Zhansheng Chen

Zhansheng Chen appears on this site as co-author of the 2008 Social Influence paper on ostracism and social susceptibility, with Adrienne Carter-Sowell and Kipling Williams.
Who they are
The work of Zhansheng Chen reaches this site through the paper listed below. On this site the name is tied to Ostracism.
Key papers
Carter-Sowell, A. R., Chen, Z., & Williams, K. D. (2008). Ostracism increases social susceptibility. Social Influence, 3(3), 143-153. What it reports: Students who had just been left out of an online ball-tossing game agreed more often to a later request to donate than students who had been included, whichever request tactic was used.
Key ideas
Ostracism: Being excluded or ignored by others, and the immediate psychological cost of it.
Sources
- Carter-Sowell, A. R., Chen, Z., & Williams, K. D. (2008). Ostracism increases social susceptibility. Social Influence, 3(3), 143-153.