Hansika Kapoor
Psychologist, researcher, and expert in creativity and behavioral science
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Work
Education
Writing
Can incentives for sharing true information affect discernment? Results from an online experiment in India
January 1, 2025Co-authored paper exploring whether incentives for sharing true information can influence discernment in an online experiment.
The impact of life skills education on socio-emotional development and school-related outcomes among adolescents in India
January 1, 2025Co-authored paper investigating the impact of life skills education on socio-emotional development and school-related outcomes in Indian adolescents.
What could go wrong? Anxiety fuels, but optimism buffers negative counterfactual divergent thinking
January 1, 2024Co-authored paper examining the role of anxiety and optimism in negative counterfactual divergent thinking.
Creativity predicts standardized educational outcomes beyond GPA and personality
January 1, 2024Co-authored paper demonstrating that creativity predicts standardized educational outcomes beyond traditional measures like GPA and personality.
Predicting the replicability of social and behavioural science claims in COVID-19 preprints
January 1, 2024Co-authored paper on predicting the replicability of social and behavioral science claims in COVID-19 preprints.
It’s worse if Superman does it: Perceptions of moral transgressions committed by superheroes and supervillains
January 1, 2024Co-authored research on perceptions of moral transgressions, comparing those committed by superheroes and supervillains.
Anger and disgust shape judgments of social sanctions across cultures, especially in high individual autonomy societies
January 1, 2024Co-authored study on how emotions like anger and disgust influence judgments of social sanctions across different cultures.
Perspectives and presentation of mental health among women from rural Maharashtra (India): A qualitative study
January 1, 2024Co-authored qualitative study exploring mental health perspectives and presentation among women in rural Maharashtra, India.
Who’s the most creative of them all?: Art bias in laypersons' explicit and implicit beliefs
January 1, 2024Co-authored study investigating art bias in laypersons' explicit and implicit beliefs about creativity.
The ties that bind: Low morals, high deception, and dark creativity
January 1, 2024Co-authored paper exploring the relationships between low morals, high deception, and dark creativity.
Guidelines to improve internationalization in the psychological sciences
January 1, 2024Co-authored paper providing guidelines to improve internationalization in the psychological sciences.
Explaining standardized educational test scores: The role of creativity above and beyond GPA and personality.
January 1, 2023Co-authored paper on the predictive power of creativity for standardized educational test scores, beyond GPA and personality.
The evil within: The AMORAL model of dark creativity
January 1, 2022Co-authored paper proposing the AMORAL model to understand dark creativity.
Unbound: The relationship among creativity, moral foundations, and dark personality
January 1, 2022Co-authored paper exploring the relationship between creativity, moral foundations, and dark personality traits.
The effects of husbands’ alcohol consumption and women’s empowerment on intimate partner violence in India
January 1, 2022Co-authored paper investigating the effects of husbands' alcohol consumption and women's empowerment on intimate partner violence in India.
Perceptions of the appropriate response to norm violation in 57 societies
January 1, 2021Co-authored paper investigating how people across 57 societies perceive appropriate responses to norm violations.
Norming the muses: Establishing the psychometric properties of the Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale
January 1, 2021Co-authored paper on establishing the psychometric properties of the Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale.
Secondary education in COVID lockdown: More anxious and less creative—Maybe Not?
January 1, 2021Co-authored paper investigating the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on anxiety and creativity in secondary education.
Innovation in isolation? COVID-19 lockdown stringency and culture-innovation relationships
January 1, 2021Co-authored paper examining innovation during COVID-19 lockdowns and its relationship with culture.
Who cares about economic ideology?
June 30, 2020Popular press article exploring economic ideology.
Is incivility a form of “Dark Creativity”?
June 19, 2020Popular press article discussing whether incivility can be considered a form of dark creativity.
Crafty and crooked, yet creative
June 13, 2020Popular press article discussing the intersection of craftiness, crookedness, and creativity.
“Parasite” was a master class in dark creativity
May 15, 2020Popular press article analyzing the film "Parasite" as an example of dark creativity.
Zoombombing! And other opportunistic deviance
April 17, 2020Popular press article on Zoombombing and other forms of opportunistic deviance.
COVID-19: Original harm at an unprecedented rate.
March 18, 2020Popular press article discussing the unprecedented harm caused by COVID-19.
Context matters for nudgers, too: A lesson from one of the most diverse countries on earth.
March 2, 2020Popular press article on the importance of context in behavioral nudging, drawing lessons from India.
In memory of Geert Hofstede: A cross-cultural icon.
February 19, 2020Popular press article commemorating Geert Hofstede and his contributions to cross-cultural studies.
Creativity can be bright, dark, and everything in between.
February 18, 2020Popular press article exploring the multifaceted nature of creativity, encompassing both its bright and dark aspects.
Meaning-making through creativity during COVID-19
January 1, 2020Co-authored paper exploring the role of creativity in meaning-making during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Go Corona Go! Cultural beliefs and social norms in India during COVID-19
January 1, 2020Co-authored paper analyzing cultural beliefs and social norms in India during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Creators and presses: The person–situation interaction in negative creativity
January 1, 2020Co-authored paper examining the person-situation interaction in negative creativity.
Flaws in academic publishing perpetuate a form of neo-colonialism.
May 11, 2019Popular press article arguing that flaws in academic publishing perpetuate neo-colonialism.
Mental health insurance: Products introduced; here’s how they can be made better and widely accessible.
April 22, 2019Popular press article on mental health insurance, discussing existing products and how to improve accessibility.
How would mental health insurance in India work?
March 17, 2019Popular press article discussing the potential implementation of mental health insurance in India.
Misbehaving: being clever and wicked is a form of creativity.
February 8, 2019Popular press article suggesting that clever and wicked misbehavior can be a form of creativity.
Talking about the budget.
February 8, 2019Popular press article discussing the budget.
The perils of sharing.
January 30, 2019Popular press article on the dangers and challenges of sharing information.
Predicting moral decision-making with dark personalities and moral values
January 1, 2019Co-authored paper investigating the prediction of moral decision-making using dark personalities and moral values.
Creativity in context: Presses and task effects in negative creativity.
January 1, 2019Co-authored paper examining the role of presses and task effects in negative creativity.
Sex differences and similarities in negative creativity
January 1, 2019Paper analyzing sex differences and similarities in negative creativity.
Forever vs Little Things: A psychological perspective on two contrasting depictions of love and relationships.
November 25, 2018Popular press article offering a psychological perspective on contrasting depictions of love and relationships.
Mental health insurance cover in India is welcome, bu
September 10, 2018Popular press article welcoming mental health insurance in India, but with reservations.
Deceptively yours: Valence-based creativity and deception
January 1, 2017Co-authored paper exploring valence-based creativity and its relationship with deception.
Do we gossip for moral reasons? The intersection of moral foundations and gossip
January 1, 2017Co-authored paper exploring whether gossip serves moral reasons and its intersection with moral foundations.
Swears in context: The difference between casual and abusive swearing
January 1, 2016Paper examining the contextual differences between casual and abusive swearing.
The measurement of negative creativity: Metrics and relationships
January 1, 2016Co-authored paper focusing on the metrics and relationships involved in measuring negative creativity.
The creative side of the dark triad
January 1, 2015Paper associating the Dark Triad of personality (narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism) with creativity.