John V. Petrocelli
Social psychologist and professor
John V. Petrocelli is an experimental social psychologist at Wake Forest University who studies bullshitting and how people can detect it.
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Born 1975 in the United States
About John V. Petrocelli
John V. Petrocelli is an experimental social psychologist and a psychology professor at Wake Forest University. His research looks at why people bullshit, what comes of it, and how to spot it and deal with it. He has also studied attitudes and persuasion, metacognition, and how counterfactual thinking connects with learning, memory and decision making. His work has appeared in leading journals in his field, including the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and he is an Associate Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Petrocelli also speaks to audiences and leads seminars about leadership, communication and management based on evidence. His book in our catalog is The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit.