PSY 390 Research Opportunity

Fall 2012

Faculty member or graduate student

Dr. James M. Tyler

Social Area

Description of research area

We will be conducting a number of different research projects focusing on people’s concerns about others’ impression and social acceptance of them. In the broadest terms, our projects include examining the following questions:

1. How does self-regulation intersect with self-objectification (i.e., tendency for women to view themselves through a sexually objectified social lens) to influence men and women’s perceptions and behaviors?
2. What is the relationship between stigma and self-presentation? Specifically, how do overweight individuals use self-presentation strategies to reduce the occurrence of negative social outcomes?
3. Does affective forecasting (predicting how you will feel in the future) influence current self-presentational behavior?

Description of undergraduate participation

Undergraduates will serve as experimenters and will help conduct experiments in the lab. They will also help prepare stimulus materials for the experiments.

Research setting

Lab

Number of assistants needed

5-6

Contact information

Jim Tyler (tyler@purdue.edu)

Additional comments

GPA of 3.0 or greater is preferred.