Simone Mattavelli

Assistant Professor @unimib, interested in Social Cognition and Learning

[Simone Mattavelli @essematta]

In a new paper published in PSPB, we show that immoral behaviors lead to stronger inferences about a target’s negative ability than inable behaviors do about negative morality - an asymmetric Horn Effect.

w/ @MarcoBicocca, Marcos Dono, and Alex Koch

https://t.co/997Lp22ce6

[Marco Brambilla @MarcoBicocca]

Our new work published in PSPB shows the primacy of morality in generalizations between social-evaluative dimensions.
@essematta Alex Koch, Marcos Dono @SPSPnews @unimib @ChicagoBooth
https://t.co/sGL2qI4bK8

[Simone Mattavelli @essematta]

New paper published in Memory & Cognition: We found that the Illusory Truth effect is greatly reduced - almost eliminated - when information is questioned rather than affirmed. w/@matteomotte and Claudia Bianchi

https://t.co/h7BLw6rXzV

[Simone Mattavelli @essematta]

Worth repeating: "Repeating statements increases source credibility".
Here is a free-to-access version of our paper on it.
https://t.co/SYCQn7Xd3t

[Marco Brambilla @MarcoBicocca]

Our new paper published on PSPB shows that repeating statements increases source credibility
https://t.co/VnwTniwmAh
@essematta Christian Unkelbach
@SPSPnews

[Simone Mattavelli @essematta]

We discuss potential mechanisms behind this effect, drawing on factors like cognitive fluency and familiarity. In highlighting the strategic value of repetition as a persuasive tool, our findings have implications for domains such as political discourse and misinformation.

[Simone Mattavelli @essematta]

New preprint out 🚀, w/ @MarcoBicocca and Christian Unkelbach.
We showed that repetition doesn’t just make statements seem more truthful - it also boosts the credibility of the source delivering them. 🧵

https://t.co/8atYq5iGPG

[Simone Mattavelli @essematta]

Experiments 2-4 addressed procedural concerns by showing a 'generalized' effect: repetition-induced source credibility extended to truth judgments about entirely novel statements attributed to sources previously associated with repeated (vs. new) statements.

[Marco Brambilla @MarcoBicocca]

Our new paper published in PSPB shows the importance of multimodal cues for impression updating

w/Matteo Masi, @essematta, @fabiofas17

@unimib, @SurreyPsych, @SPSPnews

https://t.co/8qyqfodVSC

[Society for Personality and Social Psychology @SPSPnews]

New research helps us understand how we form and change our opinions about people in everyday life, where we often encounter multiple types of information about others.

✍️: Matteo Masi, @essematta, @fabiofas17, and @MarcoBicocca

Read more in #PSPB: https://t.co/0GIPpSaJ2p

[Simone Mattavelli @essematta]

Our research contributes to our understanding of the cognitive mechanisms underpinning the reinforcement of positive stereotypes, showing that increased exposure can make their negative effects worse.

[Simone Mattavelli @essematta]

What are the consequences of positive stereotypes exposure?

Our new paper, published in @irsp_rips, addresses this question.
w/ Claudia Bianchi, @MarcoBicocca, and @matteomotte

https://t.co/TYTYFX6Y8m

[Simone Mattavelli @essematta]

Rejected after minor revision

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The most peculiar way to lose a pole vaulting Olympic competition.

Athlete Anthony Ammirati, #today.
https://t.co/fqOnluvb5B

[Simone Mattavelli @essematta]

Our findings indicate that repetition is a powerful rhetoric tool that transcends political alignment. Implications? Politicians may use repetition to shape beliefs across the political spectrum.

[Simone Mattavelli @essematta]

New preprint w/ @JerBena, @opatcorneille, and Christian Unkelbach on the "truth effect" and political communication!

https://t.co/FwaVmtQwvk

[Simone Mattavelli @essematta]

On target evaluations: Praises repeated more often led to more favorable evaluations of targets, while repeating derogations had a lesser (negative) impact.