About

Thomas D. Gilovich is the Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University, affiliated with the Department of Psychology within the College of Arts and Sciences. His academic interests include Social and Personality Psychology. Gilovich is recognized for his contributions to understanding human cognition, social behavior, and decision-making processes. His work explores how people think about, interpret, and influence their social environments, contributing to the broader field of psychological sciences. As a faculty member, he is involved in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring students, and engaging in research that advances knowledge in social psychology.

Research topics

• Business
• Marketing
• Psychology
• Engineering
• Economics

Selected publications

• The differential impact of uncertainty on the evaluation of material and experiential purchases

  Marketing Letters · 2023 · 3 citations

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  • Marketing
  • Psychology
  • Economics

  Abstract Although individuals generally find uncertainty aversive when making purchases, there are decision contexts in which it is viewed more favorably. In this research, we examine whether uncertainty is viewed more positively when people are contemplating a particular type of purchase—when considering experiential rather than material purchases. We propose that uncertainty is more desirable when it comes to the former. Using two lab studies ( N = 402, N = 201), a large secondary dataset ( N = 3,647), and an evaluation of marketing materials ( N = 160), we find that people have a more favorable view of uncertainty when it comes to experiential purchases.

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• Psychological Science in the Wake of COVID-19: Social, Methodological, and Metascientific Considerations

  Perspectives on Psychological Science · 2021 · 66 citations

  • Computer Science
  • Psychology
  • Social psychology

  The COVID-19 pandemic has extensively changed the state of psychological science from what research questions psychologists can ask to which methodologies psychologists can use to investigate them. In this article, we offer a perspective on how to optimize new research in the pandemic's wake. Because this pandemic is inherently a social phenomenon-an event that hinges on human-to-human contact-we focus on socially relevant subfields of psychology. We highlight specific psychological phenomena that have likely shifted as a result of the pandemic and discuss theoretical, methodological, and practical considerations of conducting research on these phenomena. After this discussion, we evaluate metascientific issues that have been amplified by the pandemic. We aim to demonstrate how theoretically grounded views on the COVID-19 pandemic can help make psychological science stronger-not weaker-in its wake.

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• Prenatal Repair of Myelomeningocele and School-age Functional Outcomes

  PEDIATRICS · 2020 · 144 citations

  • Medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Physical therapy

  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS), a randomized trial of prenatal versus postnatal repair for myelomeningocele, found that prenatal surgery resulted in reduced hindbrain herniation and need for shunt diversion at 12 months of age and better motor function at 30 months. In this study, we compared adaptive behavior and other outcomes at school age (5.9-10.3 years) between prenatal versus postnatal surgery groups. METHODS: Follow-up cohort study of 161 children enrolled in MOMS. Assessments included neuropsychological and physical evaluations. Children were evaluated at a MOMS center or at a home visit by trained blinded examiners. RESULTS: = .002). CONCLUSIONS: There was no significant difference between surgery groups in overall adaptive behavior. Long-term benefits of prenatal surgery included improved mobility and independent functioning and fewer surgeries for shunt placement and revision, with no strong evidence of improved cognitive functioning.

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Frequent coauthors

• Thomas C. Mann

  2 shared

• Amit Kumar

  2 shared

• Bob Frank

  1 shared

• Robert H. Frank

  Cornell University

  1 shared

• Dennis T. Regan

  1 shared

• Amit Kumar

  1 shared

• Matthew A. Killingsworth

  University of Pennsylvania

  1 shared

• Jesse Walker

  Cornell University

  1 shared

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