Tenelle Porter, Ph.D.
Tenelle Porter, Ph.D.
Tenelle Porter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biography
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Education
BA (Spanish): University of Kansas
MSc (Evidence-Based Social Intervention): University of Oxford
PhD (Developmental and Psychological Sciences): Stanford UniversityPostdoctoral Scholar (Human Development & Psychology): University of California, Davis & University of Pennsylvania, respectively
Research Expertise
Motivation | Learning | Biases & Stereotypes | Social-Developmental Approaches | Self & Identity | Individual Differences | Interventions | Social Cognition | Meaning & Mental Representation
I study (1) how people respond to their current ignorance and intellectual fallibility, (2) the consequences of these responses for individuals and social groups, and (3) the origins of these responses. This research is situated in several applied contexts including education, health, politics, and social media.
Selected Publications
Porter, T. & Cimpian, A. (2023). Emphasis on intellectual ability discourages the expression of intellectual humility. Motivation Science, 9(2), 120-130. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000289
Porter, T., Elnakouri, A., Meyers, E., Shibayama, T., Jayawichreme, E., Grossmann, I. (2022). Intellectual Humility: Predictors and consequences. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1, 524-536. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-022-00081-9
Porter, T., Catalán Molina, D., Lucas, M., Oberle, C., Trzesniewski, K. Classroom environment predicts changes in expressed intellectual humility. (2022). Contemporary Educational Psychology, 70, 102081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2022.102081
Porter, T., Catalán Molina, D., Cimpian, A., Roberts, S., Frederiks, A., Blackwell, L.S., Trzesniewski, K. (2022). Growth mindset intervention delivered by teachers boosts achievement in early adolescence. Psychological Science, 33(7), 1027-1181. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976211061109
Porter, T., Baldwin, C. R., Warren, M. T., Murray, E. D., Bronk, K. C., Forgeard, M., Snow, N., & Jayawickreme, E. (2021) Clarifying the content of intellectual humility: A systematic review and integrative framework. Journal of Personality Assessment, 104(5), 573-585. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2021.1975725
Koetke, J., Schumann, K., Porter, T. (2021). Trust in science increases conservative support for social distancing. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 24(4), 680-697. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430220985918
Koetke, J., Schumann, K., Porter, T. (2021). Intellectual humility predicts scrutiny of COVID-19 misinformation. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13(1), 277-284. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620988242
See additional publications on Google Scholar.