Most Underappreciated : 50 Prominent Social Psychologists Describe Their Most Unloved Work

Fifty of today's most prominent social psychologists describe their scholarship, focusing on the human and personal side of the "life of the mind." Each author spotlights his or her least appreciated work, and discusses theory, methods, findings, or application. The contributors also use this opportunity to provide the context behind their work. Some authors describe their mentors, the influential figures who led them to certain areas of research. Others offer advice to young researchers who are just entering the field and who can learn from their predecessors' mistakes and miscalculations. These contributors address issues like how to prepare for, and make the most of, a professorship in a liberal arts college context, and how to frame a research question, title an article, handle a controversy, pursue a passion, devise a method, think about a meta-analysis, and write persuasively. Still others discuss what makes their research important to them and to the field, describing the impact of their work on their own future research agendas. In fifty engaging and succinct essays, these eminent psychologists pull back the curtain on their professional lives. Their stories are personal and touch on relationships, passion for ideas, and the emotional highs and lows of academic life. This book is a truly unique glimpse behind scenes of social psychology and the people who have advanced the field. Fifty Of Today's Most Prominent Social Psychologists Describe Their Scholarship, Focusing On The Human And Personal Side Of The 'life Of The Mind'. Each Author Spotlights His Or Her Least Appreciated Work, And Discusses Theory, Methods, Findings, Or Application. The Authors Also Use This Opportunity To Provide The Context Behind Their Work. Some Authors Describe Their Mentors, The Influential Figures Who Led Them To Certain Areas Of Research. Others Offer Advice To Young Researchers Who Are Just Entering The Field And Who Can Learn From Their Predecessors' Mistakes And Miscalculations. Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I Big Science, Big Theory, Big Ideas -- Most Cited, Least Read? / Walter Mischel -- Appreciated, But Misunderstood / Marilynn B. Brewer -- Undeserved Recognition / Mahzarin R. Banaji -- Is There A Divorce In Your Genes? / Ellen Berscheid -- A Life-changing Paper? That Depends On Your Interpretation / Todd F. Heatherton -- Saga Of My Stealth Bomber Chapter: Can't Miss, But Vanished Without A Trace / Philip G. Zimbardo -- From Egosystem To Ecosystem / Jennifer Crocker -- Publish And Perish / Bernard Weiner -- A Catastrophe In My Research Portfolio / Abraham Tesser -- I Want To Be A Social Psychologist / Dan P. Mcadams -- But What About That Gigantic Elephant In The Room? / Albert Bandura -- Pt. Ii Middle-range Theories -- Adventures In Rejectionland / John Darley -- Thrilling Thoughts: How Changing Your Mind Intensifies Your Emotions / Gerald L. Clore -- A Fundamental Conceptual Distinction ... Gone Unnoticed / Russell H. Fazio. Communal Relationships Can Be Selfish And Give Rise To Exploitation / Margarets. Clark -- Take Me Out To The Ballgame / Timothy D. Wilson -- Timing Is Everything ... At Least For Citation Impact / Miles Hewstone -- Motivational When Motivational Wasn't Cool / Rex A. Wright -- Does Impression Management Have An Image Problem? / Mark R. Heavy -- Dynamic Complexity Theory: Eclipsed By A Revolution / Delroy L. Paulhus -- Pt. Iii Methods And Innovations -- Littering As An Unobtrusive Measure Of Political Attitudes: Messy But Clean / Robertb. Cialdini -- Imagined And Genuine Opposition To New Ideas On Sexuality / Roy F. Baumeister -- A New Method For Theory Testing In Social Psychology: The Case Of Dissonance / Barry E. Collins -- Hark A Herald Sings ... But Who's Listening? / Norbert L. Kerr -- Some Things Get Better With Age / Paula M. Niedenthal -- Episodes In The Mind: Or, Beware When The Paradigm Shifts ... / Joseph P. Forgas -- Kissmy Tass / Jonathon D. Brown -- The Slow, Halting Appreciation Of Close Relationships Research / John H. Harvey. Is Attitude Research Incompatible With The Compatibility Principle? / Icek Ajzen -- Change We Cannot Believe In / David A. Kenny -- Imputing Values To Missing Information In Social Judgment / Ramadhar Singh -- Pt. Iv Phenomena And Findings -- Whatever Happened To Schema-triggered Affect? / Susan T. Fiske -- Priming Creative Behavior: Priming How Things Work Rather Than What Things Are / E. Tory Higgins -- What's In A Title? How A Decent Idea May Have Gone Bad / Joel Cooper -- The Bearable Lightness Of Impact / Tom Gilovich -- I Can't Explain / Judith Harackiewicz -- Most Underappreciated ... By Me / Mark Snyder -- It Takes More Than Two To Tango: The Importance Of Identifying And Addressing Your Audience / John F. Dovidio -- My Rather Unknown Piece About Unknown Unknowns And Their Role In Self-insight / David Dunning -- Reality Lives Redeeming An Apparently Unfulfilled Prophecy / Michael Harris Bond -- Bet You Didn't Know I Did A Dissonance Study / Dan Batson -- Is That All There Is? Reaction To The That's-not-all Procedure / Jerry M. Burger. My Brief Career In Modeling / Charles S. Carver -- The Diversity Of Social Support And Outgroup Homogeneity: Some Bad Luck And A Lot Of Good Fortune / George R. Goethals -- Thirty Years Of Contrast In Social Comparison / Ladd Wheeler -- The Causal Structure Of Person Types And Stereotypes / Constantine Sedikides -- Your First Word Will Be Your Last Word If It Is Your Only Word / David A. Schroeder -- Pt. V Application: Making Science Useful -- Risky Business: On The Adventures Of Simultaneously Manipulating Sexual Arousal And Intoxication / Mark P. Zanna -- Buried Treasures: Depression; Murder, Praise^ And Intelligence / Carol S. Dweck -- A Mis-citation Classic / Alice H. Eagly -- Emotional Intelligence / Peter Salovey -- Hidden Gems About Justice Research: The Psychology Of Punitiveness / Tom R. Tyler -- The Messenger Effect In Persuasion / Saul M. Kassin -- The Idea, The Audience, And Me / James W. Pennebaker. Edited By Robert M. Arkin. Includes Bibliographical References. Contents 14 Introduction 18 Part I—Big Science, Big Theory, Big Ideas 24 Most Cited, Least Read? 26 Appreciated, but Misunderstood 31 Undeserved Recognition 35 Is There a Divorce in Your Genes? 38 A Life-Changing Paper? That Depends on Your Interpretation 43 Saga of My Stealth Bomber Chapter: Can’t Miss, But Vanished Without a Trace 48 From Egosystem to Ecosystem 53 Publish and Perish 58 A Catastrophe in My Research Portfolio 63 I Want to Be a Social Psychologist 67 But What About that Gigantic Elephant in the Room? 72 Part II—Middle-Range Theories 82 Adventures in Rejectionland 84 Thrilling Thoughts: How Changing Your Mind Intensifies Your Emotions 88 A Fundamental Conceptual Distinction... Gone Unnoticed 93 Communal Relationships Can Be Selfish and Give Rise to Exploitation 98 Take Me Out to the Ballgame 103 Timing Is Everything... At Least for Citation Impact 107 Motivational When Motivational Wasn’t Cool 112 Does Impression Management Have an Image Problem? 117 Dynamic Complexity Theory: Eclipsed by a Revolution 122 Part III—Methods and Innovations 126 Littering as an Unobtrusive Measure of Political Attitudes: Messy but Clean 128 Imagined and Genuine Opposition to New Ideas on Sexuality 134 A New Method for Theory Testing in Social Psychology: The Case of Dissonance 139 HARK! A Herald Sings... But Who’s Listening 147 Some Things Get Better With Age 153 Episodes in the Mind: Or, Beware When the Paradigm Shifts...! 158 Kiss My “TASS” 163 The Slow, Halting Appreciation of Close Relationships Research 167 Is Attitude Research Incompatible With the Compatibility Principle? 172 Change We Cannot Believe In 176 Imputing Values to Missing Information in Social Judgment 180 Part IV—Phenomena and Findings 186 Whatever Happened to Schema-Triggered Affect? 188 Priming Creative Behavior: Priming How Things Work Rather Than What Things Are 192 What’s in a Title? How a Decent Idea May Have Gone Bad 198 The Bearable Lightness of Impact 202 I Can’t Explain 206 Most Underappreciated... By Me! 209 It Takes More Than Two to Tango: The Importance of Identifying and Addressing Your Audience 213 My Rather Unknown Piece About “Unknown Unknowns” and Their Role in Self-Insight 218 Reality Lives! Redeeming an Apparently Unfulfilled Prophecy 223 Bet You Didn’t Know I Did a Dissonance Study 229 Is That All There Is? Reaction to the That’s-Not-All Procedure 234 My Brief Career in Modeling 238 The Diversity of Social Support and Outgroup Homogeneity: Some Bad Luck and a Lot of Good Fortune 241 Thirty Years of Contrast in Social Comparison 246 The Causal Structure of Person Types and Stereotypes 249 Your First Word Will Be Your Last Word if It Is Your Only Word 254 Part V—Application: Making Science Useful 260 “Risky Business”: On the Adventures of Simultaneously Manipulating Sexual Arousal and Intoxication 262 Buried Treasures: Depression, Murder, Praise, and Intelligence 266 A Mis-citation Classic 271 Emotional Intelligence 275 Hidden Gems About Justice Research: The Psychology of Punitiveness 280 The “Messenger Effect” in Persuasion 285 The Idea, The Audience, and Me 289 Unfinished Business: Activating Change 293