Rachel Leshin
Biographic Data
| ID | 5863174 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Leshin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Leshin |
| SIGNATURE | LESHIN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4501-9085 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Girls as objects, boys as humans
Objectification-the psychological phenomenon of relegating people to the status of objects , denying their humanness-is associated with a host of negative consequences for those targeted, from diminished cognitive performance to heightened risk of danger. Girls and women constitute the primary targets of objectification; thus, these harms fall disproportionately on them. Despite the persistence of such gendered patterns, however, it is not clear …
The influence of linguistic form and causal explanations on the development of social essentialism
Does It Matter How We Speak About Social Kinds? A Large, Preregistered, Online Experimental Study of How Language Shapes the Development of Essentialist Beliefs
A problematic way to think about social categories is to essentialize them—to treat particular differences between people as marking fundamentally distinct social kinds. From where do these beliefs arise? Language that expresses generic claims about categories elicits some aspects of essentialism, but the scope of these effects remains unclear. This study (N = 204, ages 4.5–8 years, 73% White; recruited predominantly from the United States and th…
Asking Children to “Be Helpers” Can Backfire After Setbacks
Describing behaviors as reflecting categories (e.g., asking children to “be helpers”) has been found to increase pro-social behavior. The present studies (N = 139, ages 4–5) tested whether such effects backfire if children experience setbacks while performing category-relevant actions. In Study 1, children were asked either to “be helpers” or “to help,” and then pretended to complete a series of successful scenarios (e.g., pouring milk) and unsuc…
Girls as objects, boys as humans
Objectification-the psychological phenomenon of relegating people to the status of objects , denying their humanness-is associated with a host of negative consequences for those targeted, from diminished cognitive performance to heightened risk of danger. Girls and women constitute the primary targets of objectification; thus, these harms fall disproportionately on them. Despite the persistence of such gendered patterns, however, it is not clear …
Asking Children to “Be Helpers” Can Backfire After Setbacks
Describing behaviors as reflecting categories (e.g., asking children to “be helpers”) has been found to increase pro-social behavior. The present studies (N = 139, ages 4–5) tested whether such effects backfire if children experience setbacks while performing category-relevant actions. In Study 1, children were asked either to “be helpers” or “to help,” and then pretended to complete a series of successful scenarios (e.g., pouring milk) and unsuc…
Does It Matter How We Speak About Social Kinds? A Large, Preregistered, Online Experimental Study of How Language Shapes the Development of Essentialist Beliefs
A problematic way to think about social categories is to essentialize them—to treat particular differences between people as marking fundamentally distinct social kinds. From where do these beliefs arise? Language that expresses generic claims about categories elicits some aspects of essentialism, but the scope of these effects remains unclear. This study (N = 204, ages 4.5–8 years, 73% White; recruited predominantly from the United States and th…
The influence of linguistic form and causal explanations on the development of social essentialism
Girls as objects, boys as humans
Objectification-the psychological phenomenon of relegating people to the status of objects , denying their humanness-is associated with a host of negative consequences for those targeted, from diminished cognitive performance to heightened risk of danger. Girls and women constitute the primary targets of objectification; thus, these harms fall disproportionately on them. Despite the persistence of such gendered patterns, however, it is not clear …
Developmental psychology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (3 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Essentialism (2 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (1 work) · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (1 work)