Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

  1. Burgess, M., Van Boven, L., Wagner, G., Wong-Parodi, G., Baker, K., Boykoff, M., Converse, B. A., Dilling, L., Gilligan, J. M., Inbar, Y., Markowitz, E., Moyer, J. D., Newton, P., Raimi, K., Shrum, T., & Vandenbergh, M. (2024). Supply, demand, and polarization challenges facing U.S. climate policies. Nature Climate Change.听https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01906-y (pdf)
  2. Gonzalez听Coffin, S., Eichhorst, W., Carrico, A., Inbar, Y., Newton, P., & Van Boven, L. (2024). Perceived naturalness predicts public support for sustainable protein technology. Climatic Change.听听(pdf)
  3. Marshall, R. Anderson, S. E., Van Boven, L., Al-Shawaf, L., & Burgess, M., (2024). Neutral and negative effects of policy bundling on support for decarbonization policy. Climatic Change, 61. 听(pdf)
  4. Sherman, D. K., & Van Boven, L. (2024). The connections鈥攁nd misconnections鈥攂etween the public and politicians over climate policy: A social psychological perspective.听Social Issues and Policy Review, 1鈥28.听.听(pdf)
  5. Van Boven, L., & Burgess, M. (in press). Introduction to topical collection: Social science and sustainability technology. Climatic Change.
  6. Ferraro, P.G., Cherry, T.L. Shogren, J.F., Vossler, C.A., Cason, T. N., Flint, H. B., Hochard, J. P., Johansson-Stenman, O., Martinsson, P., Murphy, J. P., Newbold, S. C., Thunstrom, L. H., van Soest, D., van't Veld, L., Dannenberg, A., Loewenstein, G., & Van Boven. L. (2023). Create a culture of experiments in environmental programs: Organizations need a better 鈥渓earning by doing鈥 approach. Science, 381(6659), 735鈥737. 听(pdf)
  7. Cole, J.C., Ehret, P.J., Sherman, D.K., & Van Boven, L. (2022).听Social norms explain prioritization of climate policy.听Climatic Change,听173 (10).听
  8. Cole, J. C., Flores, A., Giga-Boy, G., Klein, O., Sherman, D, K. & Van Boven, L. (2022). Party over pandemic: Partisan cues and trust explain influence public support for Covid-19 policies. GroupProcesses and Intergroup Relations.
  9. Ramos, J., Grant, M. D., Dickert, S., Eom, K., Flores, A., Jiga-Boy, G., Kogut, T. Mayorga, M.., Pedersen, E. J., Pereira, B., Rubaltelli, E., Slovic, P., V盲stfj盲ll, D., & Van Boven, L. (2022). Structured reflection increases intentions to reduce other people鈥檚 health risks during COVID-19. PNAS Nexus, pgac218,听
  10. Cole, J.C., Ehret, P.J., Sherman, D.K., & Van Boven, L. (2022). Social norms explain prioritization of climate policy. Climatic Change, 173 (10). 听
  11. Flores, A., Cole, J. C., Dickert, S., Eom, K., Jiga-Boy, G. M., Kogut, T., *Loria, .R., Mayorga, M., Pedersen, E.J., Pereira, B., Rubaltelli, E., Sherman, D. K., Slovic, P., V盲stfj盲ll, D., & Van Boven, L. .(2022). Politicians polarize and experts depolarize public support for COVID-19 management policies across countries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.听
  12. Grant, M. D., Flores, A., Pedersen, E. J., Sherman, D. K., & Van Boven, L. (2021). When election expectations fail: Polarized perceptions of election legitimacy increase with accumulating evidence of election outcomes and with polarized media. PLOS ONE.
  13. Fernbach, P.M., & Van Boven, L. (2021). False polarization: Cognitive mechanisms and potential solutions. Current Opinion in Psychology: People Watching: Interpersonal Perception and Prediction, 43, 1鈥6.
  14. Sherman, D. K., Shteyn, M. F., Han, H., & Van Boven, L. (2021). The exchange between citizens and elected officials: A social psychological framework for citizen climate activists. Behavioural Public Policy, 5(4), 576-705.
  15. Van Boven, L., & Sherman, D. K. (2021). Elite influence on public attitudes about climate policy. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences: Human Response to Climate Change: From Neurons to Collective Action, 42, 83鈥88. 听
  16. van der Linden, S., Pearson, A., & Van Boven, L. (2021). Introduction. Behavioural Public Policy: Special Issue on Behavioural Climate Policy, 1鈥9.
  17. Mrkva, K., Chan, L., & Van Boven, L. (2020). Commentary: Above and beyond the content: Feelings influence mental simulation. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 43, e139.
  18. Mrkva K., Cole, J., & Van Boven, L. (2020). Attention increases environmental risk perception. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
  19. Mrkva, K., Ramos, J., & Van Boven, L. (2020). Attention influences emotion, judgment, and decision making to explain mental simulation. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice.
  20. Shrum, T., Markowitz, E., Buck, H., Gregory, R., van der Linden, S., Attari, S.Z., & Van Boven, L. (2020). Behavioral frameworks to understand public risk response and value assessment of carbon dioxide removal. Journal of the Royal Society Interface Focus, Special Issue: 鈥淕oing negative: An Interdisciplinary, Holistic Approach to Carbon Dioxide Removal.鈥
  21. Bhandari, S., Hallowell, M. R., Van Boven, L., Welker, K., & Gruber, J. (2020). Using augmented virtuality to examine how emotions influence construction hazard identification, risk assessment, and safety decisions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001755
  22. Mrkva, K., & Van Boven, L. (2020). Salience theory of mere exposure: Relative exposure increases liking, extremity, and emotional intensity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. DOI: 10.1037/pspa0000184
  23. Mrkva K., Westfall, J., & Van Boven, L. (2019). Attention drives emotion: Voluntary visual attention increases perceived emotional intensity. Psychological Science.
  24. Van Boven, L., Ramos, J., Montal-Rosenberg, R., Kogut, T., Sherman, D. K., & Slovic, P. (2019). It depends: Partisan evaluation of conditional probability importance. Cognition, 51-63.
  25. Andr茅, Q., Carmon, Z., Wertenbroch, K., Crum, A., Frank, D., Goldstein, W., Huber, J., Van Boven, L., Weber, B., & Yang, H. (2019). . Customer Needs and Solutions. DOI: 10.1007/s40547-017-0085-8
  26. Ehret, P., Van Boven, L., & Sherman, D. (2018). . Social Psychological and Personality Science: Recent Geopolitical Events, 9, 308鈥318. DOI: 10.1177/1948550618758709. (Winner: Best Graduate Student paper, APA Division 34, Population and Conservation Psychology.)
  27. Van Boven, L., Ehret, P. J., & Sherman, D. K. (2018a). . Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13, 492-507. DOI: 10.1177/1745691617748966
  28. Van Boven, L., Ehret, P. J., & Sherman, D. K. (2018b). : A reply to Weber (2018). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13, 512-517. DOI: 10.1177/1745691618774535
  29. Mrkva, K., Travers, M., & Van Boven, L. (2018). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 147, 354-376. DOI: 10.1037/xge0000408
  30. Mrkva, K., & Van Boven, L. (2017). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 46, 1296鈥1306. DOI: 10.1037/xge0000347
  31. Bhandari, S., Hallowell, M., Van Boven, L., Gruber, J., and Welker, K. (2016) . Construction Research Congress, 2831鈥2840. DOI: 10.1061/9780784479827.282
  32. Keating, J., Van Boven, L., Judd, C. M. (2016). . Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 65, 52鈥58. DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2016.03.002
  33. Aknin, L., Van Boven, L., & Johnson-Graham, L. (2015).. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10, 458鈥462.
  34. Huber M., Van Boven L., Park B., Pizzi, W.T. (2015) . PLoS ONE 10(9): e0139193. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139193
  35. Silverman, A., Gwinn, J., and Van Boven, L. (2015). . Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6, 464鈥471.
  36. Van Boven, L., & Caruso, E. (2015). . Social and Personality Psychology Compass.
  37. Westfall, J., Van Boven, L., Chambers, J., & Judd, C. J. (2015). . Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10, 145鈥158.
  38. Chan, C., Van Boven, L., Andrade, E., Ariely, D. (2014). . Journal of Consumer Psychology, 24, 381鈥386.
  39. Campell, T., O鈥橞rien, E., Van Boven, L., Schwarz, N., & Ubel, P. (2014). . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 106, 272鈥285.
  40. Tixier, A., Albert, A., Hallowel, M., & Van Boven, L, & Kleiner, B. (2014). . Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 04014052-1鈥04014052-10.
  41. Travers, M. W., Van Boven., L, & Judd, C. J. (2014). . Political Psychology, 35, 97鈥111.
  42. Caruso, E., Van Boven, L., Chin, M., & Ward, A. (2013). . Psychological Science, 24, 530鈥536.
  43. Chan, C., Berger, J., & Van Boven, L. (2012). . Journal of Consumer Research, 39, 561-573.
  44. Kane, J., Van Boven, L., & McGraw, A. P. (2012). . European Journal of Social Psychology, 42, 354鈥362.
  45. Van Boven, L., Judd, C., & Sherman, D. (2012). . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103, 84鈥100.
  46. Van Boven, L., Loewenstein, G., Welch, E., & Dunning, D. (2012). . Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 25, 1鈥12.
  47. Van Boven, L., & Robinson, M. (2012). . Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 303鈥309.
  48. White, K., & Van Boven, L. (2012). . Emotion, 12, 737鈥747.
  49. Geeraert, N., Van Boven, L., & Yzerbyt, V. (2011). . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 64, 1788-1796.
  50. Huber, M., Van Boven, L., McGraw, A. P., Johnson-Graham, L. (2011). . Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 115, 283鈥293.
  51. Warren, C., McGraw, A. P., & Van Boven, L. (2011). . Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 2, 193鈥205.
  52. Andrade, E., & Van Boven, L. (2010). . Psychological Science, 21, 706鈥711.
  53. Van Boven, L., & Campbell, M., & Gilovich, T. (2010). . Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 551-563.
  54. Van Boven, L., Kane, J., McGraw, A. P., & Dale, J. (2010). . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98, 872鈥885.
  55. Oskarsson, A., Van Boven, L., Hastie, R., & McClelland, G. (2009). Psychological Bulletin, 119, 262鈥285.
  56. Van Boven, L., White, K., & Huber, M. (2009). I. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 138, 368鈥382.
  57. Van Boven, L., & Johnson-Graham, L. (2007). .鈥 Journal of Positive Psychology, 2, 269鈥270.
  58. Van Boven, L., & Ashworth, L. (2007). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 136, 289鈥300.
  59. Savitsky, K., Van Boven, L., Epley, N., & Wight, W. (2005). . Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 41, 447鈥457.
  60. Van Boven, L. (2005). . Review of General Psychology, 9, 132鈥142.
  61. Van Boven, L., Loewenstein, G., & Dunning, D. (2005). . Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 96, 130鈥141.
  62. Epley, N., Keysar, B., Van Boven, L., & Gilovich, T. (2004). . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87, 327鈥339.
  63. Epley, N., Van Boven, L., & Caruso, E. (2004). . Commentary on Krueger & Funder, 鈥淭oward a balanced social psychology: Causes, consequences, and cures for the problem-seeking approach to social behavior and cognition.鈥 Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 27, 333.
  64. Kruger, J., Wirtz, D., Van Boven, L., & Altermatt, W. (2004). . Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40, 91鈥98.
  65. Van Boven, L., & Gilovich, T. (2003). . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 1193鈥1202.
  66. Van Boven, L., & Thompson, L. (2003). . Group Processes and Interpersonal Relations, 6, 387鈥404.
  67. Nadler, J., Thomspon, L., & Van Boven, L. (2003). . Management Science, 49, 529鈥540.
  68. Van Boven, L., & Epley, N. (2003). . Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 39, 263鈥269
  69. Van Boven, L., & Loewenstein, G. (2003). . Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 1159鈥1168.
  70. Van Boven, L., Gilovich, T., & Medvec, V. (2003). . Negotiation Journal, 19, 117鈥131.
  71. Van Boven, L., Loewenstein, G., & Dunning, D. (2003).Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 51, 351鈥365.
  72. Van Boven, L., White, K., Kamada, A., & Gilovich, T. (2003). I. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 249鈥258.
  73. Gibbons, R. & Van Boven, L. (2001). . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 45, 1鈥17.
  74. Van Boven, L. (2000). . Political Psychology, 21, 267鈥276.
  75. Van Boven, L., Dunning, D., & Loewenstein, G. (2000). . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79, 66鈥76.
  76. Van Boven, L., Kruger, J., Savitsky, K., & Gilovich, T. (2000). . Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 620鈥629.
  77. Van Boven, L., Kamada, A., & Gilovich, T. (1999). intuitions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 1188鈥1199.

Book Chapters

  1. Grant, M. D., Flores, A., Pedersen, E. J., & Van Boven, L., (in press). Evolution, rationality, and social judgment and decision making. In D. E. Carlston & K. Johnson (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Social Cognition.
  2. Ramos, J., Caruso, E., Van Boven, L. (2022). Temporal asymmetric psychology: Prospection, retrospection, and well-being. In C. Hoerl, T. McCormack, & A. Fernandes (Eds.) Temporal Asymmetries in Philosophy and Psychology (pp. 29鈥61). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
  3. Van Boven, L., Loewenstein, G., Dunning, D., & Norgren, L. (2013). Changing places: A dual judgment model of empathy gaps in emotional perspective taking. In J. M. Olson & M. P. Zanna (Eds.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Vol.48, 118鈥171. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
  4. Van Boven, L., Westfall, J. A., & Travers, M. W., & McClelland, G. (2013). Judgment and Decision Making. In D. E. Carlston (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Social Cognition (pp. 375鈥401). New York: Oxford University Press.
  5. Westfall, J., & Van Boven, L. (2013). Endowment effect. In H. Pashler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Mind. SAGE Publications Inc.
  6. Judd, C. M., Van Boven, D., Huber, M., & Nunes, A. (2012). Measuring everyday perceptions of the distribution of the American Electorate. In J. Aldrich & K. McGraw (Eds.), Improving Public Opinion Surveys: Interdisciplinary Innovation and the American National Election Studies (pp. 195鈥219). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
  7. Huber, M., Van Boven, L., & McGraw, A. P. (2011). Donate different: External and internal influences on emotion based donation decisions. In D. M. Oppenheimer & C. Y. Olivola (Eds.), The Science of Giving: Experimental Approaches to the Study of Charity (pp. 179鈥199). New York: Psychology Press.
  8. Van Boven, L., & Loewenstein, G. (2005). Cross-situational projection. In M. Alicke, J. Krueger, & D. Dunning (Eds.), Self and Social Judgment (pp. 43鈥64). Psychology Press.
  9. Van Boven, L., & Loewenstein, D. (2005). Empathy gaps in emotional perspective taking. In S. Hodges, & B. Malle (Eds.), Other minds: How humans bridge the divide between self and others (pp. 284鈥297). Guilford Press.
  10. Van Boven, L. (2009). Perspective taking. In D. Sander & K. R. Scherer (Eds.), Oxford Companion to Affective Sciences (pp. 305鈥306). New York: Oxford University Press.
  11. Van Boven, L., Kane, J., & McGraw, A. P. (2008). Temporally asymmetric constraints on mental simulation: Retrospection is more constrained than prospection. In K. Markman, W. Klein, & S. Shur (Eds.), The Handbook of Imagination and Mental Simulation (pp. 131鈥149). Psychology Press
  12. Van Boven, L. (2007). Availability. In R. F. Baumeister and K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  13. Van Boven, L. (2007). Na茂ve realism. In R. F. Baumeister and K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  14. Van Boven, L., & Kane, J. (2006). Predicting feelings versus choices. In E. C. Chang & L. J. Sanna (Eds.), Judgment over time: The interplay of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors (pp. 67鈥81). Oxford University Press.
  15. Dunning, D., Van Boven, L., & Loewenstein, G. (2001). Egocentric empathy gaps in social interaction and exchange. In E. Lawler, M. Macey, S. Thye, & H. Walker (Eds.), Advances in Group Processes, Vol. 18 (pp. 65鈥97).

Other (Popular Press Articles and Commentaries)

  1. Van Boven, L., Montal-Rosenberg, R., & Sherman, D. (January 22, 2020). The bipartisan misuse of facts: Liberals and conservatives both misuse facts. But there are ways to stop that impulse. Los Angeles Times, A-9.
  2. Van Boven, L., & Sherman, D. (July 29, 2018). Polarizing climate policy: Republicans and Democrats differ considerably less than people think. The New York Times: Grey Matter, p. SR2.
  3. Van Boven, L., & Slovic, P. (January 28, 2018). . Politico Magazine.
  4. Sherman, D., & Van Boven, L. (25 September 2014). . Los Angeles Times.
  5. Van Boven, L., & Sherman, D. (4 November 2014).
  6. Van Boven, L., Judd, C. M., & Travers, M. (30 June 2013). The New York Times, p. SR12.
  7. Colorado Matters (Friday 17 February 2012). Colorado Public Radio. [Radio interview.]
  8. Van Boven, L. (May 16, 2012). . Academic minute. Northeast Public Radio. [Radio interview]
  9. Van Boven, L. (Sunday, 11 March 2012). . Denver Post: Perspective.
  10. Van Boven, L. (2009). . SPSP Dialogue, Fall 2009.