A5009305535- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Ethics in medical practice
- Ethics in Business and Education
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
Eckerd College
2021-2024
Florida State University
2018-2021
College of New Jersey
2015
We introduce the balanced ideological antipathy (BIA) model, which challenges assumptions that right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation (SDO) predict inter-group per se. Rather, effects of RWA SDO on should depend target's political objectives, specific components RWA, type expressed. Consistent with two studies (N = 585) showed Traditionalism component positively negatively predicted both intolerance prejudice toward tradition-threatening -reaffirming groups,...
Past research shows that people like others who are similar to themselves, and political partisans tend dislike those with opposing viewpoints. Two studies examined how initial person impressions changed after discovering the target held or dissimilar beliefs. Using potential mates as targets, we found participants liked targets less, were less romantically interested in rated attractive dissimilarity them. Further, they became more uncomfortable ideological dissimilarity. Theoretical...
Previous theory and research has suggested that right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) is a unitary construct related to attitudes regarding obedience authority. Recently, scholars have RWA multidimensional. To adjudicate these competing notions, we test whether the associations between components moral differ depending on ideology of Across three studies an integrative data analysis, found component capturing respect for authorities (i.e., submission) judgments it obey all authorities, perhaps...
Past research shows that people like others who are similar to themselves, and political partisans tend dislike those with opposing viewpoints. Two studies examined how initial person impressions changed after discovering the target held or dissimilar beliefs. Using potential mates as targets, we found participants liked targets less, were less romantically interested in rated attractive dissimilarity them. Further, they became more uncomfortable ideological dissimilarity. Theoretical...
Recently, major societal events have shaped perceptions of race relations in the US. The current work argues that people’s motivations to be nonprejudiced toward Black people changed concert with these broader forces. Analyses two independent archival datasets reveal predictably accordance shifts social milieu over last 15 years. In one dataset ( N = 13,395), we track movement internal and external respond without prejudice from 2004 2017. Internal motivation initially decreased before...
Religious people tend to believe atheists are immoral. Although some work suggests that themselves agree, such findings could also reflect symmetric ingroup bias in the moral domain, where likewise view religious targets as untrustworthy and We examined how American atheist participants rated morality of assessed a potential intervention: learning adhere code. Across three studies, both nonreligious demonstrated clear favoritism, rating more than outgroup targets. However, this was reduced...
Abstract. How do people respond when their group’s power is threatened? Four studies suggest that threats to group lead adhere and invest in group. When a personally important was threatened, psychologically adhered the (Studies 1a 1b). This adherence occurred among who were high (but not low) identification (Study 2). Adherence associated with behaviors aimed at promoting benefits 3). Findings themselves groups threatened. occurs largely strongly identified group, suggesting clinging...