Jonah Koetke
@jonahkoetke.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher at The Ohio State University studying intellectual humility, political psychology, conflict resolution, and trust in science
Are there contexts where expressing intellectual humility (IH) can backfire? On established or morally convicted topics, the positive impacts of perceived high (vs. low) IH on competence and warmth are attenuated or reversed.
Full Paper: doi.org/10.1177/1948...
Full Paper: doi.org/10.1177/1948...
Are There Consequences of Expressing Intellectual Humility Toward Claims Perceived as Established or Moral Truths? Implications for Judgments of Expresser’s Competence and Warmth - Jonah Koetke, Karin...
Prior research has found that people perceive intellectual humility (IH)—the awareness of one’s intellectual limitations—as a positive characteristic. Here, we ...
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June 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Are there contexts where expressing intellectual humility (IH) can backfire? On established or morally convicted topics, the positive impacts of perceived high (vs. low) IH on competence and warmth are attenuated or reversed.
Full Paper: doi.org/10.1177/1948...
Full Paper: doi.org/10.1177/1948...
New paper alert! Published in Social Cognition, people want experts to be intellectually humble, but see all these experts as falling short of this ideal level of intellectual humility. We discuss implications for person perception and public trust.
Full paper here: doi.org/10.1521/soco...
Full paper here: doi.org/10.1521/soco...
Lay Preferences for and Perceptions of Intellectual Humility Across Societal Roles | Social Cognition
Research on intellectual humility (IH)—the awareness of one's intellectual limitations—demonstrates that high levels of self-reported IH are associated with behaviors that are broadly beneficial for i...
doi.org
May 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
New paper alert! Published in Social Cognition, people want experts to be intellectually humble, but see all these experts as falling short of this ideal level of intellectual humility. We discuss implications for person perception and public trust.
Full paper here: doi.org/10.1521/soco...
Full paper here: doi.org/10.1521/soco...
Reposted by Jonah Koetke
Divine forgiveness (DF)—the belief that one has been forgiven by God—is a deeply meaningful part of many people’s lives and can positively impact their well-being, including the ability to self-forgive after wrongdoing.
New research shows divine forgiveness has dual effects: It can reduce apologies through increased self-forgiveness, but also promote them through gratitude and humility.
Read more in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin: ow.ly/cF6Y50V0eqo
Read more in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin: ow.ly/cF6Y50V0eqo
May 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Divine forgiveness (DF)—the belief that one has been forgiven by God—is a deeply meaningful part of many people’s lives and can positively impact their well-being, including the ability to self-forgive after wrongdoing.