Ronaldo Pilati
Biographic Data
| ID | 95694 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ronaldo Pilati |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ronaldo |
| FAMILY NAME | Pilati |
| SIGNATURE | PILATI R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade de Brasília |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2982-5033 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 161 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
General corruption scale: Development and psychometric properties
Corruption is a pervasive phenomenon that erodes institutional structures and undermines social relations. Despite its widespread impact, little attention has been given to developing and providing empirical evidence of the construct validity and reliability of measures assessing individual differences in support for corruption. This study seeks to address this gap by introducing, for the first time, the General Corruption Scale and presenting th…
The impact of political ideology on corruption in a highly polarized context
“We are the most corrupt country”: Brazilian inferiority complex and corruption
The “Complexo de Vira-Lata” (CVL) is a unique, special, and extreme form of ingroup bias in which Brazilians behave as if they want to antithetically devalue their national ingroup. In this research, we investigate how the CVL contributes to understanding corruption perception among Brazilians. Across two studies (Study 1: n = 162; Study 2: n = 1200), we found that participants showed a CVL effect by consistently perceiving Brazil as more corrupt…
Rethinking Trust in Scientists as a Network Model: A Global Analysis and Implications for Science Communication
Trust in scientists is a communicative construct shaped by public perception of scientists. Using network psychometrics on responses from 71,922 individuals in 68 countries, we model trust as an interconnected community system of attitudes and beliefs. Sincerity emerges as the most central node, linking perceptions of competence, integrity, and goodwill. This dynamic structure challenges reflective latent models and emphasizes trust as a product …
Understanding How Moral Judgments Vary Across Cultures: Moderator Effects of Cultural Values, Social Axioms, and Tightness
The tensions between individual rights and the common good have historically shaped law, politics, and public policy. This study explores how cultural factors impact moral judgments worldwide. Focusing on the personal force effect, which refers to how physical involvement in harm influences moral judgments, we analyzed Cultural Value Orientations, Social Axioms, and Tightness as potential moderators of the relationship between personal force and …
Rebellious yet apathetic: System justification and learned helplessness in collective action
Introduction: The decay of democracy has led to a growth in political protests worldwide, but even when people perceive their situation as unfair, some do not act. We propose that system justification and learned helplessness are relevant factors in explaining this. Objective: To test a model of collective action that considers factors of inaction. Method: Through structural equation modelling, we estimated models with data from 961 Brazilians, v…
Covid-19 pandemic and tourism: The impact of health risk perception and intolerance of uncertainty on travel intentions
Covid-19 as an undesirable political issue: Conspiracy beliefs and intolerance of uncertainty predict adhesion to prevention measures
Does anchoring vary across cultures? Expanding the Many Labs analysis
Numerous investigations have examined anchoring effects, but most of them studied individuals from similar cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Replication studies have shown that anchoring heuristics have heterogeneous effects across different cultural groups. In the present investigation, we examined this heterogeneity by looking for associations between effect size and cultural values orientation. We conducted pre‐registered meta‐analyses o…
Differences in decisions affected by cognitive biases: Examining Human Values, Need for Cognition, and Numeracy
A better understanding of factors that can affect preferences and choices may contribute to more accurate decision-making. Several studies have investigated the effects of cognitive biases on decision-making and their relationship with cognitive abilities and thinking dispositions. While studies on behaviour, attitude, personality, and health worries have examined their relationship with human values, research on cognitive bias has not investigat…
Cultural Syndromes in a Changing World: A Longitudinal Investigation of Brazilian Jeitinho Social Problem-Solving Strategies
We report a longitudinal study of Jeitinho brasileiro (salient cultural characteristic of Brazil) during a period of significant political instability. Previous historical and anthropological sources have pointed to the importance of political instability for cultural changes in behaviors such as jeitinho. We are the first to examine possible individual-level dynamics over time, reporting a 3-year longitudinal study ( N = 205) of two dimensions t…
An Exploration of Within-Cultural Differences of a Culture-specific Syndrome: The Case of Brazilian jeitinho
To what extent are cultural syndromes invariant within nations or can we identify within-cultural variability in structure and endorsement of cultural syndromes? These questions are central to a) recent discussions around the relevance of nation-states in cultural vs. geographical psychology and b) explorations of how cultural syndromes described in anthropological research are endorsed by individuals within and across regions within the country.…
Are religious and nonreligious people different in terms of moral judgment and empathy
Benevolence, kindness, and empathy are valued virtues among many of the world's major religions. It is common that people in many cultures see religion as the source of these moral virtues and that one must believe in God to be moral. Despite these widespread assumptions about the associations of religion with morality, some studies raise doubts about the causal connection between them. The main goal of the present study was to test if religious …
"Get Up, Stand Up, Stand Up for Your Rights!" The Jamaicanization of Youth Across 11 Countries Through Reggae Music
We investigated whether Reggae preferences are associated with similar values across cultures compared with its culture of origin-Jamaica. Remote acculturation predicts that Reggae listeners across countries will share similar cultural values with Reggae listeners in Jamaica regardless of their cultural or geographical distance from the Caribbean island. We analyzed the correlations between preferences for Reggae music and Schwartz's 10 value typ…
Estratégias de aplicação do aprendido: Análise baseada em TRI
Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar as características psicométricas da escala "Estratégias para Aplicação no Trabalho do Aprendido em Treinamento" por meio da teoria de resposta ao item. Com um banco de dados secundário composto por 1241 participantes, foram calibrados dezoito itens, por meio do uso do modelo de resposta gradual. Dez itens pertencem à subescala Estratégias Comportamentais e oito à subescala Estratégias Cognitivo-afetivas. Os…
Investigating Variation in Replicability: A “Many Labs” Replication Project
Although replication is a central tenet of science, direct replications are rare in psychology. This research tested variation in the replicability of 13 classic and contemporary effects across 36 independent samples totaling 6,344 participants. In the aggregate, 10 effects replicated consistently. One effect – imagined contact reducing prejudice – showed weak support for replicability. And two effects – flag priming influencing conservatism and …
Commentaries and Rejoinder on
While direct replications such as the “Many Labs” project are extremely valuable in testing the reliability of published findings across laboratories, they reflect the common reliance in psychology on single vignettes or stimuli, which limits the scope of the conclusions that can be reached. New experimental tools and statistical techniques make it easier to routinely sample stimuli, and to appropriately treat them as random factors. We encourage…
Gerenciamento de impressões e tomada de decisão em entrevistas de emprego
O objetivo do estudo de delineamento experimental intersujeitos foi analisar as relações entre gerenciamento de impressões de candidatos a emprego e a decisão de contratação pelo entrevistador. Apresentou-se uma descrição de entrevista de cargo de nível médio, incluindo respostas de cinco supostos candidatos, cada um deles fazendo uso de uma das estratégias de gerenciamento de impressões: autopromoção, insinuação, exemplificação, intimidação ou s…
Culture of Corruption? The Effects of Priming Corruption Images in a High Corruption Context
We examine what situational cues may influence corruption intentions of individuals in a high corruption context. We primed Brazilian participants with images related to corruption, but with different behavioral connotations (either images suggesting political corruption or images of a Malandro, a powerless antihero who blurs moral boundaries by breaking the law to survive). Corruption intentions increased in Studies 1 and 2 when individuals were…
Desenvolvimento e validação de escalas brasileiras de percepção e internalização de normas corporais
O objetivo principal deste estudo foi adaptar, desenvolver e validar escalas brasileiras de normatização da aparência corporal para homens e mulheres. No Estudo 1 a escala SATAQ revelou uma estrutura bifatorial problemática. O Estudo 2 traz o desenvolvimento da EFIC/EMIC (Escala Feminina/Masculina de Normatização Corporal). Ambas apresentaram uma estrutura bifatorial, incluindo os fatores "internalização geral" (cargas fatoriais entre 0,85 e 0,37…
Unraveling the Mystery of Brazilian Jeitinho: A Cultural Exploration of Social Norms
Two studies explore the structure and psychological makeup of jeitinho, a Brazilian indigenous construct associated with problem-solving strategies in strong hierarchies. Study 1 used a scenario approach with nonstudent participants and demonstrated that jeitinho can be described by a three-dimensional structure: corruption, creativity, and social norm breaking. Study 2 used individual and social norm scenarios in nonstudent samples and demonstra…
Escala revisada de Valores relativos ao Trabalho - EVT-R
Os valores do trabalho são os princípios que guiam a vida do indivíduo no trabalho. No Brasil, uma escala que já foi amplamente utilizada em pesquisas é a Escala de Valores relativos ao Trabalho (EVT). O objetivo do primeiro estudo foi realizar o teste confirmatório da estrutura empírica da escala. Uma amostra de 790 profissionais respondeu ao instrumento. Os resultados apontaram a adequação do modelo, mas a representação dos tipos motivacionais …
Psicologia e deliberação legal no tribunal do júri brasileiro: Proposição De Uma Agenda De Pesquisa
Este artigo tem como objetivo propor uma agenda brasileira de pesquisa sobre a psicologia da deliberação legal e se justifica pela carência de pesquisas empíricas no Brasil sobre o tema. Considerando as peculiaridades do processo penal brasileiro, argumenta-se pela necessidade de criação de uma linha de investigação nacional sobre o tema, de forma a produzir conhecimento empírico consolidado em nossa tradição jurídico-processual. São sugeridos se…
Estratégias para aplicação no trabalho do aprendido em treinamento: Proposição Conceitual E Desenvolvimento De Uma Medida
O papel exercido pelo treinando no ambiente posterior ao treinamento ainda é pouco explorado na literatura especializada, enquanto vários modelos de avaliação de impacto do treinamento no trabalho ressaltam o papel exercido pelas condições ambientais no contexto pós-treinamento. Esse trabalho pretende explorar aquele papel, tendo como objetivo propor um conceito para o estudo do fenômeno e validar uma medida para sua mensuração. Foi realizada uma…
Investigating Variation in Replicability: A “Many Labs” Replication Project
Although replication is a central tenet of science, direct replications are rare in psychology. This research tested variation in the replicability of 13 classic and contemporary effects across 36 independent samples totaling 6,344 participants. In the aggregate, 10 effects replicated consistently. One effect – imagined contact reducing prejudice – showed weak support for replicability. And two effects – flag priming influencing conservatism and …
Unraveling the Mystery of Brazilian Jeitinho: A Cultural Exploration of Social Norms
Two studies explore the structure and psychological makeup of jeitinho, a Brazilian indigenous construct associated with problem-solving strategies in strong hierarchies. Study 1 used a scenario approach with nonstudent participants and demonstrated that jeitinho can be described by a three-dimensional structure: corruption, creativity, and social norm breaking. Study 2 used individual and social norm scenarios in nonstudent samples and demonstra…
Commentaries and Rejoinder on
While direct replications such as the “Many Labs” project are extremely valuable in testing the reliability of published findings across laboratories, they reflect the common reliance in psychology on single vignettes or stimuli, which limits the scope of the conclusions that can be reached. New experimental tools and statistical techniques make it easier to routinely sample stimuli, and to appropriately treat them as random factors. We encourage…
"Get Up, Stand Up, Stand Up for Your Rights!" The Jamaicanization of Youth Across 11 Countries Through Reggae Music
We investigated whether Reggae preferences are associated with similar values across cultures compared with its culture of origin-Jamaica. Remote acculturation predicts that Reggae listeners across countries will share similar cultural values with Reggae listeners in Jamaica regardless of their cultural or geographical distance from the Caribbean island. We analyzed the correlations between preferences for Reggae music and Schwartz's 10 value typ…
Culture of Corruption? The Effects of Priming Corruption Images in a High Corruption Context
We examine what situational cues may influence corruption intentions of individuals in a high corruption context. We primed Brazilian participants with images related to corruption, but with different behavioral connotations (either images suggesting political corruption or images of a Malandro, a powerless antihero who blurs moral boundaries by breaking the law to survive). Corruption intentions increased in Studies 1 and 2 when individuals were…
Escala revisada de Valores relativos ao Trabalho - EVT-R
Os valores do trabalho são os princípios que guiam a vida do indivíduo no trabalho. No Brasil, uma escala que já foi amplamente utilizada em pesquisas é a Escala de Valores relativos ao Trabalho (EVT). O objetivo do primeiro estudo foi realizar o teste confirmatório da estrutura empírica da escala. Uma amostra de 790 profissionais respondeu ao instrumento. Os resultados apontaram a adequação do modelo, mas a representação dos tipos motivacionais …
Desenvolvimento e validação de escalas brasileiras de percepção e internalização de normas corporais
O objetivo principal deste estudo foi adaptar, desenvolver e validar escalas brasileiras de normatização da aparência corporal para homens e mulheres. No Estudo 1 a escala SATAQ revelou uma estrutura bifatorial problemática. O Estudo 2 traz o desenvolvimento da EFIC/EMIC (Escala Feminina/Masculina de Normatização Corporal). Ambas apresentaram uma estrutura bifatorial, incluindo os fatores "internalização geral" (cargas fatoriais entre 0,85 e 0,37…
Does anchoring vary across cultures? Expanding the Many Labs analysis
Numerous investigations have examined anchoring effects, but most of them studied individuals from similar cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Replication studies have shown that anchoring heuristics have heterogeneous effects across different cultural groups. In the present investigation, we examined this heterogeneity by looking for associations between effect size and cultural values orientation. We conducted pre‐registered meta‐analyses o…
Estratégias para aplicação no trabalho do aprendido em treinamento: Proposição Conceitual E Desenvolvimento De Uma Medida
O papel exercido pelo treinando no ambiente posterior ao treinamento ainda é pouco explorado na literatura especializada, enquanto vários modelos de avaliação de impacto do treinamento no trabalho ressaltam o papel exercido pelas condições ambientais no contexto pós-treinamento. Esse trabalho pretende explorar aquele papel, tendo como objetivo propor um conceito para o estudo do fenômeno e validar uma medida para sua mensuração. Foi realizada uma…
Estratégias para aplicação no trabalho do aprendido em treinamento: Proposição Conceitual E Desenvolvimento De Uma Medida
O papel exercido pelo treinando no ambiente posterior ao treinamento ainda é pouco explorado na literatura especializada, enquanto vários modelos de avaliação de impacto do treinamento no trabalho ressaltam o papel exercido pelas condições ambientais no contexto pós-treinamento. Esse trabalho pretende explorar aquele papel, tendo como objetivo propor um conceito para o estudo do fenômeno e validar uma medida para sua mensuração. Foi realizada uma…
Psicologia e deliberação legal no tribunal do júri brasileiro: Proposição De Uma Agenda De Pesquisa
Este artigo tem como objetivo propor uma agenda brasileira de pesquisa sobre a psicologia da deliberação legal e se justifica pela carência de pesquisas empíricas no Brasil sobre o tema. Considerando as peculiaridades do processo penal brasileiro, argumenta-se pela necessidade de criação de uma linha de investigação nacional sobre o tema, de forma a produzir conhecimento empírico consolidado em nossa tradição jurídico-processual. São sugeridos se…
Escala revisada de Valores relativos ao Trabalho - EVT-R
Os valores do trabalho são os princípios que guiam a vida do indivíduo no trabalho. No Brasil, uma escala que já foi amplamente utilizada em pesquisas é a Escala de Valores relativos ao Trabalho (EVT). O objetivo do primeiro estudo foi realizar o teste confirmatório da estrutura empírica da escala. Uma amostra de 790 profissionais respondeu ao instrumento. Os resultados apontaram a adequação do modelo, mas a representação dos tipos motivacionais …
Unraveling the Mystery of Brazilian Jeitinho: A Cultural Exploration of Social Norms
Two studies explore the structure and psychological makeup of jeitinho, a Brazilian indigenous construct associated with problem-solving strategies in strong hierarchies. Study 1 used a scenario approach with nonstudent participants and demonstrated that jeitinho can be described by a three-dimensional structure: corruption, creativity, and social norm breaking. Study 2 used individual and social norm scenarios in nonstudent samples and demonstra…
Desenvolvimento e validação de escalas brasileiras de percepção e internalização de normas corporais
O objetivo principal deste estudo foi adaptar, desenvolver e validar escalas brasileiras de normatização da aparência corporal para homens e mulheres. No Estudo 1 a escala SATAQ revelou uma estrutura bifatorial problemática. O Estudo 2 traz o desenvolvimento da EFIC/EMIC (Escala Feminina/Masculina de Normatização Corporal). Ambas apresentaram uma estrutura bifatorial, incluindo os fatores "internalização geral" (cargas fatoriais entre 0,85 e 0,37…
Investigating Variation in Replicability: A “Many Labs” Replication Project
Although replication is a central tenet of science, direct replications are rare in psychology. This research tested variation in the replicability of 13 classic and contemporary effects across 36 independent samples totaling 6,344 participants. In the aggregate, 10 effects replicated consistently. One effect – imagined contact reducing prejudice – showed weak support for replicability. And two effects – flag priming influencing conservatism and …
Commentaries and Rejoinder on
While direct replications such as the “Many Labs” project are extremely valuable in testing the reliability of published findings across laboratories, they reflect the common reliance in psychology on single vignettes or stimuli, which limits the scope of the conclusions that can be reached. New experimental tools and statistical techniques make it easier to routinely sample stimuli, and to appropriately treat them as random factors. We encourage…
Gerenciamento de impressões e tomada de decisão em entrevistas de emprego
O objetivo do estudo de delineamento experimental intersujeitos foi analisar as relações entre gerenciamento de impressões de candidatos a emprego e a decisão de contratação pelo entrevistador. Apresentou-se uma descrição de entrevista de cargo de nível médio, incluindo respostas de cinco supostos candidatos, cada um deles fazendo uso de uma das estratégias de gerenciamento de impressões: autopromoção, insinuação, exemplificação, intimidação ou s…
Culture of Corruption? The Effects of Priming Corruption Images in a High Corruption Context
We examine what situational cues may influence corruption intentions of individuals in a high corruption context. We primed Brazilian participants with images related to corruption, but with different behavioral connotations (either images suggesting political corruption or images of a Malandro, a powerless antihero who blurs moral boundaries by breaking the law to survive). Corruption intentions increased in Studies 1 and 2 when individuals were…
Estratégias de aplicação do aprendido: Análise baseada em TRI
Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar as características psicométricas da escala "Estratégias para Aplicação no Trabalho do Aprendido em Treinamento" por meio da teoria de resposta ao item. Com um banco de dados secundário composto por 1241 participantes, foram calibrados dezoito itens, por meio do uso do modelo de resposta gradual. Dez itens pertencem à subescala Estratégias Comportamentais e oito à subescala Estratégias Cognitivo-afetivas. Os…
"Get Up, Stand Up, Stand Up for Your Rights!" The Jamaicanization of Youth Across 11 Countries Through Reggae Music
We investigated whether Reggae preferences are associated with similar values across cultures compared with its culture of origin-Jamaica. Remote acculturation predicts that Reggae listeners across countries will share similar cultural values with Reggae listeners in Jamaica regardless of their cultural or geographical distance from the Caribbean island. We analyzed the correlations between preferences for Reggae music and Schwartz's 10 value typ…
Are religious and nonreligious people different in terms of moral judgment and empathy
Benevolence, kindness, and empathy are valued virtues among many of the world's major religions. It is common that people in many cultures see religion as the source of these moral virtues and that one must believe in God to be moral. Despite these widespread assumptions about the associations of religion with morality, some studies raise doubts about the causal connection between them. The main goal of the present study was to test if religious …
Cultural Syndromes in a Changing World: A Longitudinal Investigation of Brazilian Jeitinho Social Problem-Solving Strategies
We report a longitudinal study of Jeitinho brasileiro (salient cultural characteristic of Brazil) during a period of significant political instability. Previous historical and anthropological sources have pointed to the importance of political instability for cultural changes in behaviors such as jeitinho. We are the first to examine possible individual-level dynamics over time, reporting a 3-year longitudinal study ( N = 205) of two dimensions t…
An Exploration of Within-Cultural Differences of a Culture-specific Syndrome: The Case of Brazilian jeitinho
To what extent are cultural syndromes invariant within nations or can we identify within-cultural variability in structure and endorsement of cultural syndromes? These questions are central to a) recent discussions around the relevance of nation-states in cultural vs. geographical psychology and b) explorations of how cultural syndromes described in anthropological research are endorsed by individuals within and across regions within the country.…
Covid-19 pandemic and tourism: The impact of health risk perception and intolerance of uncertainty on travel intentions
Covid-19 as an undesirable political issue: Conspiracy beliefs and intolerance of uncertainty predict adhesion to prevention measures
Does anchoring vary across cultures? Expanding the Many Labs analysis
Numerous investigations have examined anchoring effects, but most of them studied individuals from similar cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Replication studies have shown that anchoring heuristics have heterogeneous effects across different cultural groups. In the present investigation, we examined this heterogeneity by looking for associations between effect size and cultural values orientation. We conducted pre‐registered meta‐analyses o…
Differences in decisions affected by cognitive biases: Examining Human Values, Need for Cognition, and Numeracy
A better understanding of factors that can affect preferences and choices may contribute to more accurate decision-making. Several studies have investigated the effects of cognitive biases on decision-making and their relationship with cognitive abilities and thinking dispositions. While studies on behaviour, attitude, personality, and health worries have examined their relationship with human values, research on cognitive bias has not investigat…
Rebellious yet apathetic: System justification and learned helplessness in collective action
Introduction: The decay of democracy has led to a growth in political protests worldwide, but even when people perceive their situation as unfair, some do not act. We propose that system justification and learned helplessness are relevant factors in explaining this. Objective: To test a model of collective action that considers factors of inaction. Method: Through structural equation modelling, we estimated models with data from 961 Brazilians, v…
The impact of political ideology on corruption in a highly polarized context
“We are the most corrupt country”: Brazilian inferiority complex and corruption
The “Complexo de Vira-Lata” (CVL) is a unique, special, and extreme form of ingroup bias in which Brazilians behave as if they want to antithetically devalue their national ingroup. In this research, we investigate how the CVL contributes to understanding corruption perception among Brazilians. Across two studies (Study 1: n = 162; Study 2: n = 1200), we found that participants showed a CVL effect by consistently perceiving Brazil as more corrupt…
Rethinking Trust in Scientists as a Network Model: A Global Analysis and Implications for Science Communication
Trust in scientists is a communicative construct shaped by public perception of scientists. Using network psychometrics on responses from 71,922 individuals in 68 countries, we model trust as an interconnected community system of attitudes and beliefs. Sincerity emerges as the most central node, linking perceptions of competence, integrity, and goodwill. This dynamic structure challenges reflective latent models and emphasizes trust as a product …
Understanding How Moral Judgments Vary Across Cultures: Moderator Effects of Cultural Values, Social Axioms, and Tightness
The tensions between individual rights and the common good have historically shaped law, politics, and public policy. This study explores how cultural factors impact moral judgments worldwide. Focusing on the personal force effect, which refers to how physical involvement in harm influences moral judgments, we analyzed Cultural Value Orientations, Social Axioms, and Tightness as potential moderators of the relationship between personal force and …
General corruption scale: Development and psychometric properties
Corruption is a pervasive phenomenon that erodes institutional structures and undermines social relations. Despite its widespread impact, little attention has been given to developing and providing empirical evidence of the construct validity and reliability of measures assessing individual differences in support for corruption. This study seeks to address this gap by introducing, for the first time, the General Corruption Scale and presenting th…
Psychology (16 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 works) · Humanities (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Corruption and Economic Development (4 works)