- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Media Influence and Health
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Human Health and Disease
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
University of Connecticut
2011-2015
Illinois Wesleyan University
2008-2010
[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 100(5) of Journal Applied Psychology (see record 2015-40760-001). there are errors some the values listed Table 6 that do not alter any conclusions or substantive statements original article. The corrected portion is correction. positive intercepts table represent estimated IAT score when criterion has a value zero (suggesting attitudinal neutrality), except equation examining voter preference Greenwald et al. (2009), where...
Introduction Graphic warnings (GWs) on cigarette packs are widely used internationally and perhaps will be in the US but their impact is not well understood. This study tested support for competing hypotheses different subgroups of young adults defined by history smoking individual difference variables (e.g., psychological reactance). One hypothesis predicted adaptive responding (GWs would lower smoking-related intentions) another defensive raise intentions). Methods Participants were an...
Partisan effects on media consumption have been widely documented, with considerable attention given to partisan influences selective exposure. Although researchers debated the degree which exposure drives in general and of news particular, one hypothesized mechanisms linked this phenomenon seems inherently plausible: Exposure disliked coverage can generate psychological discomfort. The physiological discomfort were examined by determining how political partisanship release stress hormone,...
The modal distribution of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) is commonly interpreted as showing high levels implicit prejudice among Americans. These interpretations have fueled calls for changes in organizational and legal practices, but such applications are problematic because IAT scored on an arbitrary psychological metric. present research was designed to make metric less by determining scores measures that associated with observable racial or ethnic bias. By reexamining data from...