What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Cognitive science
- Self-esteem
His primary areas of study are Social psychology, Social cognition, Egocentrism, Theory of mind and Cognitive psychology.
His research in Social psychology focuses on subjects like Perception, which are connected to Interpersonal relationship.
His Social cognition investigation overlaps with Social perception, Attribution, Social influence, Perspective-taking and Prosocial behavior.
His Social influence research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Psychological Theory, Phenomenon, Everyday life and Self.
His research investigates the connection between Cognitive psychology and topics such as Cognitive science that intersect with issues in Syllogism and Persuasion.
The Anchoring study which covers Heuristics that intersects with Heuristic.
His most cited work include:
- On seeing human: A three-factor theory of anthropomorphism. (1052 citations)
- Perspective Taking as Egocentric Anchoring and Adjustment (728 citations)
- The Anchoring-and-Adjustment Heuristic Why the Adjustments Are Insufficient (548 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Nicholas Epley mainly focuses on Social psychology, Social cognition, Cognitive psychology, Social perception and Perspective-taking.
His Social psychology study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Perception.
His research on Social cognition often connects related areas such as Theory of mind.
In general Cognitive psychology, his work in Sensory cue is often linked to Dehumanization, Event and Support linking many areas of study.
His work in the fields of Social perception, such as Impression formation, overlaps with other areas such as Ambiguity.
His Perspective-taking research focuses on subjects like Social relation, which are linked to Interpersonal relationship and Developmental psychology.
He most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (71.55%)
- Social cognition (27.59%)
- Cognitive psychology (19.83%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?
- Social psychology (71.55%)
- Social cognition (27.59%)
- Prosocial behavior (8.62%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Nicholas Epley spends much of his time researching Social psychology, Social cognition, Prosocial behavior, Perception and Perspective-taking.
His research on Social psychology frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Social perception.
Nicholas Epley has researched Social perception in several fields, including Attribution, Self-esteem and Morality.
His Social cognition research spans across into subjects like Value, Well-being, Meaning, Cognitive psychology and Dehumanization.
His Cognitive psychology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Personhood and Speech perception.
His Prosocial behavior research includes elements of Belongingness and Happiness.
Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- The Mechanics of Motivated Reasoning (65 citations)
- Perspective mistaking: Accurately understanding the mind of another requires getting perspective, not taking perspective (43 citations)
- Maybe holier, but definitely less evil, than you: Bounded self-righteousness in social judgment. (31 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Cognitive science
- Self-esteem
His primary scientific interests are in Social psychology, Social cognition, Reading, Egocentrism and Perspective.
His study ties his expertise on Observer together with the subject of Social psychology.
His study on Social cognition is intertwined with other disciplines of science such as Value and Prosocial behavior.
Reading overlaps with fields such as Feeling, Dehumanization, Cognitive psychology and Paralanguage in his research.
His research in Feeling intersects with topics in Visual perception, Speech perception and Communication.
As part of one scientific family, Nicholas Epley deals mainly with the area of Egocentrism, narrowing it down to issues related to the Social perception, and often Self-esteem.
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