The Science Behind Uplifter

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The bibliography below includes the scientific research I used when designing the Online Inspiration Engine.  Stay tuned for even more information about the science behind Uplifter!


Avramova, Y. R., & Stapel, D. A. (2008). Moods as spotlights: the influence of mood on accessibility effects. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95(3), 542-554. doi: 10.1037/a0012560  

  

 Baccus, J. R., Baldwin, M. W., & Packer, D. J. (2004). Increasing implicit self-esteem through classical conditioning. Psychological Science: A Journal of the American Psychological Society / APS, 15(7), 498-502. doi: 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.00708.x  

  

 Baldwin, M. W. (2007). On Priming Security and Insecurity. Psychological Inquiry: An International Journal for the Advancement of Psychological Theory, 18(3), 157. doi: 10.1080/10478400701512703  

 

 Bargh, J. A., Chen, M., & Burrows, L. (1996). Automaticity of social behavior: direct effects of trait construct and stereotype-activation on action. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71(2), 230-244.  

 

 Baumeister, R. F., Sparks, E. A., Stillman, T. F., & Vohs, K. D. (2008). Free will in consumer behavior: Self-control, ego depletion, and choice. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 18(1), 4-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jcps.2007.10.002  

 

 DeHouwer; Learning To Like.PDF. (n.d.). .


Dijksterhuis, A. (2004). I like myself but I don’t know why: enhancing implicit self-esteem by subliminal evaluative conditioning. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86(2), 345-355. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.86.2.345  

 

 Dijksterhuis, A., Aarts, H., Bargh, J. A., & Knippenberg, A. V. (2000). On the Relation between Associative Strength and Automatic Behavior*1, *2. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 36(5), 531-544. doi: 10.1006/jesp.2000.1427  

 

 Fiori, M. (2009). A New Look at Emotional Intelligence: A Dual-Process Framework. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 13(1), 21-44. doi: 10.1177/1088868308326909  

 

 Gawronski (2009) – 10 frequently asked questions about Implicit Measures.pdf. (n.d.). .


Gawronski, B., LeBel, E. P., & Peters, K. R. (2007). What Do Implicit Measures Tell Us? Scrutinizing the Validity of Three Common Assumptions. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2(2), 181-193. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6916.2007.00036.x  

 

 Knutson, B., Paulus, M., Trujillo, J. L., & Winkielman, P. (n.d.). Affective influence on judgments and decisions: Moving towards core mechanisms. Review of General Psychology, 11(2), 179-192. doi: 10.1037/1089-2680.11.2.179  

 

 Mauss, I. B., Bunge, S. A., & Gross, J. J. (2007). Automatic Emotion Regulation. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1(1), 146-167. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2007.00005.x  

 

 Mayer, J. D., Caruso, D. R., & Salovey, P. (1999). Emotional Intelligence Meets Traditional Standards for an Intelligence. Intelligence, 27(4), 267-98.  

 

 Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R. (2007). Boosting Attachment Security to Promote Mental Health, Prosocial Values, and Inter-Group Tolerance. Psychological Inquiry: An International Journal for the Advancement of Psychological Theory, 18(3), 139. doi: 10.1080/10478400701512646  

 

 Muraven, M. (2008). Autonomous self-control is less depleting. Journal of Research in Personality, 42(3), 763-770. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2007.08.002  

 

 Muraven, M., Gagné, M., & Rosman, H. (2008). Helpful self-control: Autonomy support, vitality, and depletion. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44(3), 573-585. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2007.10.008  

 

 Nelson, L. D., & Simmons, J. P. (2007). Moniker Maladies: When Names Sabotage Success. SSRN eLibrary. Retrieved from http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=946249  


Oskamp, S. (2007). Applying Psychology to Help Save the World: Reflections on a Career in Psychology. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 7(1), 121-136. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-2415.2007.00121.x  


Pleyers, G., Corneille, O., Luminet, O., & Yzerbyt, V. (2007). Aware and (Dis)Liking: Item-Based Analyses Reveal that Valence Acquisition via Evaluative Conditioning Emerges Only when There Is Contingency Awareness. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 33(1), 130-144.  

 

 Ranganath, K. A., & Nosek, B. A. (2008). Implicit Attitude Generalization Occurs Immediately; Explicit Attitude Generalization Takes Time. Psychological Science, 19(3), 249-254. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02076.x  


Ruys, K., & Stapel, D. (2008). The Secret Life of Emotions. Psychological Science, 19, 391, 385.  


Ruys, K. I., & Stapel, D. A. (2008a). How to heat up from the cold: examining the preconditions for (unconscious) mood effects. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94(5), 777-791. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.94.5.777  


Ruys, K. I., & Stapel, D. A. (2008b). Emotion elicitor or emotion messenger? Subliminal priming reveals two faces of facial expressions. Psychological Science: A Journal of the American Psychological Society / APS, 19(6), 593-600. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02128.x  


Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2008). From Ego Depletion to Vitality: Theory and Findings Concerning the Facilitation of Energy Available to the Self. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2(2), 702-717. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2008.00098.x  


Schmeichel, B. J., & Vohs, K. (2009). Self-affirmation and self-control: affirming core values counteracts ego depletion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96(4), 770-782. doi: 10.1037/a0014635  


Sedikides, C., & Gregg, A. P. (2008). Self-Enhancement: Food for Thought. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 3(2), 102-116. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6916.2008.00068.x  


Stapel, D. A., & Koomen, W. (2005). When less is more: the consequences of affective primacy for subliminal priming effects. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31(9), 1286-1295. doi: 10.1177/0146167205275616  


Tice, D. M., Baumeister, R. F., Shmueli, D., & Muraven, M. (2007). Restoring the self: Positive affect helps improve self-regulation following ego depletion. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 43(3), 379-384. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2006.05.007  


Tugade, M., & Fredrickson, B. (2007). Regulation of Positive Emotions: Emotion Regulation Strategies that Promote Resilience. Journal of Happiness Studies, 8(3), 311-333. doi: 10.1007/s10902-006-9015-4  


Wheeler, S. C., DeMarree, K. G., & Petty, R. E. (2007). Understanding the Role of the Self in Prime-to-Behavior Effects: The Active-Self Account. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 11(3), 234-261. doi: 10.1177/1088868307302223  



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