Marjorie L Prokosch
Biographic Data
| ID | 4233588 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marjorie L Prokosch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marjorie L |
| FAMILY NAME | Prokosch |
| SIGNATURE | PROKOSCH M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Christian University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3569-3794 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A person by place approach to examining prototypes of climate change impacts and their relation to pro‐environmental attitudes and behavioral intentions
Climate change is a pervasive phenomenon posing growing adverse effects on health, well‐being, and wealth worldwide. Perceptions of climate change, and opinions on how to mitigate it, vary across meaningful regional and cultural variables. Knowledge of baseline prototypes (i.e., mental images, exemplars) surrounding climate change can shape our understanding of people's perceptions and knowledge of climate change. Prototypes sway perceptions of e…
A megastudy of behavioral interventions to catalyze public, political, and financial climate advocacy
Addressing climate change depends on large-scale system changes, which require public advocacy. Here, we identified and tested 17 expert-crowdsourced theory-informed behavioral interventions designed to promote public, political, and financial advocacy in a large quota-matched sample of US residents (n = 31,324). The most consistently effective intervention emphasized both the collective efficacy and emotional benefits of climate action, increasi…
The importance of belonging: Reflections on a participatory action research project in Jacksonville, Florida
Purpose The paper explores the implementation and process of a Participatory Action Research (PAR) project in Jacksonville, Florida. Using PAR principles, we sought to disrupt traditional dynamics in research, co-generating knowledge with the community. We aimed to elevate disenfranchised voices and foster effective solutions for neighborhood revitalization and resilience, which are designed and led by the community. In this paper we explore rese…
Individual differences in psychological rigidity and beliefs about system fitness predict attitudes about social determinants of disaster risk
The Holy Father (and Mother)? Multiple Tests of the Hypothesis That Parenthood and Parental Care Motivation Lead to Greater Religiosity
Parenting is a universal element of human life. However, the motivational and attitudinal implications of parenthood remain poorly understood. Given that many major religions prescribe parent-benefiting norms restricting sexual promiscuity and socially disruptive behavior, we hypothesized that both parenthood and parental care motivation would predict higher levels of religiosity. Studies 1 to 3 ( N >2,100 U.S. MTurkers; two preregistered) reveal…
Control over pathogen exposure and basal immunological activity influence disgust and pathogen-avoidance motivation
Disgust is reasoned to operate in conjunction with the immune system to help protect the body from illness. However, less is known about the factors that impact the degree to which individuals invest in pathogen avoidance (disgust) versus pathogen management (prophylactic immunological activity). Here, we examine the role that one's control over pathogen contact plays in resolving such investment trade-offs, predicting that (a) those from low con…
Too strong to care? Investigating the links between formidability, worldviews, and views on climate and disaster
People vary in climate change skepticism and in their views on disaster cause and prevention. For example, the United States boasts higher rates of climate skepticism than other countries, especially among Republicans. Research into the individual differences that shape variation in climate-related beliefs represents an important opportunity for those seeking ways to mitigate climate change and climate-related disasters (e.g., floods). In this re…
Investigating the relationship between olfactory acuity, disgust, and mating strategies
Normalizing gay and straight male friendships: A qualitative analysis of beliefs and attitudes in Canada and the United States
Fast Versus Slow Strategies
Tempting foods and the affordability axiom: Food cues change beliefs about the costs of healthy eating
The impact of perceived disease threat on women’s desire for novel dating and sexual partners: Is variety the best medicine
Researchers in the evolutionary sciences have long understood men's desire to mate with a variety of women. Because men's obligatory investment in offspring production is relatively small, men can directly increase their number of descendants by mating with multiple partners. Relatively less is known, however, about the conditions that favor sexual variety seeking in women. Drawing on insights from evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology, we …
The effect of non-caloric sweeteners on cognition, choice, and post-consumption satisfaction
Relationship maintenance and biases on the line bisection task: Attractive alternatives, asymmetrical cortical activity, and approach–avoidance motivation
The impact of perceived disease threat on women’s desire for novel dating and sexual partners: Is variety the best medicine
Researchers in the evolutionary sciences have long understood men's desire to mate with a variety of women. Because men's obligatory investment in offspring production is relatively small, men can directly increase their number of descendants by mating with multiple partners. Relatively less is known, however, about the conditions that favor sexual variety seeking in women. Drawing on insights from evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology, we …
Normalizing gay and straight male friendships: A qualitative analysis of beliefs and attitudes in Canada and the United States
Tempting foods and the affordability axiom: Food cues change beliefs about the costs of healthy eating
Too strong to care? Investigating the links between formidability, worldviews, and views on climate and disaster
People vary in climate change skepticism and in their views on disaster cause and prevention. For example, the United States boasts higher rates of climate skepticism than other countries, especially among Republicans. Research into the individual differences that shape variation in climate-related beliefs represents an important opportunity for those seeking ways to mitigate climate change and climate-related disasters (e.g., floods). In this re…
The effect of non-caloric sweeteners on cognition, choice, and post-consumption satisfaction
Relationship maintenance and biases on the line bisection task: Attractive alternatives, asymmetrical cortical activity, and approach–avoidance motivation
Relationship maintenance and biases on the line bisection task: Attractive alternatives, asymmetrical cortical activity, and approach–avoidance motivation
The effect of non-caloric sweeteners on cognition, choice, and post-consumption satisfaction
The impact of perceived disease threat on women’s desire for novel dating and sexual partners: Is variety the best medicine
Researchers in the evolutionary sciences have long understood men's desire to mate with a variety of women. Because men's obligatory investment in offspring production is relatively small, men can directly increase their number of descendants by mating with multiple partners. Relatively less is known, however, about the conditions that favor sexual variety seeking in women. Drawing on insights from evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology, we …
Fast Versus Slow Strategies
Tempting foods and the affordability axiom: Food cues change beliefs about the costs of healthy eating
Investigating the relationship between olfactory acuity, disgust, and mating strategies
Normalizing gay and straight male friendships: A qualitative analysis of beliefs and attitudes in Canada and the United States
Control over pathogen exposure and basal immunological activity influence disgust and pathogen-avoidance motivation
Disgust is reasoned to operate in conjunction with the immune system to help protect the body from illness. However, less is known about the factors that impact the degree to which individuals invest in pathogen avoidance (disgust) versus pathogen management (prophylactic immunological activity). Here, we examine the role that one's control over pathogen contact plays in resolving such investment trade-offs, predicting that (a) those from low con…
Too strong to care? Investigating the links between formidability, worldviews, and views on climate and disaster
People vary in climate change skepticism and in their views on disaster cause and prevention. For example, the United States boasts higher rates of climate skepticism than other countries, especially among Republicans. Research into the individual differences that shape variation in climate-related beliefs represents an important opportunity for those seeking ways to mitigate climate change and climate-related disasters (e.g., floods). In this re…
Individual differences in psychological rigidity and beliefs about system fitness predict attitudes about social determinants of disaster risk
The Holy Father (and Mother)? Multiple Tests of the Hypothesis That Parenthood and Parental Care Motivation Lead to Greater Religiosity
Parenting is a universal element of human life. However, the motivational and attitudinal implications of parenthood remain poorly understood. Given that many major religions prescribe parent-benefiting norms restricting sexual promiscuity and socially disruptive behavior, we hypothesized that both parenthood and parental care motivation would predict higher levels of religiosity. Studies 1 to 3 ( N >2,100 U.S. MTurkers; two preregistered) reveal…
The importance of belonging: Reflections on a participatory action research project in Jacksonville, Florida
Purpose The paper explores the implementation and process of a Participatory Action Research (PAR) project in Jacksonville, Florida. Using PAR principles, we sought to disrupt traditional dynamics in research, co-generating knowledge with the community. We aimed to elevate disenfranchised voices and foster effective solutions for neighborhood revitalization and resilience, which are designed and led by the community. In this paper we explore rese…
A person by place approach to examining prototypes of climate change impacts and their relation to pro‐environmental attitudes and behavioral intentions
Climate change is a pervasive phenomenon posing growing adverse effects on health, well‐being, and wealth worldwide. Perceptions of climate change, and opinions on how to mitigate it, vary across meaningful regional and cultural variables. Knowledge of baseline prototypes (i.e., mental images, exemplars) surrounding climate change can shape our understanding of people's perceptions and knowledge of climate change. Prototypes sway perceptions of e…
A megastudy of behavioral interventions to catalyze public, political, and financial climate advocacy
Addressing climate change depends on large-scale system changes, which require public advocacy. Here, we identified and tested 17 expert-crowdsourced theory-informed behavioral interventions designed to promote public, political, and financial advocacy in a large quota-matched sample of US residents (n = 31,324). The most consistently effective intervention emphasized both the collective efficacy and emotional benefits of climate action, increasi…
Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (4 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Climate change (3 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (3 works)