What’s New at Prayogshala
Hansika will be the keynote speaker at the UK Creativity Researchers Conference, which will be held online on June 4. Read more here!
A paper titled "Financial Literacy and Inclusion in India: Evidence from Household-level Data after Demonetization," co-authored by Anchal Khandelwal, Abhishek Vajjala, and Anirudh Tagat, has been published in the Journal of Emerging Market Finance. Read more here!
Hansika delivered a Lightning Talk at MisinfoCon India 2025 on dark creativity and digital arrest scams in Bangalore.
Mei Zheng presented a poster on the paper she co-authored with Hansika, Sarah, Apoorva and James titled “Does Creativity have a Genius Bias?” at the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, & the Arts Div 10 Meeting in New, Haven, Connecticut, USA. Read more about the paper here!
Hansika delivered the Daniel E. Berlyne address titled "A Spotlight on Dark Creativity" at the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, & the Arts (Division 10) Meeting in New Haven, CT, USA.
Hansika presented her paper co-authored with Sarah, Apoorva, Hreem, Corinna and James titled ‘Development of the Dark Creativity Deception Battery (DCDB)’ on at the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, & the Arts Div 10 Meeting. Read more about the paper here!
Hansika gave a talk on her paper titled “Can Creating Misinformation Counter Its Spread?", co-authored with Apoorva, Sarah and Anirudh at the APA Division 10 Micro-Grant Program Awardee Showcase at Yale University. Read the preprint of the paper here!
Hansika was quoted in an article titled ‘Gen-Alpha is the beauty industry's newest target- but at what cost?’ Read more here!
University of South Australia put out a press release about Hansika Kapoor’s (Monk Prayogshala) and David H. Cropley’s paper titled ‘Creativity predicts standardized educational outcomes beyond GPA and personality.’ Read more here!
Science Daily put out a press release about Hansika Kapoor’s (Monk Prayogshala) and David H. Cropley’s paper titled ‘Creativity predicts standardized educational outcomes beyond GPA and personality.’ Read more here!
Anirudh, Hansika and Akshaya co-authored a paper titled “The impact of life skills education on socio-emotional development and school-related outcomes among adolescents in India.” Read more here!
Dr. Hansika Kapoor is the first South Asian to be awarded the 2025 Daniel E. Berlyne Award from Division 10 of the American Psychological Association. She has been awarded for her outstanding research by in creativity and will be giving the Berlyne address at the March conference at Yale.
Hansika was quoted in an article titled ‘Are low-maintenance friendships really just one-sided situationships?’ Read more here!
Hansika Kapoor and Sarah Rezaei (Monk Prayogshala), along with co-authors Hreem Mahadeshwar and James C. Kaufman, had their paper featured in the article ‘Anxiety boosts idea quantity but hinders creative originality, study suggests.’ Read more here!
Apoorva conducted a workshop called ‘Ctrl+Alt+Research: Research Methods in Social Sciences.’ at NMIMS, Kharghar on 24th January, 2025.
Hansika was quoted in an article titled ‘Can Mismatched Ambition Be a Dealbreaker In Your Relationship?’ Read more here!
Adulthood is fraught with challenges and uncertainty, each carrying weighty consequences. Culture plays a pivotal role in shaping decision-making processes. Individuals from different cultures approach choices in distinct ways.
Socrates cautioned that uninformed voting could lead to the election of manipulative leaders, emphasizing the necessity of education and critical thinking for effective democratic participation. In modern democracies like India, political strategies often involve offering "freebies" – subsidies, loan waivers, and direct cash transfers – to economically disadvantaged groups. While these initiatives can reduce income disparities, they also raise concerns about political manipulation and long-term economic viability. This blog delves into theoretical and empirical models that explain voter behavior in response to such incentives and considers the broader implications of redistribution policies.
An Intensive week-long program on research skills conducted from 24th May to 30th May, 2025.
This year, the Summer School will be hybrid — with all modules conducted online and in-person in Mumbai!
Don't have time to attend a workshop at Prayogshala? Join our Digital Courses instead!
Monk Prayogshala presents a digital certificate course on Research Methodology and Statistical Reasoning
Monk Prayogshala presents a digital certificate course on Behavioral Economics.
Hansika was featured on the Sawyer Podcast in the episode ‘The 2025 Creativity Conference, episode 2: Cutting-Edge Research from Top Psychologists.’ Check it out here!