Gabrielle Adams
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Do victims and perpetrators hold similar views about the same conflict? Do gift givers think about their gifts in the same way that recipients do? My research investigates such questions, exploring the often-surprising reactions of people in these seemingly-scripted social exchange roles. I study both observer reactions to such gestures and the effects of these gestures on the actors performing them.
My research falls into three main lines: (1) Interpersonal transgressions and responses such as punishment, compensation, apologies, and forgiveness; (2) Asymmetrical perceptions of prosocial behavior; and (3) The intersection of power and justice motives.
Primary Interests:
- Ethics and Morality
- Helping, Prosocial Behavior
- Interpersonal Processes
- Law and Public Policy
- Organizational Behavior
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When Cheating Would Make You a Cheater
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11:20 When Cheating Would Make You a Cheater
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06:20 Less Is More: Why Our Brains Struggle to Subtract
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56:38 Overlooking Subtractive Changes
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33:40 Leading and Motivating in a Crisis
Journal Articles:
- Adams, G.S., Flynn, F.J., & Norton, M.I. (2012). The gifts we keep on giving: Documenting and destigmatizing the regifting taboo. In press, Psychological Science.
- Adams, G.S. & Mullen, E. (2013). Increased voting for candidates who compensate victims rather than punish offenders. Social Justice Research, 26, 168-192.
- Adams, G.S. & Inesi, M.E. (2016). Impediments to forgiveness: Victim and transgressor attributions of intent and guilt. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 111(6), 866-881.
- Adams, G.S., & Mullen, E. (2012). The psychological and social costs of punishment. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 35, 15-16.
- Bryan, C.J., Adams, G.S., & Monin, B. (2013). When cheating would make you a cheater: Implicating the self prevents unethical behavior. In press, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
- Adams, G.S. (2016). Asymmetries between victims’ and transgressors’ perspectives following interpersonal transgressions. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 10(12), 722-735.
- Adams, G.S., Zou, X., Inesi, M.E., & Pillutla, M.M. (2015). Forgiveness is not always divine: When expressing forgiveness makes others want to avoid you. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 126, 130-141.
- Ten Brinke, L., & Adams, G.S. (2015). Saving face? When emotion displays during public apologies mitigate damage to organizational performance. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 130, 1-12.
- Flynn, F.J., & Adams, G.S. (2009). Money can’t buy love: Asymmetric beliefs about gift price and feelings of appreciation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 404-409.
- O'Connor, K.S., & Adams, G.S. (2012). Affective antecedents of revenge. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 36, 29-30.
- Adams, G.S., & Mullen, E. (2015). Punishing the perpetrator decreases compensation for victims. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6, 31-38.
Courses Taught:
- Foundations of Behavioral Science
- The Paths to Power
Gabrielle Adams
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
United States of America