David DeSteno

10.9k citations
61 papers · 7.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 37

Impact in

    • Emotions and Moral Behavior
    • Cultural Differences and Values
    • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
    • Behavioral Health and Interventions

Papers in

David DeSteno

61 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

Gratitude and Prosocial Behavior 2006 · 854 citations
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Peers

David DeSteno
Comparison fields: 5 of 146
  • Social Psychology 3.8k
  • Applied Psychology 838
  • General Decision Sciences 232
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.6k
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 2.1k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside David DeSteno, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20245
2 20221
3 20209
4 202027
5 201918
6 201928
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Flat vs. Expressive Storytelling: Young Children’s Learning and Retention of a Social Robot’s Narrative
20172
8 201710
9 201644
10 2015158
11 201363
12 2013289
13 201223
14 2011351
15 2010219
16 2009154
17 2008439
18 20076
19 2004234
20 2000237

About David DeSteno

David DeSteno is a scholar working on Social Psychology, General Decision Sciences, Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 61 papers that have together received 7.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (15 papers), Emotions and Moral Behavior (13 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (12 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (8 papers), Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (8 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (7 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (7 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Social Psychology (3.8k citations), Applied Psychology (838 citations), General Decision Sciences (232 citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (1.6k citations) and Cognitive Neuroscience (2.1k citations). David DeSteno has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Piercarlo Valdesolo, Monica Y. Bartlett, Lisa A. Williams, Peter Salovey, Paul Condon, Richard E. Petty, Derek D. Rucker, Daniel Lim, Duane T. Wegener and Leah Dickens. Their work appears in journals such as Emotion, Psychological Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Cognition & Emotion and Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

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