Edward T Cokely
Biographic Data
| ID | 5874732 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward T Cokely |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward T |
| FAMILY NAME | Cokely |
| SIGNATURE | COKELY E T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Max Planck Institute for Human Development |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4982-8795 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The free will and punishment scale: Efficient measurement and predictive validity across diverse and nationally representative adult samples
The terror of ‘terrorists’: An investigation in experimental applied ethics
Some theorists argue that appropriate responses to terrorism are in part shaped by popular sentiment. In two experiments, using representative design and ecological stimuli (e.g. actual news reports), we present evidence for some of the ways popular sentiment about terrorism tracks theory and can be constructed. In Experiment 1, we document that using the word ‘terrorist’ to describe a group of people decreases willingness to understand the group…
The Influence of Skills, Message Frame, and Visual Aids on Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
In a large three week longitudinal study, we investigated the efficacy of framed messages for promoting condom use in sexually active young adults. We also investigated the influence of key risk literacy skills (i.e., numeracy and graph literacy) and visual aids (i.e., icon arrays) on the efficacy of framed messages. Finally, we investigated the underlying psychological mechanisms of behavioral change on the ability of icon arrays to improve mess…
Simple But Powerful Health Messages for Increasing Condom Use in Young Adults
In a large longitudinal study involving young adults, we conducted an eight-hour STD educational intervention and examined the impact of the intervention on the efficacy of a message for promoting condom use. The message was framed in positive or negative terms and was presented visually or in numbers (percentages or frequencies). Results indicated that the numerical positive-framed message increased condom use among young adults who did not rece…
Predicting Philosophical Disagreement
We review evidence showing that disagreement in folk and expert philosophical intuitions can be predicted by global, heritable personality traits. The review focuses on recent studies of intuitions about free will, ethics, and intentional action. These findings are philosophically important because they suggest that while some projects cannot be done, other projects must take individual differences in philosophical character into account. But car…
Measuring Risk Literacy: The Berlin Numeracy Test
We introduce the Berlin Numeracy Test, a new psychometrically sound instrument that quickly assesses statistical numeracy and risk literacy. We present 21 studies ( n =5336) showing robust psychometric discriminability across 15 countries (e.g., Germany, Pakistan, Japan, USA) and diverse samples (e.g., medical professionals, general populations, Mechanical Turk web panels). Analyses demonstrate desirable patterns of convergent validity (e.g., num…
Persistent bias in expert judgments about free will and moral responsibility: A test of the expertise defense
Individual Differences in Graph Literacy: Overcoming Denominator Neglect in Risk Comprehension
Graph literacy is an often neglected skill that influences decision making performance. We conducted an experiment to investigate whether individual differences in graph literacy affect the extent to which people benefit from visual aids (icon arrays) designed to reduce a common judgment bias (i.e., denominator neglect—a focus on numerators in ratios while neglecting denominators). Results indicated that icon arrays more often increased risk comp…
Cognitive abilities and superior decision making under risk: A protocol analysis and process model evaluation
Individual differences in cognitive abilities and skills can predict normatively superior and logically consistent judgments and decisions. The current experiment investigates the processes that mediate individual differences in risky choices. We assessed working memory span, numeracy, and cognitive impulsivity and conducted a protocol analysis to trace variations in conscious deliberative processes. People higher in cognitive abilities made more…
Adaptive variation in judgment and philosophical intuition
Individual differences, judgment biases, and theory-of-mind: Deconstructing the intentional action side effect asymmetry
Do judgments about freedom and responsibility depend on who you are? Personality differences in intuitions about compatibilism and incompatibilism
Individual Differences in Graph Literacy: Overcoming Denominator Neglect in Risk Comprehension
Graph literacy is an often neglected skill that influences decision making performance. We conducted an experiment to investigate whether individual differences in graph literacy affect the extent to which people benefit from visual aids (icon arrays) designed to reduce a common judgment bias (i.e., denominator neglect—a focus on numerators in ratios while neglecting denominators). Results indicated that icon arrays more often increased risk comp…
Individual differences, judgment biases, and theory-of-mind: Deconstructing the intentional action side effect asymmetry
The Influence of Skills, Message Frame, and Visual Aids on Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
In a large three week longitudinal study, we investigated the efficacy of framed messages for promoting condom use in sexually active young adults. We also investigated the influence of key risk literacy skills (i.e., numeracy and graph literacy) and visual aids (i.e., icon arrays) on the efficacy of framed messages. Finally, we investigated the underlying psychological mechanisms of behavioral change on the ability of icon arrays to improve mess…
Simple But Powerful Health Messages for Increasing Condom Use in Young Adults
In a large longitudinal study involving young adults, we conducted an eight-hour STD educational intervention and examined the impact of the intervention on the efficacy of a message for promoting condom use. The message was framed in positive or negative terms and was presented visually or in numbers (percentages or frequencies). Results indicated that the numerical positive-framed message increased condom use among young adults who did not rece…
Do judgments about freedom and responsibility depend on who you are? Personality differences in intuitions about compatibilism and incompatibilism
Cognitive abilities and superior decision making under risk: A protocol analysis and process model evaluation
Individual differences in cognitive abilities and skills can predict normatively superior and logically consistent judgments and decisions. The current experiment investigates the processes that mediate individual differences in risky choices. We assessed working memory span, numeracy, and cognitive impulsivity and conducted a protocol analysis to trace variations in conscious deliberative processes. People higher in cognitive abilities made more…
Adaptive variation in judgment and philosophical intuition
Individual differences, judgment biases, and theory-of-mind: Deconstructing the intentional action side effect asymmetry
Persistent bias in expert judgments about free will and moral responsibility: A test of the expertise defense
Individual Differences in Graph Literacy: Overcoming Denominator Neglect in Risk Comprehension
Graph literacy is an often neglected skill that influences decision making performance. We conducted an experiment to investigate whether individual differences in graph literacy affect the extent to which people benefit from visual aids (icon arrays) designed to reduce a common judgment bias (i.e., denominator neglect—a focus on numerators in ratios while neglecting denominators). Results indicated that icon arrays more often increased risk comp…
Measuring Risk Literacy: The Berlin Numeracy Test
We introduce the Berlin Numeracy Test, a new psychometrically sound instrument that quickly assesses statistical numeracy and risk literacy. We present 21 studies ( n =5336) showing robust psychometric discriminability across 15 countries (e.g., Germany, Pakistan, Japan, USA) and diverse samples (e.g., medical professionals, general populations, Mechanical Turk web panels). Analyses demonstrate desirable patterns of convergent validity (e.g., num…
The Influence of Skills, Message Frame, and Visual Aids on Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
In a large three week longitudinal study, we investigated the efficacy of framed messages for promoting condom use in sexually active young adults. We also investigated the influence of key risk literacy skills (i.e., numeracy and graph literacy) and visual aids (i.e., icon arrays) on the efficacy of framed messages. Finally, we investigated the underlying psychological mechanisms of behavioral change on the ability of icon arrays to improve mess…
Simple But Powerful Health Messages for Increasing Condom Use in Young Adults
In a large longitudinal study involving young adults, we conducted an eight-hour STD educational intervention and examined the impact of the intervention on the efficacy of a message for promoting condom use. The message was framed in positive or negative terms and was presented visually or in numbers (percentages or frequencies). Results indicated that the numerical positive-framed message increased condom use among young adults who did not rece…
Predicting Philosophical Disagreement
We review evidence showing that disagreement in folk and expert philosophical intuitions can be predicted by global, heritable personality traits. The review focuses on recent studies of intuitions about free will, ethics, and intentional action. These findings are philosophically important because they suggest that while some projects cannot be done, other projects must take individual differences in philosophical character into account. But car…
The terror of ‘terrorists’: An investigation in experimental applied ethics
Some theorists argue that appropriate responses to terrorism are in part shaped by popular sentiment. In two experiments, using representative design and ecological stimuli (e.g. actual news reports), we present evidence for some of the ways popular sentiment about terrorism tracks theory and can be constructed. In Experiment 1, we document that using the word ‘terrorist’ to describe a group of people decreases willingness to understand the group…
The free will and punishment scale: Efficient measurement and predictive validity across diverse and nationally representative adult samples
Psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (5 works) · Cognition (4 works) · Free Will and Agency (4 works) · Personality (4 works)