Personal profile
Research Interests
- Trust and; distrust
- Memory
- Response biases
- Institutional corruption
- Person judgment
- Eyewitness testimony
- Cognitive information processing
- Judgmental uncertainty
- Stereotyping
Biography
Ann-Christin Posten is a social and forensic psychologist, who received her PhD from the University of Cologne, Germany. Employing experimental procedures, she investigates how cognitive information processing mechanisms shape human judgment and decision making.
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- Trust
- Distrust
- Response Biases
- HB Economic Theory
- Cooperation
- Punishment
- Uncertainty
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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You Are Not Alone – Third-Party Punishment by Individuals and Groups Empowers Victims
Hechler, S. & Posten, A. C., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Zur Testfairness der aussagepsychologischen Begutachtungsmethodik: eine Bayes-statistische Analyse anhand von 2000 Gutachten
Translated title of the contribution :On the test fairness of the credibility assessment in forensic psychology: a Bayesian analysis based on 2000 expert reports Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maintaining cooperation through vertical communication of trust when removing sanctions
Posten, A. C., Uğurlar, P., Kube, S. & Lammers, J., 25 Mar 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 12, e2415010122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are there dominant response tendencies for social reactions Trust trumps mistrust evidence from a Dominant Behavior Measure (DBM)
Katzir, M. & Posten, A. C., 12 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 125, 1, p. 57-81 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Who's a yea-sayer? Habitual trust and affirmative response behaviour
Posten, A. C. & Steinmetz, J., Apr 2022, In: European Journal of Social Psychology. 52, 3, p. 584-596 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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