits with moral-dilemma judgments
Susceptibility to misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines
A signal-detection framework for misinformation interventions
Thinking About Reasons for One’s Choices Increases Sensitivity to Moral Norms in Moral-Dilemma Judgments
Whereas norm-conforming (deontological) judgments have been claimed to be rooted in automatic emotional responses, outcome-maximizing (utilitarian) judgments are assumed to require reflective reasoning. Using the CNI model to disentangle factors underlying moral-dilemma judgments, the current research investigated effects of thinking about reasons on sensitivity to consequences, sensitivity to moral norms, and general action preferences. Three ex…
Moral judgment under uncertainty
Past research suggests that uncertainty reduces our preference for utilitarian over deontological responses in moral dilemmas. The objective of the current research was to disentangle the possible mechanisms through which uncertainty shapes moral‐dilemma responses. Using the CNI model of moral decision‐making, we examined if uncertainty influences moral‐dilemma responses via sensitivity to consequences, sensitivity to moral norms, or general acti…
Child maltreatment and protective assets in the development of internalising and externalising problems
INTRODUCTION: An emerging trend in child maltreatment research focuses on identifying protective assets that contribute to youth resilience. Extending the trend, this study examines not just whether but also how protective assets in various domains (e.g., the individual, family, and schools) are associated with internalising and externalising problems among youth offenders, which is a population that typically reports a high prevalence of child m…
Is less of an unhealthy ingredient healthy or unhealthy? Effects of mere co-occurrence and quantitative relations on attribute judgments
Child maltreatment and protective assets in the development of internalising and externalising problems
INTRODUCTION: An emerging trend in child maltreatment research focuses on identifying protective assets that contribute to youth resilience. Extending the trend, this study examines not just whether but also how protective assets in various domains (e.g., the individual, family, and schools) are associated with internalising and externalising problems among youth offenders, which is a population that typically reports a high prevalence of child m…
Is less of an unhealthy ingredient healthy or unhealthy? Effects of mere co-occurrence and quantitative relations on attribute judgments
Thinking About Reasons for One’s Choices Increases Sensitivity to Moral Norms in Moral-Dilemma Judgments
Whereas norm-conforming (deontological) judgments have been claimed to be rooted in automatic emotional responses, outcome-maximizing (utilitarian) judgments are assumed to require reflective reasoning. Using the CNI model to disentangle factors underlying moral-dilemma judgments, the current research investigated effects of thinking about reasons on sensitivity to consequences, sensitivity to moral norms, and general action preferences. Three ex…
Moral judgment under uncertainty
Past research suggests that uncertainty reduces our preference for utilitarian over deontological responses in moral dilemmas. The objective of the current research was to disentangle the possible mechanisms through which uncertainty shapes moral‐dilemma responses. Using the CNI model of moral decision‐making, we examined if uncertainty influences moral‐dilemma responses via sensitivity to consequences, sensitivity to moral norms, or general acti…
Associations of aversive (‘dark’) traits and affiliative (‘light’) traits with moral-dilemma judgments
Susceptibility to misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines
A signal-detection framework for misinformation interventions
Who Falls for Misinformation and Why
Misinformation is widespread, but only some people accept the false information they encounter. This raises two questions: Who falls for misinformation, and why do they fall for misinformation? To address these questions, two studies investigated associations between 15 individual-difference dimensions and judgments of misinformation as true. Using Signal Detection Theory, the studies further investigated whether the obtained associations are dri…
Social Impressions and Moral-Dilemma Judgments
Prior research suggests that people hold more favorable impressions of others who make deontological (vs. utilitarian) judgments in sacrificial moral dilemmas. To examine the specific factors underlying this phenomenon, two preregistered studies ( N = 644) measured impressions of morality, sociability, and competence of a known target person and investigated their associations with welfare maximization, norm adherence, and general action aversion…
Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (6 works) · Dilemma (4 works) · Moral dilemma (4 works) · Moral disengagement (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Computer security (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works)