Research

My Interests

Attitudes, Beliefs, Belief Systems, Survey Research, Observational Causal Inference, Computational Social Science

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Cassario, A. L., Vallabha, S., Thompson, J. L., Carrillo, A., Solanki, P., Gnall, S. A., Rice, S., Wetherell, G., & Brandt, M. J. (in press). Cognitive ability but not cognitive reflection predicts political animosity and favouritism. British Journal of Social Psychology. Paper Supplemental Materials

Cassario, A. L., & Brandt, M. J. (in press). Testing theories of threat, individual difference, and ideology: Little evidence of personality-based individual differences in ideological responses to threat. Social Psychological and Personality Science. Paper Supplemental Materials

Wetherell, G., Thompson, J. L., Cassario, A. L., Brandt, M. J., Gnall, S., Rice, S., Solanki, P., Vallabha, S., & Carrillo, A. (in press). Do mismatches between individual and target group personality predict prejudice? Collabra: Psychology. Paper

Cassario, A. L. (2023). Perceived vulnerability to infectious disease and perceived harmfulness are as predictive of citizen response to COVID-19 as partisanship. Politics and the Life Sciences, 42 (2), 277–290. Paper Supplemental Materials

Cox, K. S., Hanek, K. J., & Cassario, A. L. (2019). Redemption in a single low point story longitudinally predicts well-being: The incremental validity of life story elements. Journal of Personality, 87(5), 1009–1024.

Editor-Reviewed Publications

Brandt, M. J., & Cassario, A. L. (2023). Distinguishing between worldview conflict and shared alliances: Commentary on Pinsof, Sears, and Haselton. Psychological Inquiry, 34(3), 168–174. Paper

Accepted Stage 1 Registered Reports

Thompson, J. L., Cassario, A. L., Rice, S., Gnall, S. A., Carrillo, A., Solanki, P., Vallabha, S., Brandt, M. J., & Wetherell, G. (accepted). Registered report: Stress testing predictive models of ideological prejudice. PLOS ONE.

Under Review

Rice, S., Cassario, A. L., Solanki, P., Gnall, S. A., Thompson, J. L., Carrillo, A., Vallabha, S., Brandt, M. J., & Wetherell, G. (under review). (National) pride predicts prejudice toward a variety of social groups.

Cassario, A. L., Triki, A., & Brandt, M. J. (under review). Threat exposure does not predict increased conservatism in three large experiments: Evidence from the U.S.

Current Projects

Cassario, A. L., Vallabha S., & Brandt, M. J. (in progress). Central attitudes are more resistant to change.

Cassario, A. L., & Brandt, M. J. (in progress). Conviction cascades: Moral conviction transmits through belief system network ties and explains increasing political sectarianism over time.

Cassario, A. L.*, & Hawke, S.* (in progress). Towards optimal resource allocation: Exploring resource optimization at the intersection of sample size vs. measurement precision in original survey research.

Triki, A., Cassario, A.L., & Brandt M.J. (in progress). Mixed evidence for ideological asymmetries in partisan cue effects.

Cassario, A. L., & Brandt, M. J. (in progress). Exploring the effects of downward mobility on attitudes, behaviors, and life outcomes.

Cassario, A. L., Mulwa, K., & Brandt, M. J. (in progress). Does a competitive presidential campaign increase interest in, desire to consume, and desire to share misinformation?

Cassario, A. L., Mulwa, K., & Brandt, M. J. (in progress). Asymmetrical perceptions? Do co- and out-partisans view Republicans as more likely to believe and be interested in misinformation?

*denotes equal contribution