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Helzer, E. G., & Dunning, D. (in press). Context, as well as inputs, shape decisions, but are people aware of it? Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
Fukukura, J., Helzer, E. G., & Ferguson, M. J. (in press). Prospection by any other name? A response to Seligman et al. Perspectives on Psychological Science.
Helzer, E. G., & Dunning, D. (2012). Why and when peer prediction is superior to self-prediction: The weight given to future aspiration versus past achievement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103, 38-53.
Helzer, E. G., & Gilovich, T. (2012). Whatever is willed will be: A temporal asymmetry in attributions to will. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 1235-1246.
Helzer, E. G., & Edwards, J. E. (2012). Causal uncertainty prompts abstract construal of behavior. Social Cognition, 30, 519-536.
Helzer, E. G., & Dunning, D. (2012). On motivated reasoning and self-belief. In S. Vazire & T. D. Wilson (Eds.), Handbook of self-knowledge (pp. 379-396) . New York: Guilford.
Helzer, E. G., & Pizarro, D. A. (2011). Dirty liberals!: Reminders of physical cleanliness influence moral and political attitudes. Psychological Science, 22, 517-522.
Critcher, C. R., Helzer, E. G., & Dunning, D. (2010). Self-enhancement via redefinition: Defining social concepts to ensure positive views of self. In M. Alicke & C. Sedikides (Ed.), Handbook of Self-Enhancement and Self-Protection (pp. 69-91). New York: The Guilford Press.
Pizarro, D. A., & Helzer, E. G. (2010). Stubborn moralism and freedom of the will. In R. F. Baumeister, A. R. Mele, & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Free will and consciousness: How might they work? (pp. 101-120). New York: Oxford University Press.
Helzer, E. G., Connor-Smith, J. K., & Reed, M. A. (2009). Traits, states, and attentional gates: Temperament and threat relevance as predictors of attentional bias to social threat. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, 22, 57-76.
Manuscripts Under Reivew or in Progress
Critcher, C. R., Helzer, E. G., Tannenbaum, D., & Pizarro, D. A. (2012). It's the thought that counts: Mindreading moral principles underlies judgments of praise. Manuscript under review.
Helzer, E. G., & Pizarro, D. A. (2012). An intentionality bias in social perception: Its precursors and consequences. Manuscript in preparation.
Hanko, K. C., Helzer, E. G., & Gilovich, T. (2012). Common associations to the past and future and their role in the past/future attributional asymmetry. Manuscript in preparation.
Helzer, E. G., Davidai, S., & Pizarro, D. A. (2012). The paradox of agency in moral judgment. Manuscript in preparation.
Helzer, E. G., & Zayas, V. (2012). Global/local biases organize a search for relevant information. Manuscript in preparation.