David A. Armor

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

David A. Armor is a scholar working on Applied Psychology, General Decision Sciences and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Armor has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Applied Psychology, 7 papers in General Decision Sciences and 4 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in David A. Armor's work include Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (7 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 papers) and Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (5 papers). David A. Armor is often cited by papers focused on Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (7 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 papers) and Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (5 papers). David A. Armor collaborates with scholars based in United States and Israel. David A. Armor's co-authors include Shelley E. Taylor, Lien B. Pham, Inna Rivkin, Aaron M. Sackett, Cade Massey, Philip E. Tetlock, Randall S. Peterson, Clayton R. Critcher, David Dunning and Joseph P. Simmons and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, American Psychologist and Psychological Science.

In The Last Decade

David A. Armor

13 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Harnessing the imagination: Mental simulation, self-regulation, and coping.

1998 512 citations Shelley E. Taylor, Lien B. Pham et al. American Psychologist profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David A. Armor United States	12	743	676	622	490	393	14	2.1k
Lien B. Pham United States	8	568 0.8×	463 0.7×	358 0.6×	441 0.9×	270 0.7×	9	1.6k
Faith Gleicher United States	14	897 1.2×	848 1.3×	693 1.1×	903 1.8×	267 0.7×	15	2.3k
Keith D. Markman United States	24	722 1.0×	664 1.0×	732 1.2×	587 1.2×	349 0.9×	45	2.5k
Kate Sweeny United States	26	637 0.9×	696 1.0×	646 1.0×	484 1.0×	419 1.1×	92	2.4k
Cathy McFarland Canada	26	728 1.0×	1.0k 1.5×	983 1.6×	670 1.4×	628 1.6×	43	3.0k
Christopher J. R. Roney Canada	11	777 1.0×	635 0.9×	623 1.0×	312 0.6×	204 0.5×	23	1.7k
Gifford Weary United States	30	824 1.1×	1.3k 1.9×	1.2k 2.0×	832 1.7×	656 1.7×	73	3.0k
Lawrence J. Sanna United States	35	1.1k 1.4×	1.2k 1.7×	799 1.3×	950 1.9×	1.0k 2.6×	73	3.3k
Stephen M. Smith United States	24	500 0.7×	864 1.3×	937 1.5×	305 0.6×	675 1.7×	45	2.7k
Danny Axsom United States	24	452 0.6×	549 0.8×	925 1.5×	256 0.5×	667 1.7×	30	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David A. Armor

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Gleicher, Faith, David Boninger, Alan Strathman, et al.. (2014). With an Eye Toward the Future: The Impact of Counterfactual Thinking on Affect, Attitudes, and Behavior. 295–316. 25 indexed citations

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Massey, Cade, Joseph P. Simmons, & David A. Armor. (2011). Hope Over Experience. Psychological Science. 22(2). 274–281. 73 indexed citations

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Massey, Cade, Joseph P. Simmons, & David A. Armor. (2010). Hope Over Experience: Desirability and the Persistence of Optimism. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

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Critcher, Clayton R., David Dunning, & David A. Armor. (2010). When Self-Affirmations Reduce Defensiveness: Timing Is Key. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 36(7). 947–959. 89 indexed citations

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Armor, David A., Cade Massey, & Aaron M. Sackett. (2008). Prescribed Optimism: Is It Right to Be Wrong About the Future?. Psychological Science. 19(4). 329–331. 58 indexed citations

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Armor, David A. & Aaron M. Sackett. (2006). Accuracy, error, and bias in predictions for real versus hypothetical events.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 91(4). 583–600. 71 indexed citations

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Armor, David A. & Shelley E. Taylor. (2003). The Effects of Mindset on Behavior: Self-Regulation in Deliberative and Implemental Frames of Mind. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 29(1). 86–95. 115 indexed citations

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Hetts, John J., et al.. (2000). The influence of anticipated counterfactual regret on behavior. Psychology and Marketing. 17(4). 345–368. 96 indexed citations

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Armor, David A.. (1999). The illusion of objectivity: A bias in the perception of freedom from bias.. 23 indexed citations

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Taylor, Shelley E., Lien B. Pham, Inna Rivkin, & David A. Armor. (1998). Harnessing the imagination: Mental stimulation, self-regulation, and coping.. American Psychologist. 53(4). 429–439. 445 indexed citations

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Taylor, Shelley E., Lien B. Pham, Inna Rivkin, & David A. Armor. (1998). Harnessing the imagination: Mental simulation, self-regulation, and coping.. American Psychologist. 53(4). 429–439. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

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Taylor, Shelley E. & David A. Armor. (1996). Positive Illusions and Coping with Adversity. Journal of Personality. 64(4). 873–898. 451 indexed citations

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Tetlock, Philip E., David A. Armor, & Randall S. Peterson. (1994). The slavery debate in antebellum America: Cognitive style, value conflict, and the limits of compromise.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 66(1). 115–126. 124 indexed citations

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Armor, David A., et al.. (1982). Recruit Aptitudes and Army Job Performance: Setting Enlistment Standards for Infantrymen. RAND Corporation eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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