Woo-kyoung Ahn
John Hay Whitney Professor of PsychologyCards
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Publications
2024
Rebuilding trust in psychotherapy for biologically explained depression: A two-part experimental study examining the durability of an online psychoeducational intervention
Perricone A, Ahn W. Rebuilding trust in psychotherapy for biologically explained depression: A two-part experimental study examining the durability of an online psychoeducational intervention. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 357: 117202. PMID: 39137458, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychotherapy effectsBiological causesExplanations of mental disordersActive-control conditionControl condition participantsOnline psychoeducational interventionPsychotherapyMental disordersPsychoeducational interventionPsychosocial causesDepressionControl conditionParticipantsU.S. adultsInterventionBiological explanationTargeting misconceptionsIntervention videoDecreased trustDisordersIntervention groupBrainAdultsReduced trustRebuilding trust
2023
Explaining How Psychotherapy Affects the Brain Can Increase the Perceived Effectiveness of Psychotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Perricone A, Bitran A, Ahn W. Explaining How Psychotherapy Affects the Brain Can Increase the Perceived Effectiveness of Psychotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Behavior Therapy 2023, 55: 738-750. PMID: 38937047, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2023.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffectiveness of psychotherapyEfficacy of psychotherapyControlled TrialsUnderlying biological mechanismsDepression casesMental disordersClinical settingIntervention control conditionInterventionPsychotherapy resultsBiological mechanismsTrialsBrainControl conditionDepressionCurrent studyPsychotherapyParticipantsPharmacotherapyCliniciansBaselineBiological explanationEmphasizing Controllability over Biological Processes Underlying Depression: Effects on the Perceived Credibility of Psychotherapy
Perricone A, Ahn W. Emphasizing Controllability over Biological Processes Underlying Depression: Effects on the Perceived Credibility of Psychotherapy. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2023, 48: 242-253. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-023-10444-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReasons for the Belief that Psychotherapy is Less Effective for Biologically Attributed Mental Disorders
Perricone A, Ahn W. Reasons for the Belief that Psychotherapy is Less Effective for Biologically Attributed Mental Disorders. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2023, 48: 599-609. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-023-10392-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffectiveness of psychotherapyBiological etiologyMental disordersPerceived EffectivenessPsychological processesPsychosocial causesMental activityPsychotherapyCurrent findingsBeliefsPatient depressionBiological causesSpecific strategiesDepressionDisordersMethodsParticipantsEtiologyEndorsementParticipantsResultsParticipantsMindPeopleEffectivenessCauseBrainImpacts of Learning One’s Own Genetic Susceptibility to Mental Disorders
Ahn W, Perricone A. Impacts of Learning One’s Own Genetic Susceptibility to Mental Disorders. Current Directions In Psychological Science 2023, 32: 42-48. DOI: 10.1177/09637214221127225.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
The effect of neuroscientific evidence on sentencing depends on how one conceives of reasons for incarceration
Perricone A, Baskin-Sommers A, Ahn W. The effect of neuroscientific evidence on sentencing depends on how one conceives of reasons for incarceration. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0276237. PMID: 36322534, PMCID: PMC9629607, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroscientific evidenceLegal decisionsCriminal legal proceedingsCriminal legal systemLegal systemLegal proceedingsPenal philosophySentencing recommendationsDangerous peopleImprisonmentDifferent rationalesNeuroscience evidenceDefendantsSuch evidenceSentencesDecisionsSentencingWrongdoersProceedingsRetributionTestimonyIncarcerationConceivesRationalePublicIt’s Time to be disgusting about COVID-19: Effect of disgust priming on COVID-19 public health compliance among liberals and conservatives
Mermin-Bunnell K, Ahn W. It’s Time to be disgusting about COVID-19: Effect of disgust priming on COVID-19 public health compliance among liberals and conservatives. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0267735. PMID: 35551525, PMCID: PMC9098091, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health compliancePublic health messagingHealth messagingCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicHealth compliancePublic health mitigation measuresPublic health guidelinesCOVID-19 vaccinePublic health campaignsHealth guidelinesHealth campaignsConvenience sampleVaccineDisgusting imagesPandemicComplianceHeuristics Used in Reasoning with Multiple Causes and Effects
Ahn W, Nosek B. Heuristics Used in Reasoning with Multiple Causes and Effects. 2022, 24-29. DOI: 10.4324/9781315782416-15.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Neurodualism: People Assume that the Brain Affects the Mind more than the Mind Affects the Brain
Valtonen J, Ahn W, Cimpian A. Neurodualism: People Assume that the Brain Affects the Mind more than the Mind Affects the Brain. Cognitive Science 2021, 45: e13034. PMID: 34490927, DOI: 10.1111/cogs.13034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntuitive theoriesNaturalistic scenariosPerson's mindPerson's brainPeople's intuitive theoriesMind-brain relationMind-brain interactionMental health treatmentDualist beliefsMental phenomenaMaterial brainHealth treatmentMindParticipantsCommon misperceptionsSocietal phenomenonPeopleAsymmetric patternBrainNeurosciencePsychotherapistsDualismMisperceptionsBeliefsOpposite direction
2019
Which grades are better, A’s and C’s, or all B’s? Effects of variability in grades on mock college admissions decisions
Ahn W, Kim S, Kim K, McNally P. Which grades are better, A’s and C’s, or all B’s? Effects of variability in grades on mock college admissions decisions. Judgment And Decision Making 2019, 14: 696-710. DOI: 10.1017/s1930297500005416.Peer-Reviewed Original Research