We present two studies demonstrating the implications of having different values (vs. instrumental concerns) in a situation where people take conflicting positions. Study 1 (N=266) examined how people respond to a range of conflict issues that were framed either as referring to conflicting...

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global health crisis. Because the crisis requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on individuals, insights from the social and behavioural sciences can be used to help align human behavior with the...

An experimental study examined the combined influence of work style diversity and informational diversity within task groups (N=101 dyads) on work process and work outcome. During a ten minute discussion, dyads had to choose one out of three organizations for a joint internship. Work style...

In a 2 by 2 experimental design, we tested whether the acceptance of new group members depended on two newcomer characteristics; (1) the future prospects of a newcomer (whether a newcomer becomes a permanent member of the group or only remains temporarily within the group) and (2) on the kind of...

Companies' communications about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have become increasingly prevalent yet psychological reasons for why those communications might lead to positive reactions of the general public are not fully understood. Building on theories on impression formation and social...