Faculty & Research Published Research Research (-) Social Psychology Facet Area of Focus - Research Eileen Chou Sophie Trawalter Benjamin Converse Christopher J. Ruhm Frederick P. Hitz John Holbein Noah Myung Richard Bonnie (-) Gabrielle Adams Facet People - Research Facet UVA Partner - Research Published Research Social Psychology The “Equal-Opportunity Jerk” Defense: Rudeness Can Obfuscate Gender Bias Authors: Gabrielle Adams, Peter Belmi, Sora Jun In this research, we identified a barrier that makes sexism hard to recognize: rudeness toward men. We found that observers judge a sexist perpetrator as less sexist if he is rude toward men. Learn more Published Research Social Psychology Anger Damns the Innocent Authors: Gabrielle Adams, Katherine A. DeCelles, Holly S. Howe, Leslie K. John False accusations permeate social life—from the mundane blaming of other people to more serious accusations of infidelity and workplace wrongdoing. Importantly, false accusations can have grave consequences, including broken relationships, job loss, and reputational damage. In this article, we document an equally pernicious phenomenon—the misuse of anger as a cue to predict whether a suspect has been falsely accused. Learn more
Published Research Social Psychology The “Equal-Opportunity Jerk” Defense: Rudeness Can Obfuscate Gender Bias Authors: Gabrielle Adams, Peter Belmi, Sora Jun In this research, we identified a barrier that makes sexism hard to recognize: rudeness toward men. We found that observers judge a sexist perpetrator as less sexist if he is rude toward men. Learn more
Published Research Social Psychology Anger Damns the Innocent Authors: Gabrielle Adams, Katherine A. DeCelles, Holly S. Howe, Leslie K. John False accusations permeate social life—from the mundane blaming of other people to more serious accusations of infidelity and workplace wrongdoing. Importantly, false accusations can have grave consequences, including broken relationships, job loss, and reputational damage. In this article, we document an equally pernicious phenomenon—the misuse of anger as a cue to predict whether a suspect has been falsely accused. Learn more