Politics and Policy

This work examines topics that speak to politics, politically relevant questions, and public policy.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Cross-Sectional Analyses Can Evaluate The Plausibility of, But Not Validate, Causal Accounts
Critcher, C. R., & Siegel, M. (in press). Cross-sectional analyses can evaluate the plausibility of, but not validate, causal accounts. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Re-examining the Association Between E-Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction: A Cautionary Tale
Critcher, C. R., & Siegel, M. (2021). Re-examining the association between e-cigarette use and myocardial infarction: A cautionary tale. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 61, 474-482.

How Encouraging Niceness Can Incentivize Nastiness: An Unintended Consequence of Advertising Reform
Jung, M. H., & Critcher, C. R. (2018). How encouraging niceness can incentivize nastiness: An unintended consequence of advertising reform. Journal of Marketing Research, 55, 147-161.

If He Can Do It, So Can They: Exposure to Counterstereotypically Successful Exemplars Prompts Automatic Inferences
Critcher, C. R., & Risen, J. L. (2014). If he can do it, so can they: Incidental exposure to counterstereotypically-successful exemplars prompts automatic inferences. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 106, 359-379.

Visceral Fit: While in a Visceral State, Associated States of the World Seem More Likely
Risen, J. L., & Critcher, C. R. (2011). Visceral fit: While in a visceral state, associated states of the world seem more likely. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100, 777-793. [Editors’ Choice. (2011). Science, 332, 398]

Political Orientation and Ideological Inconsistencies: (Dis)comfort with Value Tradeoffs
Critcher, C. R., Huber, M., Ho, A. K., & Koleva, S. P. (2009). Political orientation and ideological inconsistencies: (Dis)comfort with value tradeoffs. Social Justice Research, 22(2), 181-205.