Kaitlyn A Kaiser
Biographic Data
| ID | 5862999 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kaitlyn A Kaiser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kaitlyn A |
| FAMILY NAME | Kaiser |
| SIGNATURE | KAISER K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas A&M University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9616-1444 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How U.S. Funding Restrictions Endanger the Future of Psychology
In 2025, U.S. policy changes imposed sweeping limits on the scope of research eligible for federal support alongside sharp reductions to science-agency budgets, threatening the foundations of psychological science. This article examines the consequences of these shifts across three interrelated domains. First, topic-based restrictions curtail inquiry into key areas such as gender and sexual identity, social determinants of mental health, and syst…
Anger has benefits for attaining goals
[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 126(4) of Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (see record 2024-93961-001). In the article (https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa 0000350), the first paragraph in the Method section of Study 4 has been revised. All paragraphs in the Results section of Study 4 have been revised. Table 1 and Figure 5 have been updated. All versions of this article have been corrected.] Functional ac…
Medical residency match applicants undervalue factors that predict stress and burnout
In the medical residency match process, applicants' ranking decisions are influenced by multiple factors related to training, geography, and lifestyle expectations. Ranking decisions directly impact match results, with implications for emotional outcomes such as happiness and stress. The present study explored the decision factors considered most important by applicants when creating rank order lists (ROLs), and how match outcomes and program fac…
Optimistic expectations have benefits for effort and emotion with little cost
The present investigation examined the potential benefits and costs of optimistic expectations about future events through the lens of error management theory (EMT). Decades of evidence have shown that optimism about the likelihood of future events is pervasive and difficult to correct. From an EMT perspective, this perpetuation of inaccurate beliefs is possible because optimism offers benefits greater than the costs. The present investigation ex…
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Optimistic expectations have benefits for effort and emotion with little cost
The present investigation examined the potential benefits and costs of optimistic expectations about future events through the lens of error management theory (EMT). Decades of evidence have shown that optimism about the likelihood of future events is pervasive and difficult to correct. From an EMT perspective, this perpetuation of inaccurate beliefs is possible because optimism offers benefits greater than the costs. The present investigation ex…
Medical residency match applicants undervalue factors that predict stress and burnout
In the medical residency match process, applicants' ranking decisions are influenced by multiple factors related to training, geography, and lifestyle expectations. Ranking decisions directly impact match results, with implications for emotional outcomes such as happiness and stress. The present study explored the decision factors considered most important by applicants when creating rank order lists (ROLs), and how match outcomes and program fac…
Anger has benefits for attaining goals
[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 126(4) of Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (see record 2024-93961-001). In the article (https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa 0000350), the first paragraph in the Method section of Study 4 has been revised. All paragraphs in the Results section of Study 4 have been revised. Table 1 and Figure 5 have been updated. All versions of this article have been corrected.] Functional ac…
How U.S. Funding Restrictions Endanger the Future of Psychology
In 2025, U.S. policy changes imposed sweeping limits on the scope of research eligible for federal support alongside sharp reductions to science-agency budgets, threatening the foundations of psychological science. This article examines the consequences of these shifts across three interrelated domains. First, topic-based restrictions curtail inquiry into key areas such as gender and sexual identity, social determinants of mental health, and syst…
Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · MEDLINE (2 works) · PsycINFO (2 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 work) · Affect (linguistics (1 work) · Anger (1 work)