Joyce Ehrlinger

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Joyce Ehrlinger is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joyce Ehrlinger has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Social Psychology and 11 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Joyce Ehrlinger's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (14 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (9 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (7 papers). Joyce Ehrlinger is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (14 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (9 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (7 papers). Joyce Ehrlinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Joyce Ehrlinger's co-authors include David Dunning, Kerri L. Johnson, Justin Kruger, Richard P. Eibach, Lee Ross, Thomas Gilovich, Carol S. Dweck, Ainsley Mitchum, Gareth R. Dutton and Christopher Schatschneider and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin and Personality and Individual Differences.

In The Last Decade

Joyce Ehrlinger

27 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Why People Fail to Recognize Their Own Incompetence 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Why People Fail to Recognize Their Own Incompetence
    2003 817 citations David Dunning, Kerri L. Johnson et al. Current Directions in Psychological Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joyce Ehrlinger United States 18 638 608 521 510 503 27 2.6k
Moritz Heene Germany 17 683 1.1× 555 0.9× 829 1.6× 512 1.0× 426 0.8× 44 2.9k
Pam Mueller United States 8 445 0.7× 719 1.2× 440 0.8× 227 0.4× 298 0.6× 17 2.5k
Sabina Kleitman Australia 25 684 1.1× 391 0.6× 598 1.1× 406 0.8× 609 1.2× 53 2.5k
Margaret E. Beier United States 28 608 1.0× 329 0.5× 1.4k 2.6× 683 1.3× 507 1.0× 87 3.6k
Dave Bartram United Kingdom 26 703 1.1× 326 0.5× 377 0.7× 286 0.6× 425 0.8× 80 2.5k
Dana S. Dunn United States 28 584 0.9× 645 1.1× 178 0.3× 334 0.7× 663 1.3× 100 2.8k
Jessica Kay Flake Canada 23 835 1.3× 629 1.0× 1.1k 2.0× 240 0.5× 391 0.8× 36 2.8k
Donald A. Hantula United States 29 491 0.8× 527 0.9× 230 0.4× 573 1.1× 189 0.4× 90 2.5k
Christian Geiser United States 33 870 1.4× 501 0.8× 1.1k 2.2× 481 0.9× 708 1.4× 79 3.9k
Vivienne Brunsden United Kingdom 6 693 1.1× 603 1.0× 437 0.8× 230 0.5× 559 1.1× 10 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Joyce Ehrlinger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joyce Ehrlinger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joyce Ehrlinger

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Joyce Ehrlinger. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Joyce Ehrlinger based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Joyce Ehrlinger. Joyce Ehrlinger is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dunn, Elizabeth W., et al.. (2020). Can Researchers’ Personal Characteristics Shape Their Statistical Inferences?. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 47(6). 969–984. 3 indexed citations
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Ward, Paul, et al.. (2017). Does talent exist? A re-evaluation of the nature-nurture debate. Digital Commons - Michigan Tech (Michigan Technological University). 3 indexed citations
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Giacomin, Miranda, et al.. (2014). Changing theories of change: Strategic shifting in implicit theory endorsement.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 107(4). 597–620. 57 indexed citations
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Sparks, Erin & Joyce Ehrlinger. (2012). Psychological Contributors to the Failure to Anticipate Unintended Consequences. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 6(5). 417–427. 1 indexed citations
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Jordan, Alexander, et al.. (2012). How Social Norms Promote Misleading Social Feedback and Inaccurate Self‐Assessment. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 6(2). 206–216. 23 indexed citations
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Eibach, Richard P., Lisa K. Libby, & Joyce Ehrlinger. (2012). Unrecognized Changes in the Self Contribute to Exaggerated Judgments of External Decline. Basic and Applied Social Psychology. 34(3). 193–203. 3 indexed citations
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Ehrlinger, Joyce, et al.. (2011). Eyes on the prize: The longitudinal benefits of goal focus on progress toward a weight loss goal. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 47(4). 853–855. 2 indexed citations
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Crescioni, A. Will, Joyce Ehrlinger, Jessica L. Alquist, et al.. (2011). High trait self-control predicts positive health behaviors and success in weight loss. Journal of Health Psychology. 16(5). 750–759. 161 indexed citations
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Sparks, Erin, Joyce Ehrlinger, & Richard P. Eibach. (2011). Failing to commit: Maximizers avoid commitment in a way that contributes to reduced satisfaction. Personality and Individual Differences. 52(1). 72–77. 67 indexed citations
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Ehrlinger, Joyce & Richard P. Eibach. (2011). Focalism and the Failure to Foresee Unintended Consequences. Basic and Applied Social Psychology. 33(1). 59–68. 11 indexed citations
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Eibach, Richard P. & Joyce Ehrlinger. (2010). Reference Points in Men’s and Women’s Judgments of Progress Toward Gender Equality. Sex Roles. 63(11-12). 882–893. 17 indexed citations
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Eibach, Richard P., Lisa K. Libby, & Joyce Ehrlinger. (2009). Priming family values: How being a parent affects moral evaluations of harmless but offensive acts. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 45(5). 1160–1163. 33 indexed citations
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Ehrlinger, Joyce, et al.. (2007). Why the unskilled are unaware: Further explorations of (absent) self-insight among the incompetent. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 105(1). 98–121. 480 indexed citations
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Ehrlinger, Joyce. (2007). Skill Level, Self‐Views and Self‐Theories as Sources of Error in Self‐Assessment. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 2(1). 382–398. 19 indexed citations
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Ehrlinger, Joyce, et al.. (2006). Why the Unskilled Are Unaware: Further Explorations of (Absent) Self-Insight Among the Incompetent. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Strasser, Rosemary, Joyce Ehrlinger, & Verner P. Bingman. (2004). Transitive Behavior in Hippocampal-Lesioned Pigeons. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 63(3). 181–188. 32 indexed citations
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Dunning, David, Kerri L. Johnson, Joyce Ehrlinger, & Justin Kruger. (2003). Why People Fail to Recognize Their Own Incompetence. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 12(3). 83–87. 817 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ehrlinger, Joyce & David Dunning. (2003). How chronic self-views influence (and potentially mislead) estimates of performance.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 84(1). 5–17. 14 indexed citations
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Ehrlinger, Joyce & David Dunning. (2003). How chronic self-views influence (and potentially mislead) estimates of performance.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 84(1). 5–17. 361 indexed citations

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