Keith M Welker
Biographic Data
| ID | 651753 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keith M Welker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Keith M |
| FAMILY NAME | Welker |
| SIGNATURE | WELKER K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Dialogue |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7896-5994 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Moral reframing accuracy is enhanced through an educational intervention
With data from 2 studies, we employed an online educational program called Perspectives as a method to foster moral understanding and reasoning. Participants learned about individual and group differences in moral/ethical concerns, in part through the lens of Moral Foundations Theory. In Study 1, participants who completed Perspectives scored higher on moral reframing accuracy compared to those in a waitlist group who had yet to complete the prog…
Increases in Intellectual Humility From Guided Conversations Are Greater When People Perceive Affiliation With Conversation Partners
Intellectual humility involves awareness that one’s knowledge has limitations and that one’s beliefs might be incorrect. Despite documented benefits of intellectual humility, few studies have examined factors associated with long-term changes in intellectual humility. This study investigated whether an intervention focused on guided conversations was associated with increases in intellectual humility and whether these changes were stronger when p…
The online educational program ‘Perspectives’ improves affective polarization, intellectual humility, and conflict management
Solving the most pressing problems of our time requires broad collaboration across political party lines. Yet, the United States is experiencing record levels of affective polarization (distrust of the opposing political party). In response to these trends, we developed and tested an asynchronous online educational program rooted in psychological principles called Perspectives. In Study 1, using a large longitudinal dataset (total N = 35,209), we…
Social anxiety, cortisol, and early-stage friendship
Socially anxious people report less closeness to others, but very little research has examined how social anxiety is related to closeness in real-time social interactions. The present study investigated social anxiety, closeness, and cortisol reactivity in zero-acquaintance interactions between 84 same-sex dyads (168 participants). Dyads engaged in either a high or low self-disclosure discussion task and completed self-report measures of closenes…
Does the facial width-to-height ratio map onto variability in men's testosterone concentrations?
Perceived and experimentally manipulated status moderates the relationship between facial structure and risk-taking
Effects of self‐disclosure and responsiveness between couples on passionate love within couples
Previous work shows that high‐self‐disclosure interactions between couples can increase feelings of closeness within couples. We investigated whether couple friendships created in the lab through high‐self‐disclosure and closeness‐building activities would boost feelings of passionate love. In Study 1, couples randomly assigned to a high (vs. low) closeness induction task, either alone or with another couple, showed significantly greater increase…
Creating positive out-group attitudes through intergroup couple friendships and implications for compassionate love
Building personal relationships with out-group members is an important catalyst of positive intergroup attitudes. In a 2 × 2 experimental design, Caucasian and African American individuals and couples were randomly assigned to interact in either cross-race or same-race individual dyads and couple pairs. Participants completed pretest measures of race attitudes and engaged in a high self-disclosure closeness-induction task with an in-group or out-…
Upright and left out
Adopting a powerful posture leads individuals to feel more confident and dominant. Social exclusion can strongly impact individuals' mood and basic social needs. The current research combines these bodies of research, investigating the effects of dominant and submissive poses on responses to social exclusion and inclusion. In two experiments, participants held a slouching or upright pose and were either socially included or excluded using the Cyb…
Creating positive out-group attitudes through intergroup couple friendships and implications for compassionate love
Building personal relationships with out-group members is an important catalyst of positive intergroup attitudes. In a 2 × 2 experimental design, Caucasian and African American individuals and couples were randomly assigned to interact in either cross-race or same-race individual dyads and couple pairs. Participants completed pretest measures of race attitudes and engaged in a high self-disclosure closeness-induction task with an in-group or out-…
The online educational program ‘Perspectives’ improves affective polarization, intellectual humility, and conflict management
Solving the most pressing problems of our time requires broad collaboration across political party lines. Yet, the United States is experiencing record levels of affective polarization (distrust of the opposing political party). In response to these trends, we developed and tested an asynchronous online educational program rooted in psychological principles called Perspectives. In Study 1, using a large longitudinal dataset (total N = 35,209), we…
Social anxiety, cortisol, and early-stage friendship
Socially anxious people report less closeness to others, but very little research has examined how social anxiety is related to closeness in real-time social interactions. The present study investigated social anxiety, closeness, and cortisol reactivity in zero-acquaintance interactions between 84 same-sex dyads (168 participants). Dyads engaged in either a high or low self-disclosure discussion task and completed self-report measures of closenes…
Upright and left out
Adopting a powerful posture leads individuals to feel more confident and dominant. Social exclusion can strongly impact individuals' mood and basic social needs. The current research combines these bodies of research, investigating the effects of dominant and submissive poses on responses to social exclusion and inclusion. In two experiments, participants held a slouching or upright pose and were either socially included or excluded using the Cyb…
Upright and left out
Adopting a powerful posture leads individuals to feel more confident and dominant. Social exclusion can strongly impact individuals' mood and basic social needs. The current research combines these bodies of research, investigating the effects of dominant and submissive poses on responses to social exclusion and inclusion. In two experiments, participants held a slouching or upright pose and were either socially included or excluded using the Cyb…
Effects of self‐disclosure and responsiveness between couples on passionate love within couples
Previous work shows that high‐self‐disclosure interactions between couples can increase feelings of closeness within couples. We investigated whether couple friendships created in the lab through high‐self‐disclosure and closeness‐building activities would boost feelings of passionate love. In Study 1, couples randomly assigned to a high (vs. low) closeness induction task, either alone or with another couple, showed significantly greater increase…
Creating positive out-group attitudes through intergroup couple friendships and implications for compassionate love
Building personal relationships with out-group members is an important catalyst of positive intergroup attitudes. In a 2 × 2 experimental design, Caucasian and African American individuals and couples were randomly assigned to interact in either cross-race or same-race individual dyads and couple pairs. Participants completed pretest measures of race attitudes and engaged in a high self-disclosure closeness-induction task with an in-group or out-…
Perceived and experimentally manipulated status moderates the relationship between facial structure and risk-taking
Does the facial width-to-height ratio map onto variability in men's testosterone concentrations?
Social anxiety, cortisol, and early-stage friendship
Socially anxious people report less closeness to others, but very little research has examined how social anxiety is related to closeness in real-time social interactions. The present study investigated social anxiety, closeness, and cortisol reactivity in zero-acquaintance interactions between 84 same-sex dyads (168 participants). Dyads engaged in either a high or low self-disclosure discussion task and completed self-report measures of closenes…
The online educational program ‘Perspectives’ improves affective polarization, intellectual humility, and conflict management
Solving the most pressing problems of our time requires broad collaboration across political party lines. Yet, the United States is experiencing record levels of affective polarization (distrust of the opposing political party). In response to these trends, we developed and tested an asynchronous online educational program rooted in psychological principles called Perspectives. In Study 1, using a large longitudinal dataset (total N = 35,209), we…
Moral reframing accuracy is enhanced through an educational intervention
With data from 2 studies, we employed an online educational program called Perspectives as a method to foster moral understanding and reasoning. Participants learned about individual and group differences in moral/ethical concerns, in part through the lens of Moral Foundations Theory. In Study 1, participants who completed Perspectives scored higher on moral reframing accuracy compared to those in a waitlist group who had yet to complete the prog…
Increases in Intellectual Humility From Guided Conversations Are Greater When People Perceive Affiliation With Conversation Partners
Intellectual humility involves awareness that one’s knowledge has limitations and that one’s beliefs might be incorrect. Despite documented benefits of intellectual humility, few studies have examined factors associated with long-term changes in intellectual humility. This study investigated whether an intervention focused on guided conversations was associated with increases in intellectual humility and whether these changes were stronger when p…
Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (4 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 works) · Closeness (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Conflict Management and Negotiation (2 works) · Forgiveness and Related Behaviors (2 works)