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Overview

Elisha Babad is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within psychology and social sciences, focusing on areas such as social psychology, education, applied psychology, sociology and political science, and general decision sciences.

The scientist's work addresses key topics including:

  • Communication in Education and Healthcare
  • Evaluation of Teaching Practices
  • Online and Blended Learning
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Student Evaluations Fast and Slow: It's Time to Integrate Teachers' Nonverbal Behavior in Evaluations of Teaching Effectiveness" (2021) published in Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
  • "FAST AND SLOW THINKING IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH: RECENT FINDINGS ON TEACHERS' BIAS AND ON STUDENTS' EVALUATIONS OF TEACHERS" (2021) published in Academia Letters

While Elisha Babad is listed as author on these two papers, it is notable that some closely related works in their network involve coauthors such as Refael Tikochinski, who has published on related themes within nonverbal behavior, media bias, and decision-making under electoral contexts.

Frequent coauthors in their collaborative work include:

  • Refael Tikochinski
  • Limor Sahar-Inbar
  • Ronen Hammer
  • Keren Turgeman-Lupo
  • Sharon Nessis

Publication venues where Elisha Babad's work appears most often include:

  • Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
  • Thinking & Reasoning
  • Academia Letters

The combination of their research interests and publication history indicates a focus on the intricate dynamics of communication within educational settings, particularly involving nonverbal cues and their impact on evaluations of teaching effectiveness. Their contributions also intersect broader themes of decision-making processes, behavioral biases, and the effect of media on public perception.

Best Publications

  • Pygmalion, Galatea, and the Golem: Investigations of biased and unbiased teachers.

    Elisha Y. Babad;Jacinto Inbar;Robert Rosenthal

  • Measuring and changing teachers' differential behavior as perceived by students and teachers.

    Elisha Babad

  • Teachers' differential behavior

    Elisha Babad

  • Students as Judges of Teachers’ Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior

    Elisha Babad;Frank Bernieri;Robert Rosenthal

  • The Social Psychology of the Classroom

    Elisha Babad

  • Wishful Thinking—Against All Odds

    Elisha Babad;Yosi Katz

  • The Social Self: Group Influences on Personal Identity

    Elisha Y. Babad;Max Birnbaum;Kenneth Dean Benne

  • Pygmalion: 25 years after interpersonal expectations in the classroom.

    Elisha Babad

  • A multi-method approach to the assessment of humor: A critical look at humor tests.

    Elisha Y. Babad

  • Nonverbal communication and leakage in the behavior of biased and unbiased teachers.

    Elisha Babad;Frank Bernieri;Robert Rosenthal

  • Wishful thinking and objectivity among sports fans.

    Elisha Babad

  • The “Teacher's Pet” Phenomenon, Students' Perceptions of Teachers' Differential Behavior, and Students' Morale

    Elisha Babad

  • WISHFUL THINKING AMONG VOTERS: MOTIVATIONAL AND COGNITIVE INFLUENCES

    Elisha Babad

  • Experimental analysis of students' course selection

    Elisha Babad;Arik Tayeb

  • On the conception and measurement of popularity: more facts and some straight conclusions

    Elisha Babad

  • Transparency of Teacher Expectancies across Language, Cultural Boundaries.

    Elisha Babad;Paul J. Taylor

  • Teachers’ Nonverbal Behavior and its Effects on Students

    Elisha Babad

  • Teachers' judgment of students' potential as a function of teachers' susceptibility to biasing information.

    Elisha Y. Babad;Jacinto Inbar;Robert Rosenthal

  • WHEN LESS INFORMATION IS MORE INFORMATIVE: DIAGNOSING TEACHER EXPECTATIONS FROM BRIEF SAMPLES OF BEHAVIOUR

    Elisha Babad;Frank Bernieri;Robert Rosenthal

  • Pygmalion in the Gymnasium.

    Robert Rosenthal;Elisha Y. Babad

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Rosenthal
Robert Rosenthal University of California, Riverside
Frank J. Bernieri
Frank J. Bernieri Oregon State University
John M. Darley
John M. Darley Princeton University
Phillip R. Shaver
Phillip R. Shaver University of California, Davis

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