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Vicki received her Ph.D. from the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She worked as the Editorial Assistant for the Asian Journal of Social Psychology during her Ph.D study. After graduation, she took up the position of the postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Experimental Research in Social Sciences, Hokkaido University, Japan. She obtained the Young Scientist Award for the year of 2009 and 2011 respectively. Vicki joined Lingnan University in August 2011. She received the Honorable Mention in the Research Excellence Award Scheme in 2014, and the Fulbright-RGC Hong Kong Senior Research Scholar Award in 2015. Her research interests include social psychology, social cognition, cross-cultural psychology, consumer psychology, and evolutionary psychology.
Research interests
Cross-cultural differences in communication style, How culture is formed, maintained and changes through the process of communication, Socio-ecological approach to cultural differences in human behaviors, Dehumanization, The self-deceptive psychological illusions, Stereotyping, Placebo Analgesia
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Why and when merely possessing a placebo analgesic reduces experiences of pain?
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/01/22 → 30/09/23
Project: Grant Research
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The possession-based placebo effect: Perceiving a connection between the self and a placebo analgesic enhances pain resilience
YEUNG, W. L. V. & LI, W. O. A.
1/09/21 → 31/08/23
Project: Grant Research
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Research output
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A Socio-ecological Approach to Relationship Goals and Self-presentation Strategies in American and Chinese Online Dating websites
WAN, C. & YEUNG, W. V., 2022, In: Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology. 3, 9 p., 100029.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Concern with COVID-19 Pandemic Threat and Attitudes Towards Immigrants : The Mediating Effect of the Desire for Tightness
MULA, S., DI SANTO, D., RESTA, E., BAKHTIARI, F., BALDNER, C., MOLINARIO, E., PIERRO, A., GELFAND, M. J., DENISON, E., AGOSTINI, M., BÉLANGER, J. J., GÜTZKOW, B., KREIENKAMP, J., ABAKOUMKIN, G., ABDUL KHAIYOM, J. H., AHMEDI, V., AKKAS, H., ALMENARA, C. A., ATTA, M., BAGCI, S. C. & 86 others, , 2022, In: Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology. 3, 100028.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Constructivist Self-Construal: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
GE, F., SYROPOULOS, S., GENSLER, J., LEIDNER, B., LOUGHNAN, S., CHANG, J-H., HARADA, C., MARI, S., PALADINO, M. P., SHI, J., YEUNG, V. W. L., KUO, C-Y. & TSUCHIYA, K., 1 Feb 2022, In: Cross-Cultural Research. 56, 1, p. 29-61 33 p., 106939712110552.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
Prizes
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LU Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award 2022 (RGC/PICO Grant)
YEUNG, Wai Lan Victoria (Recipient), Apr 2022
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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LU RGC Competitive Grants Award 2018
YEUNG, Wai Lan Victoria (Recipient), Mar 2018
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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Research Excellence Award 2014: Honourable Mention
YEUNG, Wai Lan Victoria (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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Asian Journal of Social Psychology (Journal)
Wai Lan Victoria YEUNG (Member of editorial board)
2021 → 2023Activity: Editorial / Peer-review Work › Editorial Membership
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American Journal of Applied Psychology (Journal)
Wai Lan Victoria YEUNG (Member of editorial board)
Dec 2020 → …Activity: Editorial / Peer-review Work › Editorial Membership
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Would merely possessing (vs. using) a placebo analgesic enhance analgesia?
Wai Lan Victoria YEUNG (Invited speaker)
2 Dec 2019Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
Press / Media
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How sport can help young people to become better citizens
23/02/22 → 25/02/22
6 items of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Previous pain exposure and mere possession of placebo analgesic may predict placebo analgesia
9/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer