Nicole Betz

Psychology · Social Sciences

9h-index293citations29works2.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Educational Strategies and Epistemologies(8), Climate Change Communication and Perception(7), Animal and Plant Science Education(7), Science Education and Pedagogy(5), Environmental Education and Sustainability(5)

Publications29 total

Constructing Emotional Memories: Influence of Emotion Labels on Perceptual Memory Biases for Ambiguous Facial Expressions
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)·2026Open Access
Categorization processes in emotion expression recognition: The roles of language and essentialism.
Emotion·2025· 2 cited
Spontaneous Anthropocentric Language Use in University Students’ Explanations of Biological Concepts Varies by Topic and Predicts Misconception Agreement
CBE—Life Sciences Education·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Adults' learning of complex explanations violates their intuitions about optimal explanatory order
Cognition·2024· 2 cited
Conceptualizing Human–Nature Relationships: Implications of Human Exceptionalist Thinking for Sustainability and Conservation
Topics in Cognitive Science·2023· 39 citedOpen Access
Adults' Learning of Complex Explanations Violates Their Intuitions About Optimal Explanatory Order
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Human Exceptionalist Thinking about Climate Change
Sustainability·2022· 18 citedOpen Access
Beliefs about Human-Nature Relationships and Implications for Investment and Stewardship Surrounding Land-Water System Conservation
Land·2021· 9 citedOpen Access
Developmental Disconnects: Adults and Teachers Deprioritize Mechanistic Content when Introducing Young Children to STEM
2021
Focus on How it Works: A Mechanistic Emphasis Enhances Elementary Student Learning Outcomes
2021· 1 cited
Beliefs about Human-Nature Relationships and Implications for Investment and Stewardship surrounding Land-Water System Conservation
2021· 14 citedOpen Access
Adult Intuitions about Mechanistic Content in Elementary School Science Lessons
2021Open Access
Mechanistic Learning Goals Enhance Elementary Student Understanding and Enjoyment of Heart Lessons
2021· 2 citedOpen Access
Supplemental materials for preprint: Human Exceptionalism: A Cognitive Barrier to Understanding and Engaging with Global Climate Change
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)·2021
Human Exceptionalist Thinking about Global Climate Change
2021· 3 citedOpen Access
Development of Conceptual Flexibility in Intuitive Biology: Effects of Environment and Experience
Frontiers in Psychology·2020· 9 citedOpen Access
Cognitive Construal-Consistent Instructor Language in the Undergraduate Biology Classroom
CBE—Life Sciences Education·2019· 32 citedOpen Access
Words are a context for mental inference.
Emotion·2019· 46 citedOpen Access
Anthropic thinking about global climate change
2019· 1 citedOpen Access
Conscious awareness is necessary for affective faces to influence social judgments
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology·2018· 8 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

John D. Coley(10), Lisa Feldman Barrett(6), Frank C. Keil(6), Jessica S. Leffers(4), Jolie B. Wormwood(3), Kestutis Kveraga(3), Jasmine Boshyan(3), Reginald B. Adams(3), Brian Helmuth(3), Michal Fux(3), Kristin de Nesnera(3), Kimberly D. Tanner(3), Félix Arndt(3), Anuscheh Farahat(3), Matthias Goldmann(3), Matthias Huber(3), Rainer Keil(3), Petra Lea Láncos(3), Jan Schaefer(3), Maja Smrkolj(3)