Emma E Levine
Biographic Data
| ID | 4234893 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emma E Levine |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emma E |
| FAMILY NAME | Levine |
| SIGNATURE | LEVINE E E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3336-7680 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Learning to distrust: One trust experience changes the expected value of trust
Do people learn from a single trust interaction? Using internal meta-analyses with twenty-one studies ( N = 11,899), we find that feedback about the trustworthiness of one interaction partner influences the decision to trust a new person in a subsequent interaction. People are more likely to trust a new individual after positive feedback about an initial partner and less likely to trust a new individual after negative feedback about an initial pa…
Ethical judgments of poverty depictions in the context of charity advertising
Are rules meant to be broken? When and why consistent rule-following undermines versus enhances trust
Hiding success
Self-promotion is common in everyday life. Yet, across 8 studies (N = 1,687) examining a broad range of personal and professional successes, we find that individuals often hide their successes from others and that such hiding has relational costs. We document these effects among close relational partners, acquaintances, and within hypothetical relationships. Study 1 finds that targets feel less close to and more insulted by communicators who hide…
When does anger boost status
Who is trustworthy? Predicting trustworthy intentions and behavior
In this investigation, we deepen our understanding of trustworthiness. Across six studies using economic games that measure trustworthy behavior and survey items that measure trustworthy intentions, we explore the personality traits that predict trustworthiness. We demonstrate that guilt-proneness predicts trustworthiness better than a variety of other personality measures, and we identify sense of interpersonal responsibility as the underlying m…
The Braggart's Dilemma: On the Social Rewards and Penalties of Advertising Prosocial Behavior
People often brag about, or advertise, their good deeds to others. Seven studies investigate how bragging about prosocial behavior affects perceived generosity. The authors propose that bragging conveys information about an actor's good deeds, leading to an attribution of generosity. However, bragging also signals a selfish motivation (a desire for credit) that undermines the attribution of generosity. Thus, bragging has a positive effect when pr…
Prosocial lies: When deception breeds trust
Selfish or selfless? On the signal value of emotion in altruistic behavior
Theories that reject the existence of altruism presume that emotional benefits serve as ulterior motives for doing good deeds. These theories argue that even in the absence of material and reputational benefits, individuals reap utility from the feelings associated with doing good. In response to this normative view of altruism, this article examines the descriptive question of whether laypeople penalize emotional prosocial actors. Six studies fi…
Are liars ethical? On the tension between benevolence and honesty
Selfish or selfless? On the signal value of emotion in altruistic behavior
Theories that reject the existence of altruism presume that emotional benefits serve as ulterior motives for doing good deeds. These theories argue that even in the absence of material and reputational benefits, individuals reap utility from the feelings associated with doing good. In response to this normative view of altruism, this article examines the descriptive question of whether laypeople penalize emotional prosocial actors. Six studies fi…
Are liars ethical? On the tension between benevolence and honesty
Hiding success
Self-promotion is common in everyday life. Yet, across 8 studies (N = 1,687) examining a broad range of personal and professional successes, we find that individuals often hide their successes from others and that such hiding has relational costs. We document these effects among close relational partners, acquaintances, and within hypothetical relationships. Study 1 finds that targets feel less close to and more insulted by communicators who hide…
Who is trustworthy? Predicting trustworthy intentions and behavior
In this investigation, we deepen our understanding of trustworthiness. Across six studies using economic games that measure trustworthy behavior and survey items that measure trustworthy intentions, we explore the personality traits that predict trustworthiness. We demonstrate that guilt-proneness predicts trustworthiness better than a variety of other personality measures, and we identify sense of interpersonal responsibility as the underlying m…
Selfish or selfless? On the signal value of emotion in altruistic behavior
Theories that reject the existence of altruism presume that emotional benefits serve as ulterior motives for doing good deeds. These theories argue that even in the absence of material and reputational benefits, individuals reap utility from the feelings associated with doing good. In response to this normative view of altruism, this article examines the descriptive question of whether laypeople penalize emotional prosocial actors. Six studies fi…
Are liars ethical? On the tension between benevolence and honesty
The Braggart's Dilemma: On the Social Rewards and Penalties of Advertising Prosocial Behavior
People often brag about, or advertise, their good deeds to others. Seven studies investigate how bragging about prosocial behavior affects perceived generosity. The authors propose that bragging conveys information about an actor's good deeds, leading to an attribution of generosity. However, bragging also signals a selfish motivation (a desire for credit) that undermines the attribution of generosity. Thus, bragging has a positive effect when pr…
Prosocial lies: When deception breeds trust
Who is trustworthy? Predicting trustworthy intentions and behavior
In this investigation, we deepen our understanding of trustworthiness. Across six studies using economic games that measure trustworthy behavior and survey items that measure trustworthy intentions, we explore the personality traits that predict trustworthiness. We demonstrate that guilt-proneness predicts trustworthiness better than a variety of other personality measures, and we identify sense of interpersonal responsibility as the underlying m…
When does anger boost status
Hiding success
Self-promotion is common in everyday life. Yet, across 8 studies (N = 1,687) examining a broad range of personal and professional successes, we find that individuals often hide their successes from others and that such hiding has relational costs. We document these effects among close relational partners, acquaintances, and within hypothetical relationships. Study 1 finds that targets feel less close to and more insulted by communicators who hide…
Are rules meant to be broken? When and why consistent rule-following undermines versus enhances trust
Ethical judgments of poverty depictions in the context of charity advertising
Learning to distrust: One trust experience changes the expected value of trust
Do people learn from a single trust interaction? Using internal meta-analyses with twenty-one studies ( N = 11,899), we find that feedback about the trustworthiness of one interaction partner influences the decision to trust a new person in a subsequent interaction. People are more likely to trust a new individual after positive feedback about an initial partner and less likely to trust a new individual after negative feedback about an initial pa…
Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Perception (4 works) · Prosocial behavior (4 works) · Emotions and Moral Behavior (3 works)