Interests
Self-regulation, Decision-Making, Aggression, Outcomes of belief in free-will, How the ambitious and motivated avoid self-handicapping
Education
B.A. in Psychology [minor in studies of cinema and media culture (SCMC)] University of Minnesota: Twin Cities Campus 2004
Publications
Baumeister, R. F., Gitter, S. A. (in press). I'm approaching the decision to avoid you: An approach and avoidance perspective on social exclusion and rejectoin. In A. J. Elliot (Ed.) Handbook of Approach and Avoidance Motivation. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Gitter, S. A., Masicampo, E. J. (2007) Accountability. In R. F. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Presentations
Gitter, S. A., Tice, D. M. (2007). Every garden has it's weeds. Grit, trait self-control and the fear of failure. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.
Gitter, S. A., Maner, J. K., Tice, D. M. (2006). Go where the green light takes you: Self-regulatory depletion and argument generation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.
Gitter, S. A., Sinclair, H. C. (2004). With enemies like these, who needs friends: A comparison of the relative impact of best friends vs worst enemies on psychosocial outcomes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Manuscripts Submitted
DeWall, C. N., Twenge, J. M., & Gitter, S. A. (under review) Seeing hostility following rejection: The role of hostile perceptions in shaping aggression.
Gailliot, M. T., McGregor, I., Schmeichel, B. J., Gitter, S. A., Baumeister, R. F. (under review) Terror management and self-esteem: Demonstrating the relationship between both implicit and explicit self-esteem and defensive reactions to mortality salience
Manuscripts in Preparation
Gitter, S. A., Stillman, T. F., Baumeister, R. F., Bryce, A. (in prep). Virtually justifiable homocide: Reduction of post-violent gameplay aggression via prosocial goals.
Gitter, S. A., Sparks, E. A., Tice, D. M., Maner, J. K. (in prep). I can't see why not!: Depletion reduces the ability to generate counterarguments.
Gitter, S. A., Tice, D. M. (in prep). Every garden has it's weeds: Grit and self-handicapping behaviors
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