Implicit Social Cognition Lab
Yale University
Lab News
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Sep 8 2026: New Graduate Student - Welcome Helen!
We are excited to welcome Helen Devine, a first-year graduate student, to the ISCL!
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Jul 6 2026: Congratulations and Farewell, Debbie!
Thank you for your amazing service as our lab manager! We wish you all the best and congratulate you as you begin your graduate studies at Stanford University.
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Jul 1 2026: New Lab Manager - Welcome Zoma!
We are excited to introduce and welcome our new lab manager, Zoma Marino!
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Mar 19 2026: Feature in Yale News
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Jan 16 2026: Congratulations to Dr. Hope Harrington for defending her PhD thesis!
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Nov 4 2025: Feature in Yale News
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Aug 28 2025: Congratulations to Dr. Emily Ritchie for defending her PhD thesis!
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July 2 2025: Feature in Yale News
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June 23 2025: Congrats to Dr. Arin Korkmaz for defending his PhD thesis!
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May 13 2025: Congratulations to Ming!
Ming received this year’s Philip Zimbardo Award for Excellence in Dissertation Research in Social Psychology!
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May 1 2025: Congratulations to Dr. Tony Maiolatesi for defending his PhD thesis!
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April 28 2025: Congratulations to Dr. Nicholas Surdel for defending his PhD thesis!
What we do
Our lab studies human social cognition, including impressions, attitudes, and judgments about other people. We are especially interested in implicit cognition and how people form and change their implicit mind about individuals, social groups, robots, and artists.
Our research team
Recent Publications
Implicit evaluations: What are they, why do we study them, and what are they good for?
Ferguson, M. F., & Mann, T. C (in press). Annual Review of Psychology.
The role of cue diagnosticity in judging robot competence.
Surdel, N. & Ferguson, M. J. (2026). Scientific Reports.
The temporal dynamics of self-control
Stillman, P. Wilson, J., Kalkstein, D., & Ferguson, M. J. (2025). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122(45).