Eugene M. Caruso

Eugene M. Caruso studies social judgment, group decision-making and negotiation, egocentrism, perspective-taking, and ethics. His teaching interests include decision-making, social psychology, negotiation, and research methodology.

His published work includes "The Costs and Benefits of Undoing Egocentric Responsibility Assessments in Groups" and "When Perspective Taking Increases Taking: Reactive Egoism in Social Interaction," both written with N. Epley and M. H. Bazerman and published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, as well as "Now That I Think About It, I'm in the Mood for Laughs: Decisions Focused on Mood," written with E. Shafir and published in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making.

He is a member of the Academy of Management, American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, Society for Judgment and Decision Making, and Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Caruso is also an ad hoc reviewer for Psychological Science and the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making.

Caruso has received numerous accolades, including a Harvard University Graduate Student Fellowship, a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a National Science Foundation Student Travel Award, and a nomination for the Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize for dedication to the educational experience of Harvard undergraduates.

Caruso earned a bachelor's degree cum laude in psychology from Princeton University with a Certificate in cognitive studies in 1998. He earned a master's degree in 2004 and a PhD in 2007 in social psychology from Harvard University.

Selected Publications

Caruso, E. M., Gilbert, D. T., & Wilson, T. D. (in press).

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A wrinkle in time: Asymmetric valuation of past and future events. Psychological Science.

Caruso, E. M., Rahnev, D. A., & Banaji, M. R. (in press).

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Using conjoint analysis to detect discrimination: Revealing covert preferences from overt choices. Social Cognition.

Caruso, E. M., Epley, N., & Bazerman, M. H. (2006).

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The costs and benefits of undoing egocentric responsibility assessments in groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 857-871.

Epley, N., Caruso, E. M., & Bazerman, M. H. (2006).

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When perspective taking increases taking: Reactive Egoism in social interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 872-889.

Epley, N., & Caruso, E. M. (2004).

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Egocentric ethics. Social Justice Research, 17, 171-187.