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Projects within the Social And Organizational Psychology Program
Social and Organizational Psychology: The ANU has one of the leading centres in the world for the study of areas such as social identity and self-categorization, particularly in relation to stereotypes and stereotyping, social influence, the self-concept and intergroup behaviour generally. A great deal of research at ANU is also centred on categorization in social psychology and on judgment and decision making under uncertainty.
Social
Social psychology including categorization; personal and social identity; attitudes; religious orientation. More specifically, categorization processes in social perception, stereotyping, homogeneity, and attribution, and the interplay of social and personal identities; Religious identity and the structure and function of social attitudes, particularly attitudes to homosexuality.
Dr Ken Mavor
E: ken.mavor@anu.edu.au
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Social
Social psychology including social identity and self-categorization; distributive and procedural fairness in interpersonal and intergroup settings; social influence; leadership; group-based trust.
Dr Michael J. Platow
E: michael.platow@anu.edu.au
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Social/Organizational psychology
Social psychology including stereotyping and prejudice; the interface of social and organizational psychology; self-categorization and personal identity. My research interests include the study of prejudice, stereotyping, intergroup conflict and cooperation, and more recently, the interface between social and organizational psychology. My current work focuses on issues of prejudice, diversity management, leadership and organizational change.
Dr Kate Reynolds
E: katherine.reynolds@anu.edu.au
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Judgement and decision making
Judgement and decision making under uncertainty; risk assessment and risk taking; social dilemmas; fuzzy logic; statistical methods for the human sciences.
Dr Michael Smithson
E: michael.smithson@anu.edu.au
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Social identity
Social psychology including social identity; self-categorization; power; prejudice; illegitimacy; social change.
Prof. John C. Turner
E: john.turner@anu.edu.au
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Psychology of the emotions
The common theme in my work is integrating, developing and testing theory that relates to: (a) ways in which institutional practices systematically undermine the individual's capacity and willingness to cooperate in core facets of social life from family and school to work and governance. This work examines institutional practices that fail to respect social values, challenge the stress and coping capabilities of individuals, induce poor shame management styles, and frustrate basic needs (b) ways in which social relationships facilitate the engagement of individuals in institutional life. This work focuses on implementing and adapting to cultural change, particularly through building trust relationships, recognizing shared social values and generating hope, and institutionalizing dialogue among those involved in conflict and change.
Prof. Valerie Braithwaite
E: Valerie.Braithwaite@anu.edu.au
W: http://ctsi/people/BraithwaiteV.html; http://vab.anu.edu.au/; http://demgov.anu.edu.au/
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Psychology of the emotions, restorative justice
My research interests are concerned with how individual’s beliefs about right and wrong, and their corresponding behaviour, are influenced by social context and identity. In particular understanding the moral emotions of shame, guilt and embarrassment; the dimensionality of these emotions, the social context in which they occur, their influence on decision-making, and their role in processes of conformity and influence. I have been particularly interested in how these emotions occur in restorative justice.
Dr Nathan Harris
T: +61 (0)2 61258442
E: nathan.harris@anu.edu.au
W: http://regnet.anu.edu.au/program/people/link_documents/nharris.php
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