Nicolas Michinov
Biographic Data
| ID | 4234544 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicolas Michinov |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicolas |
| FAMILY NAME | Michinov |
| SIGNATURE | MICHINOV N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Laboratoire de Psychologie : Cognition, Comportement, Communication |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6065-8061 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
I Feel Competent, Therefore I Am: Self-concept and Skill Interact at Different Speeds
Do perceptions about one’s competence shape learning, or are they simply reflections of actual skills? This study revisits this longstanding question by replicating and extending preliminary findings by Marsh et al. (2024) on the temporal dynamics linking students’ academic self-concept (i.e., their perceived academic competence) and their academic skills. Using longitudinal data from a large-scale field study (N > 9000 students, 3 measurement po…
Facilitating group work through collaboration instructions using a digital environment
Facilitating effective group collaboration is a major challenge in contemporary educational and professional contexts, and digital environments may support this goal by structuring collaborative processes through explicit instructions. The present experimental study examined the effects of collaboration instructions based on constructive controversy principles on group collaboration. These instructions were delivered via a digital environment dur…
Development and validation of a scale to assess students’ perceptions of team feedback in collaborative tasks
Research on individual learning has largely demonstrated that individuals need feedback to regulate their work, and improve strategies and performance. At the team level, studies suggested that feedback given to teams could affect processes and performance, but this depends on how team members perceive the feedback in terms of quality and usefulness. To our knowledge, no scale exists to assess the perception of team feedback after a teamwork ses…
Structuring Electronic Brainstorming Tasks to Improve Group Creativity: How Structuring Serially Can Benefit Idea Elaboration
For several decades, brainstorming in groups and its variants have been widely examined in research as a technique to produce ideas. The way to stimulate elaboration by linking ideas to those previously given by others during a brainstorming session is a challenge for researchers and practitioners aiming to go beyond idea generation. Despite Osborn's (1953, 1963) rules inviting participants to build on ideas of their group members to produce thei…
Can Sitting Postures Influence the Creative Mind? Positive Effect of Contractive Posture on Convergent-Integrative Thinking
Embodied creativity research has begun to demonstrate that postures may boost creative performance depending on whether the creativity task requires either divergent or convergent thinking processes. Although a few studies have demonstrated that being in an expansive posture can benefit creative performance in a divergent-exploratory thinking task, empirical evidence is lacking on the positive effects of a contractive posture on creative performa…
People follow emotion display rules when choosing emoticons on social media
This study examined whether people use emoticons on Facebook in the same way they display emotions via facial expressions in face-to-face interaction. In an online experimental study (N = 124), participants completed the “Emoticon Display Rules on Facebook” (EDRF) scale adapted from the Display Rule Assessment Inventory (DRAI). People tend to use more positive emoticons in public settings, and more negative ones in private settings. They also use…
Cooperative learning reduces the gender gap in perceived social competences: A large-scale nationwide longitudinal experiment
Considering the evolving and unpredictable job market, adaptability is an important skill for young adults. Such adaptability implies that schools need to teach key social competences, like communication, collaboration, or problem-solving. In this area, a gender gap has consistently been found, showing that boys display social competences less than girls. A large-scale nationwide multilab longitudinal experiment—the ProFAN project—was conducted i…
Stay at home! When personality profiles influence mental health and creativity during the Covid-19 lockdown
Do open or closed postures boost creative performance? The effects of postural feedback on divergent and convergent thinking
International audience
Tweet to teach: Using a twitter-based instructional method to improve student motivation and academic outcomes in higher education
Collective feedback based on quizzes in online learning: A “double-edged sword” effect on attitude to courses, emotions, and academic behaviors
The role of individual feedback in (online) learning has been widely studied by researchers, but collective feedback based on quizzes and its impact on various academic outcomes has been overlooked to date. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of displaying individual or collective feedback during an online course on students’ attitudes (interest in the course), emotions (social comparison threat), and behaviors (engagement and…
When emotional intelligence predicts team performance: Further validation of the short version of the Workgroup Emotional Intelligence Profile
Improving student engagement during in-person classes by using functionalities of a digital learning environment
Group Size and Peer Learning: Peer Discussions in Different Group Size Influence Learning in a Biology Exercise Performed on a Tablet With Stylus
Determining the optimal discussion group size to improve performance and learning has created an intense debate in psychology and provided mixed findings in laboratory and field settings. In a quasi-experimental study in the education field, we examined the effect of discussion group size on individual learning in a biology exercise performed on a tablet with stylus. The sample involved 102 secondary school students divided into four classes, eac…
The recognition of emotions beyond facial expressions: Comparing emoticons specifically designed to convey basic emotions with other modes of expression
Guiding the use of collective feedback displayed on heatmaps to reduce group conformity and improve learning in Peer Instruction
Peer Instruction is an active learning method widely used in higher education, whereby students answer a series of questions twice, once before and once after peer discussion. There is an ongoing debate as to whether a collective feedback should be given after the students' initial answer, and if so, how the frequently observed group conformity can be avoided. This study examined whether guiding on the use of this feedback can reduce group confor…
Cultural Diversity in Couples and Collective Performance: Using a Culture-Based Memory Game to Measure Transactive Memory
Transactive memory refers to the way people in close relationships use each other's memories as extensions of their own to improve their collaborative performance. Although pioneer research has been conducted among close couples, no studies have examined the effects of the cultural composition of couples on transactive memory. The goal of this study was to extend research about the positive impact of cultural diversity on team performance to mixe…
Measuring latent ties on Facebook: A novel approach to studying their prevalence and relationship with bridging social capital
Cultural Differences in Garnering Social Capital on Facebook: French People Prefer Close Ties and Americans Prefer Distant Ties
The link between social capital (SC) and Facebook has been widely studied in the U.S., and less is known about how students from different cultures use the site to garner SC. We measured network composition, communication on Facebook, and SC via questionnaires in France and the U.S. We found that American students have a greater proportion of distant to close ties in their networks and higher levels of bridging SC than French, the latter preferri…
Jotting down notes or preparing for the future? Action identification and academic performance
Does social dominance generate prejudice? Integrating individual and contextual determinants of intergroup cognitions
Social dominance orientation (SDO) has been proposed as an important variable in the explanation of prejudice. We distinguish between three conceptualizations of SDO: SDO as a personality trait (personality model), SDO as a moderator of the effects of situational variables (Person x Situation model), and SDO as a mediator of the effect of social position on prejudice (group socialization model [GSM]). Four studies (N = 1.657) looking at the relat…
When Downward Comparison Produces Negative Affect: The Sense of Control as a Moderator
It has been assumed that engaging in upward or downward comparison can either improve or deteriorate affect, depending on the amount of control individuals feel they have over the comparison dimension. The main goal of the present study was to determine whether an individual difference factor such as the sense of control can moderate the relationship between social comparison and affect. The results showed that for downward comparison, the lower …
The similarity hypothesis: A test of the moderating role of social comparison orientation
The purpose of the present experiment was to demonstrate how the classical similarity hypothesis (Byrne, 1971 ; Festinger, 1954 ) can be moderated by an individual difference variable called social comparison orientation (Gibbons & Buunk, 1999 ). This variable distinguishes people who exhibit different degrees of uncertainty about reality and self‐knowledge. Based on prior studies on ability and opinion comparisons, we predicted that attitudinal …
Upward or Downward Comparison After Failure. The Role of Diagnostic Information
What leads people to select an upward or a downward social comparison after a threat? This experiment examines a basic interpretation proposed in the literature according to which, in a threatening situation, the choice of direction for a social comparison, upward or downward, depends on the self-improvement or self-enhancement goals pursued by the subjects. The results provide empirical support for this interpretation and show that diagnostic in…
Study of some determinants of social comparison strategies using a new methodological tool: Towards a dynamic approach
In addition to proposing a new method for testing the variability of social comparison strategies, this study looks at whether and how the social value of the comparison dimensions affect those strategies. After being attributed a superior, neutral, or inferior position on a dimension with a high or low social value, subjects were told they had to select 10 persons in order to choose a working partner among 30 comparison targets. Two pieces of in…
Does social dominance generate prejudice? Integrating individual and contextual determinants of intergroup cognitions
Social dominance orientation (SDO) has been proposed as an important variable in the explanation of prejudice. We distinguish between three conceptualizations of SDO: SDO as a personality trait (personality model), SDO as a moderator of the effects of situational variables (Person x Situation model), and SDO as a mediator of the effect of social position on prejudice (group socialization model [GSM]). Four studies (N = 1.657) looking at the relat…
Measuring latent ties on Facebook: A novel approach to studying their prevalence and relationship with bridging social capital
The similarity hypothesis: A test of the moderating role of social comparison orientation
The purpose of the present experiment was to demonstrate how the classical similarity hypothesis (Byrne, 1971 ; Festinger, 1954 ) can be moderated by an individual difference variable called social comparison orientation (Gibbons & Buunk, 1999 ). This variable distinguishes people who exhibit different degrees of uncertainty about reality and self‐knowledge. Based on prior studies on ability and opinion comparisons, we predicted that attitudinal …
Jotting down notes or preparing for the future? Action identification and academic performance
Study of some determinants of social comparison strategies using a new methodological tool: Towards a dynamic approach
In addition to proposing a new method for testing the variability of social comparison strategies, this study looks at whether and how the social value of the comparison dimensions affect those strategies. After being attributed a superior, neutral, or inferior position on a dimension with a high or low social value, subjects were told they had to select 10 persons in order to choose a working partner among 30 comparison targets. Two pieces of in…
Upward or Downward Comparison After Failure. The Role of Diagnostic Information
What leads people to select an upward or a downward social comparison after a threat? This experiment examines a basic interpretation proposed in the literature according to which, in a threatening situation, the choice of direction for a social comparison, upward or downward, depends on the self-improvement or self-enhancement goals pursued by the subjects. The results provide empirical support for this interpretation and show that diagnostic in…
When Downward Comparison Produces Negative Affect: The Sense of Control as a Moderator
It has been assumed that engaging in upward or downward comparison can either improve or deteriorate affect, depending on the amount of control individuals feel they have over the comparison dimension. The main goal of the present study was to determine whether an individual difference factor such as the sense of control can moderate the relationship between social comparison and affect. The results showed that for downward comparison, the lower …
The similarity hypothesis: A test of the moderating role of social comparison orientation
The purpose of the present experiment was to demonstrate how the classical similarity hypothesis (Byrne, 1971 ; Festinger, 1954 ) can be moderated by an individual difference variable called social comparison orientation (Gibbons & Buunk, 1999 ). This variable distinguishes people who exhibit different degrees of uncertainty about reality and self‐knowledge. Based on prior studies on ability and opinion comparisons, we predicted that attitudinal …
Does social dominance generate prejudice? Integrating individual and contextual determinants of intergroup cognitions
Social dominance orientation (SDO) has been proposed as an important variable in the explanation of prejudice. We distinguish between three conceptualizations of SDO: SDO as a personality trait (personality model), SDO as a moderator of the effects of situational variables (Person x Situation model), and SDO as a mediator of the effect of social position on prejudice (group socialization model [GSM]). Four studies (N = 1.657) looking at the relat…
Jotting down notes or preparing for the future? Action identification and academic performance
Cultural Differences in Garnering Social Capital on Facebook: French People Prefer Close Ties and Americans Prefer Distant Ties
The link between social capital (SC) and Facebook has been widely studied in the U.S., and less is known about how students from different cultures use the site to garner SC. We measured network composition, communication on Facebook, and SC via questionnaires in France and the U.S. We found that American students have a greater proportion of distant to close ties in their networks and higher levels of bridging SC than French, the latter preferri…
Cultural Diversity in Couples and Collective Performance: Using a Culture-Based Memory Game to Measure Transactive Memory
Transactive memory refers to the way people in close relationships use each other's memories as extensions of their own to improve their collaborative performance. Although pioneer research has been conducted among close couples, no studies have examined the effects of the cultural composition of couples on transactive memory. The goal of this study was to extend research about the positive impact of cultural diversity on team performance to mixe…
Measuring latent ties on Facebook: A novel approach to studying their prevalence and relationship with bridging social capital
Guiding the use of collective feedback displayed on heatmaps to reduce group conformity and improve learning in Peer Instruction
Peer Instruction is an active learning method widely used in higher education, whereby students answer a series of questions twice, once before and once after peer discussion. There is an ongoing debate as to whether a collective feedback should be given after the students' initial answer, and if so, how the frequently observed group conformity can be avoided. This study examined whether guiding on the use of this feedback can reduce group confor…
Group Size and Peer Learning: Peer Discussions in Different Group Size Influence Learning in a Biology Exercise Performed on a Tablet With Stylus
Determining the optimal discussion group size to improve performance and learning has created an intense debate in psychology and provided mixed findings in laboratory and field settings. In a quasi-experimental study in the education field, we examined the effect of discussion group size on individual learning in a biology exercise performed on a tablet with stylus. The sample involved 102 secondary school students divided into four classes, eac…
The recognition of emotions beyond facial expressions: Comparing emoticons specifically designed to convey basic emotions with other modes of expression
Do open or closed postures boost creative performance? The effects of postural feedback on divergent and convergent thinking
International audience
Tweet to teach: Using a twitter-based instructional method to improve student motivation and academic outcomes in higher education
Collective feedback based on quizzes in online learning: A “double-edged sword” effect on attitude to courses, emotions, and academic behaviors
The role of individual feedback in (online) learning has been widely studied by researchers, but collective feedback based on quizzes and its impact on various academic outcomes has been overlooked to date. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of displaying individual or collective feedback during an online course on students’ attitudes (interest in the course), emotions (social comparison threat), and behaviors (engagement and…
When emotional intelligence predicts team performance: Further validation of the short version of the Workgroup Emotional Intelligence Profile
Improving student engagement during in-person classes by using functionalities of a digital learning environment
Stay at home! When personality profiles influence mental health and creativity during the Covid-19 lockdown
Can Sitting Postures Influence the Creative Mind? Positive Effect of Contractive Posture on Convergent-Integrative Thinking
Embodied creativity research has begun to demonstrate that postures may boost creative performance depending on whether the creativity task requires either divergent or convergent thinking processes. Although a few studies have demonstrated that being in an expansive posture can benefit creative performance in a divergent-exploratory thinking task, empirical evidence is lacking on the positive effects of a contractive posture on creative performa…
People follow emotion display rules when choosing emoticons on social media
This study examined whether people use emoticons on Facebook in the same way they display emotions via facial expressions in face-to-face interaction. In an online experimental study (N = 124), participants completed the “Emoticon Display Rules on Facebook” (EDRF) scale adapted from the Display Rule Assessment Inventory (DRAI). People tend to use more positive emoticons in public settings, and more negative ones in private settings. They also use…
Cooperative learning reduces the gender gap in perceived social competences: A large-scale nationwide longitudinal experiment
Considering the evolving and unpredictable job market, adaptability is an important skill for young adults. Such adaptability implies that schools need to teach key social competences, like communication, collaboration, or problem-solving. In this area, a gender gap has consistently been found, showing that boys display social competences less than girls. A large-scale nationwide multilab longitudinal experiment—the ProFAN project—was conducted i…
Structuring Electronic Brainstorming Tasks to Improve Group Creativity: How Structuring Serially Can Benefit Idea Elaboration
For several decades, brainstorming in groups and its variants have been widely examined in research as a technique to produce ideas. The way to stimulate elaboration by linking ideas to those previously given by others during a brainstorming session is a challenge for researchers and practitioners aiming to go beyond idea generation. Despite Osborn's (1953, 1963) rules inviting participants to build on ideas of their group members to produce thei…
I Feel Competent, Therefore I Am: Self-concept and Skill Interact at Different Speeds
Do perceptions about one’s competence shape learning, or are they simply reflections of actual skills? This study revisits this longstanding question by replicating and extending preliminary findings by Marsh et al. (2024) on the temporal dynamics linking students’ academic self-concept (i.e., their perceived academic competence) and their academic skills. Using longitudinal data from a large-scale field study (N > 9000 students, 3 measurement po…
Facilitating group work through collaboration instructions using a digital environment
Facilitating effective group collaboration is a major challenge in contemporary educational and professional contexts, and digital environments may support this goal by structuring collaborative processes through explicit instructions. The present experimental study examined the effects of collaboration instructions based on constructive controversy principles on group collaboration. These instructions were delivered via a digital environment dur…
Development and validation of a scale to assess students’ perceptions of team feedback in collaborative tasks
Research on individual learning has largely demonstrated that individuals need feedback to regulate their work, and improve strategies and performance. At the team level, studies suggested that feedback given to teams could affect processes and performance, but this depends on how team members perceive the feedback in terms of quality and usefulness. To our knowledge, no scale exists to assess the perception of team feedback after a teamwork ses…
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