Qi Wang, Ph.D.

About

Qi Wang, Ph.D., is Joan K. and Irwin M. Jacobs Professor of Human Development, Psychology, and Cognitive Science at Cornell University. Her research focuses on the self and mental time travel in the cultural context of beliefs, ideologies, practices, media, technologies, and more.

Books by Qi Wang, Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Online Misinformation Produces False Memory

After people experience or witness a real-life event, exposure to online misinformation greatly increases false memories, particularly for peripheral aspects of the event.

Social Media Makes Our Memory More Fallible

Our memory reflects our motives and is subject to external influences and manipulation. The fallibility of our memory is magnified exponentially in the social media era.

Why Americans See a Gloomy Future, but Others Don't

Although Americans are optimistic about their personal futures, they are pessimistic about their country’s. This paradox is not shared by those in other cultures.

Our Three Selves in the Age of Social Media

We have three selves in the age of social media: who we think we are, how we present ourselves online, and what other social media users think of us.