Sebastian Deri
Biographic Data
| ID | 4236014 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sebastian Deri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sebastian |
| FAMILY NAME | Deri |
| SIGNATURE | DERI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1364-1096 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
There must be more to life than this: The impact of highly-accessible exemplars on self-evaluation and discontent
We examine how self-assessments are influenced by readily-accessible extreme exemplars that embody specific traits, skills, or behavioral tendencies. Because individuals who live especially active and adventurous lives are so noticeable, they tend to spring to mind and serve as benchmarks for self-evaluation, and thereby encourage people to feel that they aren’t getting as much out of life as they should. This is part of a more general psychologi…
With a little help from my friends (and strangers): Closeness as a moderator of the underestimation-of-compliance effect
Home alone: Why people believe others’ social lives are richer than their own
activities (e.g., the number of parties one attends or proximity to the "inner circle" of one's social sphere). We argue that this pessimistic bias stems from the fact that trendsetters and socialites come most easily to mind as a standard of comparison and show that reducing the availability of extremely social people eliminates this bias. We conclude by discussing implications for research on social comparison and self-enhancement. (PsycINFO Da…
Home alone: Why people believe others’ social lives are richer than their own
activities (e.g., the number of parties one attends or proximity to the "inner circle" of one's social sphere). We argue that this pessimistic bias stems from the fact that trendsetters and socialites come most easily to mind as a standard of comparison and show that reducing the availability of extremely social people eliminates this bias. We conclude by discussing implications for research on social comparison and self-enhancement. (PsycINFO Da…
With a little help from my friends (and strangers): Closeness as a moderator of the underestimation-of-compliance effect
Home alone: Why people believe others’ social lives are richer than their own
activities (e.g., the number of parties one attends or proximity to the "inner circle" of one's social sphere). We argue that this pessimistic bias stems from the fact that trendsetters and socialites come most easily to mind as a standard of comparison and show that reducing the availability of extremely social people eliminates this bias. We conclude by discussing implications for research on social comparison and self-enhancement. (PsycINFO Da…
With a little help from my friends (and strangers): Closeness as a moderator of the underestimation-of-compliance effect
There must be more to life than this: The impact of highly-accessible exemplars on self-evaluation and discontent
We examine how self-assessments are influenced by readily-accessible extreme exemplars that embody specific traits, skills, or behavioral tendencies. Because individuals who live especially active and adventurous lives are so noticeable, they tend to spring to mind and serve as benchmarks for self-evaluation, and thereby encourage people to feel that they aren’t getting as much out of life as they should. This is part of a more general psychologi…
Psychology (3 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Closeness (1 works) · Cognitive psychology (1 works) · Compliance (psychology (1 works) · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (1 works) · Lagging (1 works)