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Researcher

Dries Bostyn

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Awards & Distinctions

36 Results

2026

The roots of omission bias : cross-cultural evidence for an attributional asymmetry account

Xinyi XuDries BostynArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in THINKING & REASONING

2025

An eastern look at a western dilemma : cross-cultural differences in action-balanced trolley dilemmas

Xinyi XuDries BostynXiaopeng RenArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE

Beyond hypothetical trolleys : moral choices and motivations in a real-life sacrificial dilemma

Dries BostynMarie-Céline GouwyElias De CraeneCaro VanmechelenJoyce ScheirlinckxTassilo TissotRuben Van SeverenDaphne van den BogaardMilena WaterschootFien Geenen et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Creating a supportive academic culture by preventing and responding to transgressive behavior

Tim Van Den BosscheDries BostynFemke De BackereSean Bex

A2 Journal Article in NATURE MENTAL HEALTH

People use norms, values, codification, and enforceability to determine if a rule was broken

Jordan WylieDries BostynAna Gantman

A2 Journal Article in OPEN MIND-DISCOVERIES IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE

The development of a moral compass : exploring age and gender differences in moral foundations in early and mid‐adolescence

Marie-Céline GouwyDries BostynBarbara De ClercqArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE

The multidimensionality of moral identity : toward a broad characterization of the moral self

Tassilo TissotAlain Van HielDries BostynLeen HaerensAnnick WillemBram Constandt

A1 Journal Article in ETHICS & BEHAVIOR

2024

Online Moral Conformity : how powerful is a Group of Strangers when influencing an Individual's Moral Judgments during a video meeting?

Mariola Paruzel-CzachuraDominika WojciechowskaDries Bostyn

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY

The multidimensionality of moral identity : toward a broad characterization of the moral self

Tassilo TissotAlain Van HielDries BostynLeen HaerensBram Constandt

The multidimensionality of moral identity : toward a broad characterization of the moral self

Tassilo TissotAlain Van HielDries BostynLeen HaerensBram Constandt

2023

Deontologists are not always trusted over utilitarians : revisiting inferences of trustworthiness from moral judgments

Dries BostynSubramanya Prasad ChandrashekarArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Support for freedom of speech and concern for political correctness : the effects of trait emotional intelligence and cognitive ability

Louise DriegheArne RoetsJonas De keersmaeckerAlain Van HielDries Bostyn

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

2022

Sensitivity to moral principles predicts both deontological and utilitarian response tendencies in sacrificial dilemmas

Dries BostynArne RoetsP. Conway

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE

Sequential decision-making impacts moral judgment : how iterative dilemmas can expand our perspective on sacrificial harm

Dries BostynArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

2021

Disliked but free to speak : cognitive ability is related to supporting freedom of speech for groups across the ideological spectrum

Jonas De keersmaeckerDries BostynAlain Van HielArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE

2020

A meta-analytic integration of research on the relationship between right-wing ideological attitudes and aggressive tendencies

Alain Van HielEmma OnraetDries BostynJonas StadeusTessa HaesevoetsJasper Van AsscheArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN REVIEW OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Bright mind, moral mind? Intelligence is unrelated to consequentialist moral judgment in sacrificial moral dilemmas

Dries BostynJonas De keersmaeckerJasper Van AsscheArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW

Can psychological interventions improve intergroup attitudes post terror attacks?

Jasper Van AsscheMasi NoorKim DierckxMuniba SaleemPierre BouchatLaura de GuissmeDries BostynMark CarewAndreea Ernst-VintilaMelody M. Chao

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE

Utilitarianism in minimal-group decision making is less common than equality-based morality, mostly harm-oriented, and rarely impartial

Arne RoetsDries BostynJonas De keersmaeckerTessa HaesevoetsJasper Van AsscheAlain Van Hiel

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

2019

An exploration of the motivational basis of take-some and give-some games

Tessa HaesevoetsAlain Van HielJasper Van AsscheDries BostynChris Reinders Folmer

A1 Journal Article in JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING

Beyond physical harm : how preference for consequentialism and primary psychopathy relate to decisions on a monetary trolley dilemma

Dries BostynSybren SevenhantArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in THINKING & REASONING

Decision making in the prisoner's dilemma game : the effect of exit on cooperation and social welfare

Tessa HaesevoetsDries BostynChris Reinders FolmerArne RoetsAlain Van Hiel

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DECISION MAKING

Generalized ingroup-stereotyping as a response to perceived individual failure

Arne RoetsDries BostynJonas De keersmaeckerJasper Van AsscheAlain Van Hiel

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Should trolleys be scared of mice? Replies to Evans and Brandt (2019) ; Białek, Turpin, and Fugelsang (2019) ; Colman, Gold, and Pulford (2019) ; and Plunkett and Greene (2019)

Dries BostynArne Roets

Editorial material

Trolleys in the dark : enlightening moral cognition through sacrificial dilemmas

Dries BostynArne Roets

2018

Behavioural consistency within the prisoner's dilemma game : the role of personality and situation

Tessa HaesevoetsChris Reinders FolmerDries BostynAlain Van Hiel

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY

Can education change the world? Education amplifies differences in liberalization values and innovation between developed and developing countries

Alain Van HielJasper Van AsscheDavid De CremerEmma OnraetDries BostynTessa HaesevoetsArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Of mice, men, and trolleys : hypothetical judgment versus real-life behavior in trolley-style moral dilemmas

Dries BostynSybren SevenhantArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Toward an Integrated Cognition Perspective on Ethnic Prejudice: An Investigation Into the Role of Intelligence and Need for Cognitive Closure

Jonas De keersmaeckerDries BostynJohnny FontaineAlain Van HielArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE

2017

An asymmetric moral conformity effect : subjects conform to deontological but not consequentialist majorities

Dries BostynArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE

How much compensation is too much? An investigation of the effectiveness of financial overcompensation as a means to enhance customer loyalty

Tessa HaesevoetsAlain Van HielMario PandelaereDries BostynDavid De Cremer

A1 Journal Article in JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING

Intergroup reconciliation between Flemings and Walloons : the predictive value of cognitive style, authoritarian ideology, and intergroup emotions

Jasper Van AsscheDries BostynJonas De keersmaeckerBenoit DardenneMichel Hansenne

A1 Journal Article in PSYCHOLOGICA BELGICA

Trust, trolleys and social dilemmas : a replication study

Dries BostynArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-GENERAL

2016

Right-wing attitudes and moral cognition : are right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation related to utilitarian judgment?

Dries BostynArne RoetsAlain Van Hiel

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

The morality of action : the asymmetry between judgments of praise and blame in the action–omission effect

Dries BostynArne Roets

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

2015

Defining the happiness gap

Alain Van HielArne RoetsJasper Van AsscheDries BostynJonas De keersmaeckerTessa HaesevoetsAnne JoostenJonas StadeusEmma Onraet

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE