A population of voters must elect representatives among themselves to decide on a sequence possibly unforeseen binary issues. Voters care only about the final decision, not elected representatives. The disutility voter is proportional fraction issues, where his preferences disagree with decision. While an issue-by-issue vote by all would maximize social welfare, we are interested in how well ca...

Similarities and differences in parenting practices of children (Mage = 10; range 8-13 years) with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and socially-typical controls were examined. In addition, parenting practices were examined as moderators between injury group status (TBI or socially-typical) and social adjustment in the peer group. Mothers completed assessments of parenting practices; children's pee...

Stereotype threat research has demonstrated that stereotypes can harm student performance in the face of public evaluation by peers or an experimenter. The current study examined whether stereotypes can also threaten in private settings. Female students completed a math test in 3-person groups, which consisted of either 2 other women (same gender) or 2 men (minority). In addition, students eith...