yoel inbar

Contact:

yoel_inbar at ksg.harvard.edu
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 141
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA, 02138
(617) 495-8788

About Me

I'm post-doctoral fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. My research concerns the interplay between two general mental processes that influence judgment: rational, deliberate analysis, and intuitive, emotional reactions. I am interested in the interaction between these two kinds of thinking and the implications for people’s thoughts and beliefs. In my research, I have focused on three general areas: (1) the emotion of disgust and the role it plays in our political and moral attitudes; (2) how people choose between intuition and reason when making decisions; and (3) when and why people regret their choices.

Sample Papers

Inbar, Y., Pizarro, D.A., & Bloom, P. (2009). Conservatives are more easily disgusted. Cognition & Emotion, 23, 714-725. PDF

Inbar, Y., Pizarro, D.A., Knobe, J., & Bloom, P. (2009). Disgust sensitivity predicts intuitive disapproval of gays. Emotion, 9, 435-439. PDF