Research Publications

Selected Publications

Surprised Elaboration: When White Men Get Longer Sentences
Eskreis-Winkler, L., & Fishbach, A. (2022). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 123(5), 941–956.

Can’t Wait or Won’t Wait? The Two Barriers to Patient Decisions
Roberts, A.R., & Fishbach, A. (2022). Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 26(4), 283–285.

You Think Failure is Hard? So Is Learning From It
Eskreis-Winkler, L., & Fishbach, A. (2022). Perspectives of Psychological Science.

Motivating Personal Growth by Seeking Discomfort
Woolley, K. & Fishbach, A. (2022). Psychological Science.

The Structure of Intrinsic Motivation
Fishbach, A., & Woolley, K., (2022). Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 9, 339-363.

Love Is Patient: People Are More Willing to Wait for Things They Like
Roberts, A. R., Shaddy, F., & Fishbach, A. (2021). Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 150, 1423–1437.

Trade-Offs in Choice
Shaddy, F., Fishbach, A., & Simonson, I. (2021). Annual Review of Psychology, 72, 181-206.

Shared Plates, Shared Minds: Consuming from a Shared Plate Promotes Cooperation
Woolley, K., & Fishbach, A. (2019). Psychological Science, 30, 541–552.

Dear Abby: Should I Give Advice or Receive It?
Eskreis-Winkler, L., Fishbach, A., & Duckworth, A. (2018). Psychological Science, 29, 1797–1806.

Eyes on the Prize: The Preference to Invest Resources in Goals Over Means
Shaddy, F., & Fishbach, A. (2018). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 115, 624-637.

Too Far to Help: The Effect of Perceived Distance on the Expected Impact and Likelihood of Charitable Action
Touré-Tillery, M., & Fishbach, A. (2017). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 112, 860-876.

The Pitfall of Experimenting on the Web: How Unattended Selective Attrition Leads to Surprising (yet False) Research Conclusions
Zhou, H., & Fishbach, A. (2016). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 111, 493-504.