Outrage in Moral Punishments: The Dual Dynamics of Anger and Disgust in Personal Experience and Social Signaling Exploring the emotional landscape in moral punishments, two projects examine the roles of anger and disgust in responses to moral transgressions, through perspectives of personal experience and social signaling. The first project, with two studies (N’s = 908, […]
New Affiliation
I’m thrilled to share that I’ve officially started my new postdoc appointment at the Centre for the Experimental-Philosophical study of Discrimination (CEPDISC), Department of Political Sciences, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, as of March 1st, 2024. I’m eager to dive into research and collaborations in this exciting new chapter of my academic journey. Stay tuned for […]
New Article Online: Moral violations that target more valued victims elicit more anger, but not necessarily more disgust
Moral violations that target more valued victims elicit more anger, but not necessarily more disgust Lei Fan, Catherine Molho, Tom R. Kupfer, Joshua M. Tybur Published on Journal of Experimental Social Psychology https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002210312400009X The same moral violation can give rise to different emotional and behavioral responses in different individuals. The mechanisms that give rise to […]
Ph.D. Defense
I am more than happy to announce that I was granted the Ph.D. on 05/09/2023!
Conference Talk – EASP 2023
Beyond outrage: Observers anticipate different behaviors from expressors of anger versus disgust The modern world affords unprecedented opportunities for individuals to express themselves. The widespread distribution of one specific type of expression – moral outrage – has consequences for social and political harmony. The current investigation contributes to better understanding these consequences by examining what […]
New Article Online: Beyond Outrage: Observers Anticipate Different Behaviors From Expressors of Anger Versus Disgust
Beyond Outrage: Observers Anticipate Different Behaviors From Expressors of Anger Versus Disgust Lei Fan, Catherine Molho, Tom R. Kupfer, Disa A. Sauter, Joshua M. Tybur Published on Social Psychological and Personality Science Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550623117695 The modern world affords unprecedented opportunities for individuals to express moral sentiments. The widespread distribution of one specific type of sentiment […]
Conference Talk – HBES 2023
Are people more averse to microbe-sharing with ethnic outgroup members Intergroup biases are widespread across cultures and time. The current study tests an existing hypothesis that has been proposed to explain such biases: the mind has evolved to interpret outgroup membership as a cue to pathogen threat. In this registered report, we test a core […]
Conference Talk – CBEN 2022
Retesting the Hypothesis of Behavioral Immune System as the Basis of Intergroup Biases during a Pandemic Lei Fan & Joshua M. Tybur Intergroup biases are thought to (partially) emerge from the behavioral immune system. We conducted two studies – one longitudinal study and one experiment – to test this hypothesis from two different perspectives. The […]
New Article Online: Are people more averse to microbe-sharing contact with ethnic outgroup members? A registered report
Are people more averse to microbe-sharing contact with ethnic outgroup members? A registered report Lei Fan, Joshua M.Tybur, Benedict C.Jones Published on Evolution and Human Behavior Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2022.08.007 Abstract Intergroup biases are widespread across cultures and time. The current study tests an existing hypothesis that has been proposed to explain such biases: the mind has […]
Conference Talk – HBES 2022
Pathogen Disgust Sensitivity But Not Explicit Disease Concerns Predicts Immigration Attitudes During a Pandemic Lei Fan & Joshua M. Tybur Intergroup biases are thought to partially emerge from the behavioral immune system. The current longitudinal study (assessed at three time points of the COVID-19 pandemic – May 2020, N1 = 998; February 2021, N2 = […]