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Joey T. Cheng

York Research Chair in Leadership, Collaboration and Teams | Associate Professor of Psychology | York University

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October 04, 2022

Eye Gaze and Visual Attention as a Window Into Leadership and Followership: A Review of Empirical Insights and Future Directions (PDF)→

October 04, 2022/ Joey Cheng

Cheng, J. T., Gerpott, F. H., Benson, A. J., Bucker, B., Foulsham, T., Lansu, T. A. M., Schülke, O., & Tsuchiya, K. (in press). The Leadership Quarterly. [Supplemental Materials]

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October 04, 2022/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
in press
social status, cooperation
July 14, 2022

When Toughness Begets Respect: Dominant Leaders Gain Prestige and Leadership By Facilitating Intragroup Conflict Resolution (PDF)→

July 14, 2022/ Joey Cheng

Cheng, J. T., Dhaliwal, N. A., & Too, M. A. (2022). Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 8, 383-406. [Supplemental Materials]

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July 14, 2022/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
in press
social status
February 09, 2022

Two Ways to Stay At the Top: Prestige and Dominance Are Both Viable Strategies for Gaining and Maintaining Social Rank Over Time (PDF)→

February 09, 2022/ Joey Cheng

McClanahan, K. J., Maner, J. K., & Cheng, J. T. (2022). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 48, 1516-1528. [Supplemental Materials]

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2022
social status
February 08, 2022

Dominance in Humans (PDF)→

February 08, 2022/ Joey Cheng

Zeng, T. C., Cheng, J. T., & Henrich, J. (2022). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 377, 20200451. [Supplemental Materials]

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February 08, 2022/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
journal article, 2022
social status, culture
May 31, 2021

Harsh but Expedient: Dominant Leaders Increase Group Cooperation via Threat of Punishment (PDF)→

May 31, 2021/ Joey Cheng

Chen, F. X., Zhang, X., Laustsen, L., & Cheng, J. T. (2021). Psychological Science, 32, 2005-2022. [Supplemental Materials]

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May 31, 2021/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
in press
social status
April 14, 2021

Dominance is Necessary to Explain Human Status Hierarchies [Comment on Durkee, Lukaszewski, and Buss] (PDF)→

April 14, 2021/ Joey Cheng

Cheng, J. T., Tracy, J. L., & Henrich, J. (2021). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(22). [Extended Commentary/Supplement] [Further Exposition of 3 Concerns]

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April 14, 2021/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
2021
social status
January 18, 2021

Taking Charge and Stepping in: Individuals Who Punish Are Rewarded With Prestige and Dominance (PDF)→

January 18, 2021/ Joey Cheng

Redhead, D., Dhaliwal, N., & Cheng, J. T. (2021). Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 15, e12581.

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January 18, 2021/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
2021
social status
November 17, 2020

The Social Transmission of Overconfidence (PDF)→

November 17, 2020/ Joey Cheng

Cheng, J. T., Anderson, C., Tenney, E. R., Brion, S., Moore, D. A., & Logg, J. M. (2021). Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 150, 157-186. [Supplemental Materials]

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November 17, 2020/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
in press
overconfidence
November 17, 2020

Low Fundamental and Formant Frequencies Predict Fighting Ability Among Male Mixed Martial Arts Fighters (PDF)→

November 17, 2020/ Joey Cheng

Aung, T., Goetz, S., Adams, J., McKenna, C., Hess, C., Roytman, S., Cheng, J. T., Zilioli, S., & Puts, D. A. (2021). Scientific Reports, 11, 905. [Supplemental Materials]

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November 17, 2020/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
in press
social status
November 16, 2020

Who in the World Is Trying to Change Their Personality Traits? Volitional Personality Change Among College Students in Six Continents (PDF)→

November 16, 2020/ Joey Cheng

Baranski, E., Gardiner, G., Lee, D., Funder, D. C., . . . Cheng, J. T. (2021). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 121, 1140-1156.

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November 16, 2020/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
2021
personality, culture
November 15, 2020

Overconfidence is Contagious→

November 15, 2020/ Joey Cheng

Cheng, J. T., Tenney, E. R., Moore, D. A., & Logg, J. M. (2020). Harvard Business Review.

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November 15, 2020/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
2020
overconfidence
March 29, 2020

Happiness Around the World: A Combined Etic-Emic Approach Across 63 Countries (PDF)→

March 29, 2020/ Joey Cheng

Gardiner, G., Lee, D. I., Baranski, E., . . . Cheng, J. T., . . . & Funder, D. C. (2020). PLOS One, 15, e0242718.

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March 29, 2020/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
2020
emotion
March 29, 2020

Childhood Growth in Math and Reading Differentially Predicts Adolescent Non-Ability-Based Confidence: An Examination in the SECCYD (PDF)→

March 29, 2020/ Joey Cheng

Vogt, R. L., Cheng, J. T., & Briley, D. A. (2020). Learning and Individual Differences, 83-84, 101933.

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March 29, 2020/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
2020
overconfidence
March 12, 2020

The Evolution of Pride and Social Hierarchy (PDF)→

March 12, 2020/ Joey Cheng

Tracy, J. L., Mercadante, E. J., Witkower, Z., & Cheng, J. T. (2020). Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 62, 51-114.

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March 12, 2020/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
2020
social status, emotion
March 09, 2020

Power, Status, and Hierarchy: Current Trends and Future Challenges (PDF)→

March 09, 2020/ Joey Cheng

van Kleef, G. A., & Cheng, J. T. (2020). Current Opinion in Psychology, 33, iv–xiii.

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March 09, 2020/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
in press
social status
February 17, 2020

Why Social Status Is Essential (But Sometimes Insufficient) for Leadership (PDF)→

February 17, 2020/ Joey Cheng

Cheng, J. T., & Tracy, J. L. (2020). Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 24, 261-263.

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February 17, 2020/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
journal article, 2020
social status
November 06, 2019

Dominance, Prestige, and the Role of Leveling in Human Social Hierarchy and Equality (PDF)→

November 06, 2019/ Joey Cheng

Cheng, J. T. (2020). Current Opinion in Psychology, 33, 238-244.

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November 06, 2019/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
in press
social status
November 05, 2019

The Neurobiology of Human Social Behavior: A Review of How Testosterone and Cortisol Underpin Competition and Affiliation Dynamics (PDF)→

November 05, 2019/ Joey Cheng

Cheng, J. T., & Kornienko, O. (2020). In D. A. Granger & M. K. Taylor (Eds.), Salivary Bioscience: Foundations of Interdisciplinary Saliva Research and Applications. Basel, Switzerland: Springer Nature, pp 519-553

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November 05, 2019/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
book chapter
social status, neurobiology
January 24, 2019

Two Signals of Social Rank: Prestige and Dominance are Associated with Distinct Nonverbal Displays (PDF)→

January 24, 2019/ Joey Cheng

Witkower, Z., Tracy, J. L., Cheng, J. T., & Henrich, J. (2020). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 118, 89-120. [Supplemental Materials]

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January 24, 2019/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
2020
social status
December 08, 2018

On the Dynamics of Social Hierarchy: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Rise and Fall of Prestige, Dominance, and Social Rank in Naturalistic Task Groups (PDF)→

December 08, 2018/ Joey Cheng

Redhead, D. J., Cheng, J. T., Driver, C. C., Foulsham, T., & O’Gorman, R. (2019). Evolution and Human Behavior, 40, 222-234. [Supplemental Materials]

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December 08, 2018/ Joey Cheng/ /Source
journal article, 2019
social status, personality
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Eye Gaze and Visual Attention as a Window Into Leadership and Followership: A Review of Empirical Insights and Future Directions (PDF)

Cheng, J. T., Gerpott, F. H., Benson, A. J., Bucker, B., Foulsham, T., Lansu, T. A. M., Schülke, O., & Tsuchiya, K. (in press). The Leadership Quarterly. [Supplemental Materials]

When Toughness Begets Respect: Dominant Leaders Gain Prestige and Leadership By Facilitating Intragroup Conflict Resolution (PDF)

Cheng, J. T., Dhaliwal, N. A., & Too, M. A. (2022). Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 8, 383-406. [Supplemental Materials]

Two Ways to Stay At the Top: Prestige and Dominance Are Both Viable Strategies for Gaining and Maintaining Social Rank Over Time (PDF)

McClanahan, K. J., Maner, J. K., & Cheng, J. T. (2022). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 48, 1516-1528. [Supplemental Materials]

In the News

Press
Why Arrogance is Dangerously Contagious

- BBC Worklife
September 29, 2020

How a Culture of Overconfidence Can Spread in Groups, Teams, & Organizations

- Harvard Business Review
September 1, 2020

The Rise and Fall of the Dominant Leader

- Darwinian Business
April 8, 2019

Joey Awarded Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists by American Psychological Association (APA)

- American Psychological Association
June 21, 2018

EVENTS

Upcoming Events
Force and Persuasion: How Do Humans Climb Social Hierarchies?

Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse

June 10, 2022
Toulouse, France

Force and Persuasion: How Do Humans Climb Social Hierarchies?

California State University, Northridge

Department of Psychology

February 21, 2022
Northridge, California

Force and Persuasion: How Do Humans Climb Social Hierarchies?

Leibniz ScienceCampus

Primate Cognition Group

February 17, 2022
Göttingen, Germany

Force and Persuasion: How Do Humans Climb Social Hierarchies?

York University

Department of Philosophy, Cognitive Science Speaker Series

January 19, 2022
Toronto, Canada

Bringing Intragroup Processes Back to Social Psychology

Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Pre-Conference

February 10, 2021

Joey Receives the 2020 SAGE Young Scholars Award

Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference Awards Ceremony

February 27, 2020
New Orleans, Louisiana

Intersexual Competition & Dominance Dynamics of Females Relative to Males Within Groups

Lorentz Center Workshop (Co-Organizer)

January 13-17, 2020
Leiden, Netherlands

The Role of Information in Complex Conflict

Santa Fe Institute Working Group

February 4-8, 2019
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Dominance and Prestige: Debates, Misunderstandings, and New Evidence

Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference

July 6, 2018
Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Dominance and Prestige: Debates, Misunderstandings, and New Evidence

Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference

March 3, 2018
Atlanta, Georgia

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