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Boaz Keysar

William Benton Professor

University of Chicago

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Psychology, Department of

Boaz Keysar is currently serving as a Psychology, Department Of William Benton Professor at University of Chicago.

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University of Chicago

William Benton Professor

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psychology cognitive science behavioral sciences communication psycholinguistics experimental psychology cognitive psychology cognition psychological science cognitive linguistics semantics memory social psychology moral psychology experimental social psychology interactional linguistics interpretation behavioral decision making educational psychology human cognition language comprehension decision science applied psychology applied social psychology neurolinguistics developmental psychology experimental decision making cultural psychology perspective taking human decision process narrative applied linguistics psychodynamic metacognition non-native speakers economic psychology memory studies poetics applied cognitive psychology moral philosophy prosocial behavior altruism decision analysis intercultural communication comparative psychology mutual knowledge foreign-language effect illusory transparency language use foreign language effect ecological rationality cognitive bias mitigation unconscious bias social bias human exposure behavioural psychology distributional semantics interpretation techniques explicit memory prosody (linguistics) theoretical linguistics visual metaphor semantic interpretation semantic processing self-awareness embryonic development talent development reflexive mental operations human judgment rational models metaphorical comparisons mind use differential correction equivalent egocentrism effortful attention linguistic precedents

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Author Response for"Can Italians Understand Spanish? Language Closeness Exacerbates the Illusion of Understanding". (2026)

bilingual educationlanguage closenesscomparative literaturecross-language perspectivecan italiansmodern italylanguagelanguage localisationauthor responsemultilingualismspanishtranslation studiessociolinguistics

Can Italians Understand Spanish? Language Closeness Exacerbates the Illusion of Understanding. Psychological Science (2026)

second language acquisitionlinguisticssecond language researchlanguage closenesslanguage processing in the brainforeign language learningcognitive linguisticscognitive sciencepsycholinguisticslanguage

Embarrassment Guides Language Choice. Cognition (2025)

linguisticsapplied linguisticslanguage policylanguage sciencelanguagemultilingualismlanguage technologieslanguage learning

The Impact of Language on Decision-Making: Auction Winners Are Less Cursed in a Foreign Language. Journal of Economic Psychology (2025)

language culturelinguisticsapplied linguisticslanguage policyforeign languageelectronic auctionslanguage scienceauction winnerslanguagemultilingualismcross-language perspectivesociolinguistics

Underestimating Honesty: Misjudged Moral Identity Concerns in Negotiation. Academy of Management Proceedings (2025)

ethical dilemmasnegotiationethical theorymoral identity concernsmoralitymoral psychologyethicssocial sciencesnegotiation theoryauthenticitybehavioral sciencesmoral issues

Zero-Sum Beliefs Across Age and Generations.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General (2025)

belief revisionsocial cognitiondevelopmental psychologydemographysocial sciencesreligiosityzero-sum beliefslifespan development

The Influence of Accent on the Evaluation of Trust-Building Efforts During Conflict. PLoS ONE (2024)

Leigh H. GrantAlexandra ShahwanIfat MaozBoaz Keysar

social conflicttrust-building effortsconflicttrustbehavioral sciences

Culturally Anchored Mental-Health Attitudes: The Impact of Language. Clinical Psychological Science (2023)

Uriel C. HellerLeigh H. GrantMiwa YasuiBoaz Keysar

mental healthcultural psychologypsychological sciencecultureintercultural communicationcultural studiesapplied psychologycounseling psychologycultural theoryintercultural studiesmental-health attitudescross-cultural perspectiveslanguagepsychopathologycultural sensitivitypsychologyclinical psychology

Foreign Language Reduces False Memories by Increasing Memory Monitoring.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General (2023)

Leigh H GrantArcher Yue PanYi HuangDavid A GalloBoaz Keysar

experimental psychologyneurosciencememory monitoringcognitive sciencepsychology

Negotiators Deceive Much Less Than We Think: A Theory of Distrust in Negotiation. (2023)

Shira Garber-LachishSimone MoranBoaz KeysarYoella Bereby-Meyer

negotiation theorytrustbehavioral sciencesnegotiation

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Boaz Keysar

William Benton Professor

University of Chicago

Affiliations

Psychology, Department of

Boaz Keysar is currently serving as a Psychology, Department Of William Benton Professor at University of Chicago.

Honors

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Boaz Keysar

University of Chicago

William Benton Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Author Response for"Can Italians Understand Spanish? Language Closeness Exacerbates the Illusion of Understanding". (2026)

Can Italians Understand Spanish? Language Closeness Exacerbates the Illusion of Understanding. Psychological Science (2026)

Embarrassment Guides Language Choice. Cognition (2025)

linguisticsapplied linguisticslanguage policylanguage sciencelanguagemultilingualismlanguage technologieslanguage learning

The Impact of Language on Decision-Making: Auction Winners Are Less Cursed in a Foreign Language. Journal of Economic Psychology (2025)

language culturelinguisticsapplied linguisticslanguage policyforeign languageelectronic auctionslanguage scienceauction winnerslanguagemultilingualismcross-language perspectivesociolinguistics

Underestimating Honesty: Misjudged Moral Identity Concerns in Negotiation. Academy of Management Proceedings (2025)

ethical dilemmasnegotiationethical theorymoral identity concernsmoralitymoral psychologyethicssocial sciencesnegotiation theoryauthenticitybehavioral sciencesmoral issues

Zero-Sum Beliefs Across Age and Generations.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General (2025)

belief revisionsocial cognitiondevelopmental psychologydemographysocial sciencesreligiosityzero-sum beliefslifespan development

The Influence of Accent on the Evaluation of Trust-Building Efforts During Conflict. PLoS ONE (2024)

Leigh H. GrantAlexandra ShahwanIfat MaozBoaz Keysar

social conflicttrust-building effortsconflicttrustbehavioral sciences

Culturally Anchored Mental-Health Attitudes: The Impact of Language. Clinical Psychological Science (2023)

Uriel C. HellerLeigh H. GrantMiwa YasuiBoaz Keysar

Foreign Language Reduces False Memories by Increasing Memory Monitoring.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General (2023)

Leigh H GrantArcher Yue PanYi HuangDavid A GalloBoaz Keysar

experimental psychologyneurosciencememory monitoringcognitive sciencepsychology

Negotiators Deceive Much Less Than We Think: A Theory of Distrust in Negotiation. (2023)

Shira Garber-LachishSimone MoranBoaz KeysarYoella Bereby-Meyer

negotiation theorytrustbehavioral sciencesnegotiation

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