Journal Articles
- Kardas, M., Nordgren, L., & Rucker, D. (in press). Unnecessarily divided: Civil conversations reduce attitude polarization more than people expect. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
- Kardas, M., Kumar, A., & Epley, N. (2024). Let it go: How exaggerating the reputational costs of revealing negative information encourages secrecy in relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 126(6), 1052–1083. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000441 PDF
- Wald, K., Kardas, M., & Epley, N. (2024). Misplaced divides?: Discussing political disagreement with strangers can be unexpectedly positive. Psychological Science, 35(5), 471–488. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976241230005 PDF
- Kardas, M., Schroeder, J., & O’Brien, E. (2022). Keep talking: (Mis)understanding the hedonic trajectory of conversation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 123(4), 717–740. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000379 PDF
- Epley, N., Kardas, M., Zhao, X., Atir, S., & Schroeder, J. (2022). Undersociality: Miscalibrated social cognition can inhibit social connection. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 26(5), 406–418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2022.02.007 PDF
- Kardas, M., Kumar, A., & Epley, N. (2022). Overly shallow?: Miscalibrated expectations create a barrier to deeper conversation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 122(3), 367–398. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000281 PDF
- Epley, N., & Kardas, M. (2021). Understanding the minds of others: Activation, application, and accuracy of mind perception. In P. A. M. Van Lange, E. T. Higgins, & A. W. Kruglanski (Eds.), Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles (pp. 163–180). The Guilford Press. PDF
- Kardas, M., Shaw, A., & Caruso, E. M. (2018). How to give away your cake and eat it too: Relinquishing control prompts reciprocal generosity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 115(6), 1054–1074. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000144 PDF
- Kardas, M., & O’Brien, E. (2018). Easier seen than done: Merely watching others perform can foster an illusion of skill acquisition. Psychological Science, 29(4), 521–536. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797617740646 PDF
- Schroeder, J., Kardas, M., & Epley, N. (2017). The humanizing voice: Speech reveals a more thoughtful mind in the midst of disagreement. Psychological Science, 28(12), 1745–1762. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797617713798 PDF
- O’Brien, E., & Kardas, M. (2016). The implicit meaning of (my) change. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 111(6), 882–894. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000073 PDF
Other Publications
- Kumar, A., Kardas, M., & Epley, N. (2022). When meeting someone new, try skirting the small talk and digging a little deeper. The Conversation. URL
- Epley, N., Kardas, M., & Kumar, A. (2021). Small talk is boring. Our research shows how you can do better. The Washington Post. URL
- Kardas, M. (2019). How to give away your cake and eat it too. Character & Context. URL
- Kardas, M., & O’Brien, E. (2018). Research: Watching an expert do something makes you think you can do it too. Harvard Business Review. URL