Latest publications

September 29, 2023

Gossip drives vicarious learning and facilitates social connection

Eshin Jolly, Luke J. Chang

Current Biology

Research paper

May 28, 2023

Evidence for bidirectional causationbetween trait and mental state inferences

Chunjin Lin, Mark Allen Thornton

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Research paper

March 6, 2023

Long gaps between turns are awkward for strangers but not for friends

Emma M. Templeton, Luke J. Chang, Elizabeth A. Reynolds, Marie D. Cone LeBeaumont, Thalia Wheatley

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Research paper

March 3, 2023

Synchrony to a beat predicts synchrony with other minds

Sophie Wohltjen, Brigitta Toth, Adam Boncz, Thalia Wheatley

Scientific Reports

Research paper

February 7, 2023

Transition dynamics shape mental state concepts

Mark Allen Thornton, Milena Rmus, Amisha D. Vyas, Diana Tamir

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Research paper

May 1, 2022

A threatening opportunity: The prospect of conversations about race-related experiences between Black and White friends.

Sanchez, K. L., Kalkstein, D. A., & Walton, G. M.

Journal of personality and social psychology

Research paper

March 10, 2022

Cultural diversity broadens social networks

Adrienne Wood, Adam M Kleinbaum, Thalia Wheatley

Journal of personality and social psychology

Research paper

January 18, 2022

Fast response times signal social connection in conversation

Emma M. Templeton, Luke J. Chang, Elizabeth A. Reynolds, Marie D. Cone LeBeaumont, Thalia Wheatley

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Research paper

October 25, 2021

The 3d Mind Model Characterizes How People Understand Mental States Across Modern and Historical Cultures

Mark A. Thornton, Sarah Wolf, Brian J. Reilly, Edward G. Slingerland, Diana I. Tamir

Affective Science

Research paper

October 4, 2021

Daily Perceived Stress Predicts Less Next Day Social Interaction: Evidence From a Naturalistic Mobile Sensing Study

Alex W. daSilva, Jeremy F. Huckins, Weichen Wang, Rui Wang, Andrew T. Campbell, Meghan L. Meyer

Emotion

Research paper