Izzy Gainsburg
Biographic Data
| ID | 5448349 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Izzy Gainsburg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Izzy |
| FAMILY NAME | Gainsburg |
| SIGNATURE | GAINSBURG I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4363-0494 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Moral Future-Thinking
Humanity’s long-term welfare may lie in the hands of those who are presently living, raising the question of whether people today hold the generations of tomorrow in their moral circles. Five studies (N Total = 1652; Prolific) reveal present-oriented bias in the moral standing of future generations, with greater perceived moral obligation, moral concern, and prosocial intentions for proximal relative to distal future targets. Yet, present-oriente…
How Effective Altruism Can Help Psychologists Maximize Their Impact
Although many psychologists are interested in making the world a better place through their work, they are often unable to have the impact that they would like. Here, we suggest that both individuals and psychology as a field can better improve human welfare by incorporating ideas from effective altruism, a growing movement whose members aim to do the most good by using science and reason to inform their efforts. In this article, we first briefly…
How Effective Altruism Can Help Psychologists Maximize Their Impact
Although many psychologists are interested in making the world a better place through their work, they are often unable to have the impact that they would like. Here, we suggest that both individuals and psychology as a field can better improve human welfare by incorporating ideas from Effective Altruism, a growing movement whose members aim to do the most good by using science and reason to inform their efforts. In this paper, we first provide a…
Safe here, but unsafe there? Institutional signals of identity safety also signal prejudice in the broader environment
Distanced self-talk changes how people conceptualize the self
Using an egalitarian social norms message to improve attitudes toward diversity in an academic context
Does counting emotion words on online social networks provide a window into people’s subjective experience of emotion? A case study on Facebook
Psychologists have long debated whether it is possible to assess how people subjectively feel without asking them. The recent proliferation of online social networks has recently added a fresh chapter to this discussion, with research now suggesting that it is possible to index people's subjective experience of emotion by simply counting the number of emotion words contained in their online social network posts. Whether the conclusions that emerg…
Trigger warnings as an interpersonal emotion-regulation tool
Does counting emotion words on online social networks provide a window into people’s subjective experience of emotion? A case study on Facebook
Psychologists have long debated whether it is possible to assess how people subjectively feel without asking them. The recent proliferation of online social networks has recently added a fresh chapter to this discussion, with research now suggesting that it is possible to index people's subjective experience of emotion by simply counting the number of emotion words contained in their online social network posts. Whether the conclusions that emerg…
Trigger warnings as an interpersonal emotion-regulation tool
Using an egalitarian social norms message to improve attitudes toward diversity in an academic context
Distanced self-talk changes how people conceptualize the self
How Effective Altruism Can Help Psychologists Maximize Their Impact
Although many psychologists are interested in making the world a better place through their work, they are often unable to have the impact that they would like. Here, we suggest that both individuals and psychology as a field can better improve human welfare by incorporating ideas from Effective Altruism, a growing movement whose members aim to do the most good by using science and reason to inform their efforts. In this paper, we first provide a…
Safe here, but unsafe there? Institutional signals of identity safety also signal prejudice in the broader environment
How Effective Altruism Can Help Psychologists Maximize Their Impact
Although many psychologists are interested in making the world a better place through their work, they are often unable to have the impact that they would like. Here, we suggest that both individuals and psychology as a field can better improve human welfare by incorporating ideas from effective altruism, a growing movement whose members aim to do the most good by using science and reason to inform their efforts. In this article, we first briefly…
Moral Future-Thinking
Humanity’s long-term welfare may lie in the hands of those who are presently living, raising the question of whether people today hold the generations of tomorrow in their moral circles. Five studies (N Total = 1652; Prolific) reveal present-oriented bias in the moral standing of future generations, with greater perceived moral obligation, moral concern, and prosocial intentions for proximal relative to distal future targets. Yet, present-oriente…
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (2 works) · Mental Health Research Topics (2 works) · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (2 works)