Journal Articles (Published & In Press)
  • Kardas, M., Schroeder, J., & O’Brien, E. (2021). Keep talking: (Mis)understanding the hedonic trajectory of conversation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. [PDF]
  • Kardas, M., Kumar, A., & Epley, N. (2021). Overly shallow?: Miscalibrated expectations create a barrier to deeper conversation​. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. [PDF]
  • Epley, N., & Kardas, M. (2020). 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 (3rd ed., pp. 164–180). New York: Guilford. [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%2F0956797617740646 [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%2F0956797617713798 [PDF]
  • O’Brien, E., & Kardas, M. (2016). The implicit meaning of (my) change. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 111(6), 882–894. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/pspi0000073 [PDF]​

Journal Articles (Under Review)
  • Kardas, M., Kumar, A., & Epley, N. (2022). Let it go: How exaggerating the reputational costs of revealing secrets discourages transparency in relationships. Manuscript under review.
  • Epley, N., Kardas, M., Zhao, X., Atir, S., & Schroeder, J. (2022) Undersociality: How social cognition could inhibit social connection​. Manuscript under review.

Research In Progress
  • Kardas, M., & Epley, N. (2022). It's surprisingly nice to meet you: An expectancy-value theory of people's social engagement decisions​. Manuscript in preparation.
  • Kardas, M., & Epley, N. (2022). ​People are insensitive to social forces that lead to common ground in dialogue. Data collection ongoing.
  • Wald, K., Kardas, M., & Epley, N. (2022). Can birds of different feathers flock surprisingly well together? Expected versus actual consequences of discussing divisive viewpoints. Data collection ongoing.

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. [Link]
  • Epley, N., Kardas, M., & Kumar, A. (2021). Small talk is boring. Our research shows how you can do better. The Washington Post. [Link]
  • Kardas, M. (2019). How to give away your cake and eat it too. Character & Context. [Link]
  • Kardas, M., & O’Brien, E. (2018). Research: Watching an expert do something makes you think you can do it too. Harvard Business Review. [Link]​​