Publications and Manuscripts 

Critcher, C. R., Dunning, D., & Armor, D. A. (in press). When self-affirmations reduce defensiveness: Timing is key. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 

Critcher, C. R., Helzer, E. G., & Dunning, D. (in press). Self-Enhancement via redefinition: Defining social concepts to ensure positive views of self. To appear in M. D. Alicke, & C. Sedikides (Eds.), Handbook of self-enhancement and self-protection.

Critcher, C. R., & Dunning, D. (2009). Egocentric pattern projection: How implicit personality theories recapitulate the geography of the self. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 1-16.

Critcher, C. R., & Dunning, D. (2009). How chronic self-views influence (and mislead) self-assessments of performance: Self-views shape bottom-up experiences with the task. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 931-945.

Critcher, C. R., Huber, M., Ho, A. K., & Koleva, S. P. (2009). Political orientation and ideological inconsistencies: (Dis)comfort with value tradeoffs. Social Justice Research, 22, 281-305.

Critcher, C. R., & Gilovich, T. (2008). Incidental environmental anchors. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 21, 241-251. 

Critcher, C. R., & Pizarro, D. A. (2008). Paying for someone else’s mistake: The effect of bystander negligence on perpetrator blame. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1357-1370.

Critcher, C. R. (2007). Gain-loss framing. In R. F. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage publications.

Manuscripts under Review or Revision

Critcher, C. R., & Dunning, D. (invited revision). No good deed goes unquestioned: Cynical reconstruals         maintain belief in the power of self-interest. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

Critcher, C. R., & Ferguson, M. J. (under review). Abstract mindsets promote attention to affect.                         Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

Critcher, C. R., & Gilovich, T. (invited revision).  Inferring attitudes from mindwandering. Personality and         Social Psychology Bulletin.

Critcher, C. R., & Inbar, Y. (under review). When impulsivity illuminates moral character: The case of               rashness. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

Critcher, C. R., Rosenzweig, E. L., Maher, T., & Gilovich, T. (under review). Beyond anchoring as restraint:         Incidental numbers also influence adjustment. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.

Manuscripts in Preparation (Draft available)

Critcher, C. R., & Dunning, D. Affirmations provide perspective: Reducing defensiveness by expanding the working self-concept.

Critcher, C. R., & Ferguson, M. J. Identity concealment and ego depletion: Does “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” hinder performance?

Crticher, C. R., & Inbar, Y. Would you risk your life? Risk domain changes attention to risk parameters. 

Risen, J. L., & Critcher, C. R. Visceral fit: While in a visceral state, associated states of the world seem more             likely.