Writing
Essays, academic work, and notes — everything I write, in one place.
Academic
Peer-reviewed articles, manuscripts, and book chapters · View on Google Scholar.
Manuscripts under review
Gonzales, J. (2026). Adaptive constraints on the consumption of generative AI: Sensorium and source. [Revise and resubmit at Computers in Human Behavior]. SSRN
Gonzales, J., & Mishra, S. (2026). Relative state predicts risk-taking. [Revise and resubmit at Decision].
Gonzales, J., & Refaie, N. (2026). Misrepresented as a monolith: The fragility of the aggregated Asian social category in stereotype content models. [Revise and resubmit at International Journal of Intercultural Relations].
Peer-reviewed publications
Gonzales, J., Mishra, S., & Camp, R. D. (2017). For the win: Risk-sensitive decision-making in teams. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 30(2), 462–472. DOI
Carleton, R. N., Duranceau, S., Shulman, E. P., Zerff, M., Gonzales, J., & Mishra, S. (2016). Self-reported intolerance of uncertainty and behavioural decisions. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 51, 58–65. DOI
Mishra, S., & Gonzales, J. (2014). Sources of behavioral variability and the etiology of psychopathology. Psychological Inquiry, 25(3–4), 355–359. DOI
Working papers
Gonzales, J., & Zhu, Y. (2026). The Icarus effect: How aesthetic excellence triggers moral condemnation of human–AI co-creation. [Manuscript in preparation].
Gonzales, J. (2026). When efficiency destroys differentiation: the limits of acceptable innovations. [Manuscript in preparation].
Gonzales, J., & Mishra, S. (2026). Who are the variety-seekers? A 2-D framework of personality and individual differences in leisure portfolios. [Manuscript in preparation].
Refaie, N., & Gonzales, J. (2026). Impression management through AI. [Manuscript in preparation].
Gonzales, J., & Randle, R. (2026). Driven by comparison: Team dynamics and accident risk in Formula One. [Manuscript in preparation].
Gonzales, J. (2026). AI governance for progress in business education. [Manuscript in preparation].
Reports & book chapters
Kennedy, H., Gonzales, J., & Pegoraro, A. (2022). Digital sport fandom. In Routledge Handbook of Sport Fans and Fandom (pp. 261–272). Routledge. DOI
Gonzales, J., & Mishra, S. (2021). Heuristics. In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (pp. 3683–3685). Springer. DOI
Mishra, S., Novakowski, D., & Gonzales, J. (2021). Judgment and decision-making. In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (pp. 4333–4337). Springer. DOI
Essays
Public scholarship for Psychology Today, The Conversation, and others.
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The Conversation
Why AI's stylistic negation — 'it's not X, it's Y' — is both annoying and doesn't work
On AI's habit of corrective negation — and why it grates.
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The Conversation
Slanguage: How the use of AI for apologies could cause the 'Canadian Sorry' to lose its soul
When AI writes our apologies, something essential gets lost in translation
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Psychology Today
Why AI Help Can Make You Seem Less Caring
Using AI to help write a thoughtful message feels harmless. New Research suggests it can quietly signal that you didn't really show up
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Psychology Today
Why Giving Options Makes a Gift Feel Less Personal
The psychology behind why more choice can diminish the meaning of a gift
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Psychology Today
What Your Hobbies Say About You (Whether You Like It or Not)
How our leisure pursuits signal who we are to others
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Psychology Today
Why No Preference Communication Backfires
When saying 'I don't care' signals more than you think
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Towards Data Science
Problems with PER in the NBA
A critical look at the Player Efficiency Rating and its limitations
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Gigwise
Yearning for community in the land of the living skies
On finding connection through music in Saskatchewan
Blog
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