Assistant Prof studying how we know what we know and what we don't know. @UWMadison (she/her).
Joined November 2019
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"many ordinary conversations are better than our expectations predict, but our memories may not preserve that lesson very well" - @AtirStav ow.ly/vkTP50ZjjXe
ALT Two women sit in airplane seats side-by-side, glancing at each other with uncertain expressions; the woman on the left holds a smartphone, while a leather bag sits on her lap.
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Research by @atirstav & Risen suggests explaining learned material—a very effective learning strategy—is underused because of the self-threatening nature of knowledge reflection involved in explaining, and offers remedies to overcome this reluctance:
buff.ly/4g2sxyX
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What fuels thriving relationships? #Responsiveness: #Listening, understanding, and supporting each other.
In our new chapter, Harry Reis and I present an integrated model of responsiveness and its powerful impact on #connection and well-being.
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After lecturing on findings that show that, while they don’t predict it, talking to strangers makes people happy (@AtirStav) I asked my students how a 3-min dance party would feel and then played Dance With a Stranger by @lakestreetdive … and they danced!
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People who think they're an expert claim knowledge about nonexistent things; real expertise helps people stay within their "circle of competence" instead. From Harvard Business Review. w/ @atirstav
On Buffett, Moneyball, and mebamectin
hbr.org/2024/09/research-com…
Are you staying within your circle of competence?
In recent research, we explain why feeling like an expert often leads to overestimating your knowledge—and how real expertise can protect you.
We discuss our results in this HBR article. W/ @daviddunning6
bit.ly/3ZOwq66
Do experts know what they DON'T know? Sort of.
Our new paper suggests that expertise has a small but detectable effect on recognizing one’s own ignorance.
@daviddunning6 authors.elsevier.com/a/1jUTN…
For example, we tested doctors, med students, and pre-meds with a list of medical terms, including some bogus ones. Doctors and med students were slightly better at saying "I don't know" than pre-meds.
This is going to be such an amazing pre-conference. Can't wait!
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Very excited to announce my new paper w/ @isobelaheck & @K_Kinzler on how kids think about censorship and depictions of harm! Would kids censor if given the chance? If so, why?
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Excited to see UW-Madison spotlighting my work on language and gender bias! business.wisc.edu/news/girlb…
Congratulations, Dr. Khoshimov!
Thrilled to announce that I have defended my dissertation!
A huge shoutout and heartfelt thanks to the fantastic committee members @jon_eckhardt, @ProfLauraHuang, @brentdg2, @AtirStav, Martin Ganco for your continuous support and guidance.
Celebrating it with sparkling juice!
Loneliness is on the rise, yet people remain reluctant to connect with strangers. Why, and what can we do?
A new piece I wrote with @drxuanzhao and @tweetsbymidge for Current Opinion in Psychology.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1h973…
Congrats, Jirs! 🎉🎉
Nice surprise that my paper on gender diversity and performance recognition in law enforcement with Jen Merluzzi won the best paper on environmental and social practices from @AOM_OMT
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Huge congrats to @ambwinst and Markus Brauer (@brauerlab1) on the inauguration of the new Institute for Diversity Science. What a lineup of speakers from
@UWMadison and the wider community. Here's to continued success of the institute!!
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Anyone know of any pre-registered experiments testing the happiness benefits of ANY workplace interventions (eg, flexible work policies, email-free Fridays, workweek reductions)? We can find ZERO, which seems crazy.
A nice piece by On Wisconsin on talking to strangers.
It’s ever more possible to conduct life without engaging face-to-face with others. But check out a new @UWBusiness study, which finds that not talking to strangers can lead to worse decisions and diminished well-being.
@AtirStav @UWMadison @LeiahFundell
onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/on_…
Come work with me! I’m accepting PhD students this year.
I study overconfidence, conversations, and gender bias, broadly defined.
Read more about my work: stavatir.com
Apply / learn more about the process: business.wisc.edu/phd/
Feel free to email me with any Qs.
People are generally happier to help than we think. Fantastic paper by @drxuanzhao!
Across 6 experiments (e.g., live interactions in field & lab), we found those in need of help tend to underestimate how willing and motivated others are to help and how positive helpers feel afterwards. Putting a prosocial lens (back) to why people help! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
