Janina Marguc
Biographic Data
| ID | 4230646 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janina Marguc |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janina |
| FAMILY NAME | Marguc |
| SIGNATURE | MARGUC J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Amsterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2551-0424 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Stepping Back While Staying Engaged
When do people respond to obstacles by mentally “stepping back” and taking a more distanced perspective? Manipulating obstacles to social goals, to personal goals, and in a computer game, three studies tested the hypothesis that people should increase psychological distance upon facing an obstacle primarily when distancing is relevant, that is, when the obstacle appears on their own path to a goal or when they are engaged and motivated to follow …
Value from adversity
Stepping back to see the big picture
Can obstacles prompt people to look at the "big picture" and open up their minds? Do the cognitive effects of obstacles extend beyond the tasks with which they interfere? These questions were addressed in 6 studies involving both physical and nonphysical obstacles and different measures of global versus local processing styles. Perceptual scope increased after participants solved anagrams in the presence, rather than the absence, of an auditory o…
Stepping back to see the big picture
Can obstacles prompt people to look at the "big picture" and open up their minds? Do the cognitive effects of obstacles extend beyond the tasks with which they interfere? These questions were addressed in 6 studies involving both physical and nonphysical obstacles and different measures of global versus local processing styles. Perceptual scope increased after participants solved anagrams in the presence, rather than the absence, of an auditory o…
Stepping back to see the big picture
Can obstacles prompt people to look at the "big picture" and open up their minds? Do the cognitive effects of obstacles extend beyond the tasks with which they interfere? These questions were addressed in 6 studies involving both physical and nonphysical obstacles and different measures of global versus local processing styles. Perceptual scope increased after participants solved anagrams in the presence, rather than the absence, of an auditory o…
Stepping Back While Staying Engaged
When do people respond to obstacles by mentally “stepping back” and taking a more distanced perspective? Manipulating obstacles to social goals, to personal goals, and in a computer game, three studies tested the hypothesis that people should increase psychological distance upon facing an obstacle primarily when distancing is relevant, that is, when the obstacle appears on their own path to a goal or when they are engaged and motivated to follow …
Value from adversity
Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Anagrams (2 works) · Obstacle (2 works) · Anagram (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 work) · Child and Animal Learning Development (1 work)