Yuji K. Winet CV

Journal Article Journal of personality and social psychology · April 2023 People fill their free time by choosing between hedonic activities that are new and exciting (e.g., exploring a buzzed-about restaurant) versus old and familiar (e.g., revisiting the same old spot). The dominant psychological assumption is that people will ... Full text Cite

Pivotal voting: The opportunity to tip group decisions skews juries and other voting outcomes.

Journal Article Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · August 2022 Many important social and policy decisions are made by small groups of people (e.g., juries, college admissions officers, or corporate boards) with the hope that a collective process will yield better and fairer decisions. In many instances, it is possible ... Full text Cite

Social exploration: When people deviate from options explored by others.

Journal Article Journal of personality and social psychology · March 2022 People often face choices between known options and unknown ones. Our research documents a social-exploration effect: People are more likely to explore unknown options when they learn about known options from other people's experiences. Across four studies ... Full text Cite