Laura Kray
Currently, I have two distinct yet complementary research streams:
First, I am interested in how gender stereotypes influence behavior in strategic interactions involving cooperation and competition. My research explores the conditions under which men versus women have an advantage in negotiations.
Second, I am interested in counterfactual thinking about "what might have been" and its downstream consequences, including learning, problem solving, and the creation of meaning. My research uncovers the myriad benefits of counterfactual reflection to individuals and groups.
Primary Interests:
- Ethics and Morality
- Gender Psychology
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
- Organizational Behavior
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
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4:39 From What Might Have Been to What Must Have Been: Counterfactual Thinking Creates Meaning
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1:01:51 Science Meets Practice: Women's Leadership in the Time of Coronavirus
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1:05:16 Unlocking the Power of Growth Mindsets
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12:37 Women in Leadership: Dual Power Approach and Growth Mindset
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1:56 Holistic View of Power
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Journal Articles:
- Kray, L., & Gonzalez, R. (1999). Differential weighting in choice versus advice: I’ll do this, you do that. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 12, 207-217.
- Kray, L. J. (2000). Contingent weighting in self-other decision making. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 83, 82-106.
- Kray, L. J., & Galinsky, A. D. (2003). The debiasing effect of counterfactual mind-sets: Increasing the search for disconfirmatory information in group decisions. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 91, 69-81.
- Kray, L. J., Galinsky, A., & Thompson, L. (2002). Reversing the gender gap in negotiations: An exploration of stereotype regeneration. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 87, 386-410.
- Kray, L. J., & Lind, E. A. (2002). The injustices of others: Social reports and the integration of others’ experiences in organizational justice judgments. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 89, 906-924.
- Kray, L. J., Thompson, L, & Galinsky, A. (2001). Battle of the sexes: Gender stereotype confirmation and reactance in negotiations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80, 942-958.
- Kray, L., & Robinson, R. (2001). Partisanship and the status quo. European Journal of Social Psychology, 31, 321-335.
- Lind, E. A., Kray, L., & Thompson, L. (2001). Primacy effects in justice judgments: Testing predictions from fairness heuristic theory. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 85, 1-22.
- Lind, E. A., Kray, L., & Thompson, L. (1998). The social construction of injustice: Fairness judgments in response to own and others' unfair treatment by authorities. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 75, 1-22.
- Thompson, L., Kray, L., & Lind, E. A. (1998). Cohesion and respect: An examination of group decision making in social and escalation dilemmas. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 34, 289-311.
Other Publications:
- Robinson, R. J., & Kray, L. (2002). Status vs. quo: Naïve realism and the search for social change and perceived legitimacy. In J. Jost & B. Major (Eds.), The Psychology of Legitimacy: Emerging Perspectives on Ideology, Justice, and Intergroup Relations.
- Thompson, L., Peterson, E., & Kray, L. (1995). Social context in negotiation: An information processing perspective. In R. Kramer & D. Messick (Eds.), Negotiation as a social process. New York: Russell Sage.
Courses Taught:
- Negotiations
- Teamwork and Group Processes
Laura Kray
Haas School of Business
Management of Organizations
University of California--Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720-1900
United States of America
- Phone: (510) 642-0829
- Fax: (510) 643-1412