Christopher A Stockus
Biographic Data
| ID | 4268258 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher A Stockus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher A |
| FAMILY NAME | Stockus |
| SIGNATURE | STOCKUS C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6039-8442 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Do growth mindsets reduce the big-fish-little-pond effect
Research on the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) indicates that students evaluate themselves more favorably when they have high rank in low rank schools than low rank in high rank schools. Nonetheless, it remains unclear how the detrimental effects of being a little fish in a big pond might be reduced. To address this gap, we conducted two experiments testing whether growth mindsets reduce the BFLPE. Participants in two preregistered studies r…
Empathic forecasting of the big-fish-little-pond effect
The big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) is the tendency for students to evaluate themselves more favourably when they have high rank in a low rank school than low rank in a high rank school. Research has documented the BFLPE on experienced emotions. We conducted three studies that examined forecasts of how the BFLPE influences other people's emotions (i.e. empathic forecasts). In Study 1, participants received performance feedback about themselve…
Political Differences in Knowledge and Its Connection With Vaccination During Covid-19
Conservatives in the United States have more negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and are less likely to be vaccinated than liberals. The present research tests whether political differences in knowledge underlie differences in vaccination. Participants in Study 1 completed a knowledge test about COVID-19 vaccines and indicated whether they had received a COVID-19 vaccine. Republicans had worse knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines than Democr…
It’s their fault: Partisan attribution bias and its association with voting intentions
This research examined how people explain major outcomes of political consequence (e.g., economic growth, rising inequality). We argue that people attribute positive outcomes more and negative outcomes less to their own political party than to an opposing party. We conducted two studies, one before the 2016 U.S. presidential election ( N = 244) and another before the 2020 election ( N = 249 registered voters), that examined attributions across a …
It’s their fault: Partisan attribution bias and its association with voting intentions
This research examined how people explain major outcomes of political consequence (e.g., economic growth, rising inequality). We argue that people attribute positive outcomes more and negative outcomes less to their own political party than to an opposing party. We conducted two studies, one before the 2016 U.S. presidential election ( N = 244) and another before the 2020 election ( N = 249 registered voters), that examined attributions across a …
Political Differences in Knowledge and Its Connection With Vaccination During Covid-19
Conservatives in the United States have more negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and are less likely to be vaccinated than liberals. The present research tests whether political differences in knowledge underlie differences in vaccination. Participants in Study 1 completed a knowledge test about COVID-19 vaccines and indicated whether they had received a COVID-19 vaccine. Republicans had worse knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines than Democr…
It’s their fault: Partisan attribution bias and its association with voting intentions
This research examined how people explain major outcomes of political consequence (e.g., economic growth, rising inequality). We argue that people attribute positive outcomes more and negative outcomes less to their own political party than to an opposing party. We conducted two studies, one before the 2016 U.S. presidential election ( N = 244) and another before the 2020 election ( N = 249 registered voters), that examined attributions across a …
Political Differences in Knowledge and Its Connection With Vaccination During Covid-19
Conservatives in the United States have more negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and are less likely to be vaccinated than liberals. The present research tests whether political differences in knowledge underlie differences in vaccination. Participants in Study 1 completed a knowledge test about COVID-19 vaccines and indicated whether they had received a COVID-19 vaccine. Republicans had worse knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines than Democr…
Empathic forecasting of the big-fish-little-pond effect
The big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) is the tendency for students to evaluate themselves more favourably when they have high rank in a low rank school than low rank in a high rank school. Research has documented the BFLPE on experienced emotions. We conducted three studies that examined forecasts of how the BFLPE influences other people's emotions (i.e. empathic forecasts). In Study 1, participants received performance feedback about themselve…
Do growth mindsets reduce the big-fish-little-pond effect
Research on the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) indicates that students evaluate themselves more favorably when they have high rank in low rank schools than low rank in high rank schools. Nonetheless, it remains unclear how the detrimental effects of being a little fish in a big pond might be reduced. To address this gap, we conducted two experiments testing whether growth mindsets reduce the BFLPE. Participants in two preregistered studies r…
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Fish (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works) · Attribution (1 works) · Attribution bias (1 works)