The cognitive processes underlying impression change

Two experiments explored the causes and consequences of impression change. Subjects changed their impressions when they preferred an expectancy-inconsistent explanation for an expectancy-deviant event but not when they preferred an expectancy-consistent explanation for it. Subjects had better recall of behaviors that were consistent with their impression when either no explanation or an expectancy-consistent explanation was provided for the event. When an expectancy-inconsistent explanation was provided, subjects recalled behaviors that were inconsistent with their impression better. However, there was no relation between subjects' judgments and their recall of the target's behaviors. Subjects' judgments and recall were not influenced by the presence or absence of a specific expectation for the target, but rather, were determined by normative expectations for people's behavior. Finally, impression change did not lead to the formation of a separate representation of the target. The implications of these results for models of person memory are discussed.U of I OnlyETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permissio

Religiousness and Prejudice: The Mediating Roles of Religious Fundamentalism and Religious Ethnocentrism

Using serial mediation analyses, we examined the relationships among religious commitment (as well as quest religious orientation), religious fundamentalism (RF), religious ethnocentrism (RE), and 6 different forms of prejudice spanning ethnic/race, sexual orientation, religion, and social class (specifically, prejudice toward gays, Muslims, Jews, Blacks, the poor, and atheists). We hypothesized that greater levels of religious commitment and greater levels of quest orientation would both directly reduce prejudice. But greater levels of religious commitment was expected to indirectly increase prejudice. Specifically, we hypothesized that greater commitment would be associated with greater RF, which in turn would lead to greater RE, and ultimately to greater prejudice. In contrast, greater quest orientation not only would directly reduce prejudice, but would also indirectly do so through lower RF, lower RE, and lower levels of prejudice. Serial mediation allowed us to examine both the direct and indirect effects of religious commitment and quest orientation, and to determine the relative importance of RF and RE on prejudice

The Long-Term Impact of Undergraduate Internships and Research Experiences: An Alumni Survey

We assessed the self-perceived benefits of internships and research experiences for alumni pursuing different careers, as well as how enduring these perceived benefits were. Method: Psychology alumni (N = 498) rated their skills garnered as an undergraduate, the usefulness of their psychology training, and overall satisfaction with their psychology education. We examined the effects of internships and research experience on their ratings and how ratings varied by chosen post-graduation path and graduation year