Self and identity, self-control,
need to belong, emotion, power,
aggression, sexuality, self-esteem,
self-deception and motivated cognition,
self-defeating behavior and
irrationality, judgment and decision
making, free will, and interdisciplinary
approaches to psychology.
Accuracy and error in self judgments,
perceptions of bias in the self and
others, the influence of self-perceptions
on choice, motivated cognition
and motivated allocation of attention,
predictions of future consequences,
social cognition, judgment and decision
making.
Links between motivation, emotion,
and social cognition; risk perception
and behavior; the formation and
maintenance of romantic relationships;
social power; prejudice and
stereotyping; evolutionary psychology;
personality/individual differences;
hormones and behavior.
Social Psychology with a focus on
prejudice and stereotyping; specific
interests include individual differences
in the activation and control
of prejudice, intergroup interactions,
motivation and self-regulation, and
the prejudice reduction process.
