Adi Wiezel, Ph.D.
@awiezel.bsky.social
South(w)e(a)sterner & social psychologist studying political psychology, affect, leadership, & intergroup relations. Assistant Professor of Psychology and director of the BORG research lab (https://awiezel.wixsite.com/wiezelborglab) @ Elon University.
Delighted to see this paper—for which I collected data in the US—on the relation between intergroup conflict & preferences for dominant leaders across 25 countries is now out in EHB. Great job to Lasse Laustsen & colleagues for getting this cool paper out there! authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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May 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Delighted to see this paper—for which I collected data in the US—on the relation between intergroup conflict & preferences for dominant leaders across 25 countries is now out in EHB. Great job to Lasse Laustsen & colleagues for getting this cool paper out there! authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
This past Saturday, I was asked to facilitate a session on revisiting stereotypes (versus preferences) at my university’s “WE LEAD” program, a cohort experience for alumnae of Elon University who are now successful executives. (1/2)
March 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This past Saturday, I was asked to facilitate a session on revisiting stereotypes (versus preferences) at my university’s “WE LEAD” program, a cohort experience for alumnae of Elon University who are now successful executives. (1/2)
Looking forward to hosting this interactive session @ my university tomorrow. It'll focus on distinguishing between 2 kinds of political polarization, when and why we should care about (affective) polarization, & the science behind some of the causes of--and interventions for reducing--polarization.
March 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Looking forward to hosting this interactive session @ my university tomorrow. It'll focus on distinguishing between 2 kinds of political polarization, when and why we should care about (affective) polarization, & the science behind some of the causes of--and interventions for reducing--polarization.
Putting the finishing touches on the BORG lab’s new research space, while campus looks about as eager as I do to welcome back three returning student researchers—and one new one—this semester. awiezel.wixsite.com/wiezelborgla...
January 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Putting the finishing touches on the BORG lab’s new research space, while campus looks about as eager as I do to welcome back three returning student researchers—and one new one—this semester. awiezel.wixsite.com/wiezelborgla...
Friendly reminder from your resident political psychologist that contemporary election polling results tend to have larger error margins than the actual margins between candidates; they're not necessarily great indicators of who's going to win, especially in a close race. (1/3)
November 5, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Friendly reminder from your resident political psychologist that contemporary election polling results tend to have larger error margins than the actual margins between candidates; they're not necessarily great indicators of who's going to win, especially in a close race. (1/3)
Doug Kenrick and I recently wrote a Psychology Today blog post about leader sex in the context of the current U.S. presidential race, given some of our recent work with @mbarlev.bsky.social on leadership stereotypes and preferences. You can check it out here: www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/se...
Is Being Female an Electoral Strength or Weakness for Kamala Harris?
Experts and members of the public continue to worry that being a woman is a handicap to being elected to high office. The data tell a different story.
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October 10, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Doug Kenrick and I recently wrote a Psychology Today blog post about leader sex in the context of the current U.S. presidential race, given some of our recent work with @mbarlev.bsky.social on leadership stereotypes and preferences. You can check it out here: www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/se...
First Behavior, Opinions, and Relations between Groups (BORG) lab meeting down, and we're already getting featured our on our department's Instagram. Very excited to be working with these three great undergrad students!☺️ www.instagram.com/p/C_TOZB3ugx0/
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September 2, 2024 at 3:05 PM
First Behavior, Opinions, and Relations between Groups (BORG) lab meeting down, and we're already getting featured our on our department's Instagram. Very excited to be working with these three great undergrad students!☺️ www.instagram.com/p/C_TOZB3ugx0/
Excited to announce that I'll be launching my undergraduate research lab--the (Wiezel) Behavior, Opinions, and Relations between Groups (BORG) Lab-- at Elon University this Fall! (1/2)
August 23, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Excited to announce that I'll be launching my undergraduate research lab--the (Wiezel) Behavior, Opinions, and Relations between Groups (BORG) Lab-- at Elon University this Fall! (1/2)
It was very cool to see
Patrick Grzanka give the presidential keynote at #SPSSICon2024 yesterday. I still remember some 14 years ago, when I was a wide-eyed political science undergrad taking his human event course. (1/4)
Patrick Grzanka give the presidential keynote at #SPSSICon2024 yesterday. I still remember some 14 years ago, when I was a wide-eyed political science undergrad taking his human event course. (1/4)
June 23, 2024 at 8:06 PM
It was very cool to see
Patrick Grzanka give the presidential keynote at #SPSSICon2024 yesterday. I still remember some 14 years ago, when I was a wide-eyed political science undergrad taking his human event course. (1/4)
Patrick Grzanka give the presidential keynote at #SPSSICon2024 yesterday. I still remember some 14 years ago, when I was a wide-eyed political science undergrad taking his human event course. (1/4)
Terrific Kurt Lewin Keynote Address by Linda Tropp, using examples from decades of work on intergroup relations to illustrate "Socially Relevant Research" as an alternative to a tight dichotomy between "scientific/basic" research and "useful"/"applied" research (1/4)
June 23, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Terrific Kurt Lewin Keynote Address by Linda Tropp, using examples from decades of work on intergroup relations to illustrate "Socially Relevant Research" as an alternative to a tight dichotomy between "scientific/basic" research and "useful"/"applied" research (1/4)
Do differences in climate beliefs between liberals & conservatives translate into differences in climate action? Interesting work by
@mikeberkwein.bsky.social and his team, who looked at a global mega-study investigating the effectiveness of 11 climate interventions, found that (1/6)
@mikeberkwein.bsky.social and his team, who looked at a global mega-study investigating the effectiveness of 11 climate interventions, found that (1/6)
June 23, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Do differences in climate beliefs between liberals & conservatives translate into differences in climate action? Interesting work by
@mikeberkwein.bsky.social and his team, who looked at a global mega-study investigating the effectiveness of 11 climate interventions, found that (1/6)
@mikeberkwein.bsky.social and his team, who looked at a global mega-study investigating the effectiveness of 11 climate interventions, found that (1/6)
Are sustainable behaviors better adopted socially or alone? Janet Lopez & her team first had participants describe behavior change goals, and then write a letter regulating their goals to either themselves (individual regulation) or to another person (social regulation). (1/2)
June 23, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Are sustainable behaviors better adopted socially or alone? Janet Lopez & her team first had participants describe behavior change goals, and then write a letter regulating their goals to either themselves (individual regulation) or to another person (social regulation). (1/2)
Is starting sustainable behaviors seen as more impactful than stopping *un*sustainable ones?
@rrrianabrown.bsky.social finds that when participants evaluate a person that either starts or stops using products which are described as either sustainable or unsustainable, (1/4)
@rrrianabrown.bsky.social finds that when participants evaluate a person that either starts or stops using products which are described as either sustainable or unsustainable, (1/4)
June 22, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Is starting sustainable behaviors seen as more impactful than stopping *un*sustainable ones?
@rrrianabrown.bsky.social finds that when participants evaluate a person that either starts or stops using products which are described as either sustainable or unsustainable, (1/4)
@rrrianabrown.bsky.social finds that when participants evaluate a person that either starts or stops using products which are described as either sustainable or unsustainable, (1/4)
Much of the work on cross-race relationships and interactions focus on the benefits for members of dominant groups. Régine Debrosse & colleagues' work considers the impact on people of color. (1/4)
June 21, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Much of the work on cross-race relationships and interactions focus on the benefits for members of dominant groups. Régine Debrosse & colleagues' work considers the impact on people of color. (1/4)
Very interesting mega-study on stereotype variability (among US participants) by Selin Toprakkiran. Using data from Project Implicit, and targets from 28 nationality groups and 6 racial/ethnic groups to delve into the nature of stereotype variability, her team found that … (1/4)
June 21, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Very interesting mega-study on stereotype variability (among US participants) by Selin Toprakkiran. Using data from Project Implicit, and targets from 28 nationality groups and 6 racial/ethnic groups to delve into the nature of stereotype variability, her team found that … (1/4)
Bookmarking a number of symposia to sit in on at #SPSSICon24. Please feel free to reach out if you'd like to meet up and join me! ☺️
June 21, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Bookmarking a number of symposia to sit in on at #SPSSICon24. Please feel free to reach out if you'd like to meet up and join me! ☺️
Thanks to Michael Abernethy for highlighting our recent work (with
Douglas T. Kenrick and @mbarlev.bsky.social) on leadership stereotypes versus preferences in Today at Elon! www.elon.edu/u/news/2024/...
Douglas T. Kenrick and @mbarlev.bsky.social) on leadership stereotypes versus preferences in Today at Elon! www.elon.edu/u/news/2024/...
‘Alpha males’ dominant no more? Elon-led research shows preference for prestige, women leaders
The stereotype of the “alpha male” leader — dominant and aggressive — is pervasive, but do people actually want that kind of leader? New research led by an Elon psychologist says no....
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June 11, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Thanks to Michael Abernethy for highlighting our recent work (with
Douglas T. Kenrick and @mbarlev.bsky.social) on leadership stereotypes versus preferences in Today at Elon! www.elon.edu/u/news/2024/...
Douglas T. Kenrick and @mbarlev.bsky.social) on leadership stereotypes versus preferences in Today at Elon! www.elon.edu/u/news/2024/...
Reposted by Adi Wiezel, Ph.D.
Do people really prefer dominant male leaders? A series of studies led by @awiezel.bsky.social & Doug Kenrick suggest people in fact would rather have prestige-based and female leaders in a variety of leadership roles, including political office.
www.hbes.com/is-it-time-t...
www.hbes.com/is-it-time-t...
Is it time to jettison the alpha male stereotype of leadership? - HBES
– by Adi Wiezel & Doug Kenrick Women make up slightly over 50 percent of the U.S. population. Why then are only a quarter of U.S. Senators and a tenth of Fortune 500 CEOs women? Why have none of 45 Am...
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June 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Do people really prefer dominant male leaders? A series of studies led by @awiezel.bsky.social & Doug Kenrick suggest people in fact would rather have prestige-based and female leaders in a variety of leadership roles, including political office.
www.hbes.com/is-it-time-t...
www.hbes.com/is-it-time-t...
Thanks to Eric Dolan and
@psypost.bsky.social for this neat write-up of our recent work on leadership stereotypes versus preferences with Douglas T. Kenrick and @mbarlev.bsky.social!
@psypost.bsky.social for this neat write-up of our recent work on leadership stereotypes versus preferences with Douglas T. Kenrick and @mbarlev.bsky.social!
May 24, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Thanks to Eric Dolan and
@psypost.bsky.social for this neat write-up of our recent work on leadership stereotypes versus preferences with Douglas T. Kenrick and @mbarlev.bsky.social!
@psypost.bsky.social for this neat write-up of our recent work on leadership stereotypes versus preferences with Douglas T. Kenrick and @mbarlev.bsky.social!
Reposted by Adi Wiezel, Ph.D.
We’re delighted that our paper, “Stereotypes versus preferences: Revisiting the role of alpha males in leadership” (doi.org/10.1016/j.ev...) with
@mbarlev.bsky.social and Douglas T. Kenrick received seven thoughtful commentaries from prominent scholars in the field (1/3)
@mbarlev.bsky.social and Douglas T. Kenrick received seven thoughtful commentaries from prominent scholars in the field (1/3)
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May 4, 2024 at 12:38 AM
We’re delighted that our paper, “Stereotypes versus preferences: Revisiting the role of alpha males in leadership” (doi.org/10.1016/j.ev...) with
@mbarlev.bsky.social and Douglas T. Kenrick received seven thoughtful commentaries from prominent scholars in the field (1/3)
@mbarlev.bsky.social and Douglas T. Kenrick received seven thoughtful commentaries from prominent scholars in the field (1/3)
Very much looking forward to co-hosting the interactive online session, "The Social Psychology of Bridging Political Divides in Your Own Backyard" with Braver Angels of North Carolina, next Thursday, 4/11 at 7:30 PM EST. (1/3)
April 5, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Very much looking forward to co-hosting the interactive online session, "The Social Psychology of Bridging Political Divides in Your Own Backyard" with Braver Angels of North Carolina, next Thursday, 4/11 at 7:30 PM EST. (1/3)
I'm very much looking forward to putting on this interactive lunch session on political polarization on Saturday, 3/23, sponsored by
@NCState Student Leadership and Engagement. If you're a student at NC State, or at another NC university near Raleigh, please feel free to RSVP!
@NCState Student Leadership and Engagement. If you're a student at NC State, or at another NC university near Raleigh, please feel free to RSVP!
March 20, 2024 at 8:29 PM
I'm very much looking forward to putting on this interactive lunch session on political polarization on Saturday, 3/23, sponsored by
@NCState Student Leadership and Engagement. If you're a student at NC State, or at another NC university near Raleigh, please feel free to RSVP!
@NCState Student Leadership and Engagement. If you're a student at NC State, or at another NC university near Raleigh, please feel free to RSVP!
Very excited to report that our paper "Stereotypes versus preferences: Revisiting the role of alpha males in leadership" is now available online at Evolution & Human Behavior
: authors.elsevier.com/a/1iX2x3tz49..., with some broad takeaways below (1/4).
: authors.elsevier.com/a/1iX2x3tz49..., with some broad takeaways below (1/4).
authors.elsevier.com
February 22, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Very excited to report that our paper "Stereotypes versus preferences: Revisiting the role of alpha males in leadership" is now available online at Evolution & Human Behavior
: authors.elsevier.com/a/1iX2x3tz49..., with some broad takeaways below (1/4).
: authors.elsevier.com/a/1iX2x3tz49..., with some broad takeaways below (1/4).
Neat talk at #SPSP2024 by Luiza Santos looking at the perceptions versus reality of the outcomes of cross-party conversations. Participants persistently underestimated how positive the outcomes of 20-minute cross-party conversations would be. (1/4)
February 10, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Neat talk at #SPSP2024 by Luiza Santos looking at the perceptions versus reality of the outcomes of cross-party conversations. Participants persistently underestimated how positive the outcomes of 20-minute cross-party conversations would be. (1/4)