Robert Baron

     
Institution
University of Iowa

Current Position
Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Social Psychology from University of Minnesota, 1970

Research Interests
Applied Social Psychology
Attitudes
Group Processes
Health
Persuasion/Social Influence
Prejudice/Stereotyping

Courses Taught
Attitudes and Persuasion
Elementary Psychology
Environmental Stress
Psychology of Attitudes
Psychology of Stress
Small Group Processes

 
Robert Baron
Department of Psychology
University of Iowa
11 Seashore Hall E
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1407
U.S.A.

Home Page
Phone: (319) 335-2453

Robert Baron
Senior Lecturer Award-University of Iowa, 1986

Professor of the Year--Department of Psychology 1991-2

Giddon Award of Distinguished Research in the Behavioral Sciences-1997

OUTSTANDING PROFESSOR—PanHellenic Council, Fall, 1996


Books:

  • Baron, R. S., & Kerr, N. (2003). Group process, group decision, group action (2nd ed.). Open University Press.

Journal Articles:

  • Baron, R. S., (2000). Arousal, capacity, and intense indoctrination. Review of Personality and Social Psychology, 4, 238-254. [Reprinted in Cultic Studies Journal (2002), 18, 172-207.]
  • Baron R. S., & Bellman S. B. (2007). No guts, no glory: Courage, harassment and minority influence. European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 101-124.
  • Baron, R. S., Hoppe, S., Linneweh, B., & Rogers, D. (1996). Social corroboration and opinion extremity. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 32, 537-560.
  • Baron, R. S., VanDello, J., & Brunsman, B. (1996). The forgotten variable in conformity research: The impact of task importance on social influence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71, 915-927.
  • Chambers J. R., Baron, R. S., & Inman, M. (2006) Misperceptions in intergroup conflict: Disagreeing about what we disagree about. Psychological Science, 17, 38-45.
  • Evans, D. C., Garcia, D. J., Baron, R. S., & Garcia, D. M. (2003). In the privacy of their own homes: Using the internet to assess racial bias. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 273-284.
  • Krizan, Z., & Baron, R. S. (2007). Self categorization and group polarization: Does outgroup position affect attitude? European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 191-204.
  • Marti, M., Bobier, D., & Baron, R. S. (2000) Prototypicality, automaticity, accessibilty and prejudice recognition: Blinded by the unexpected. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 3, 403-418.
  • McLeod, P., Baron, R. S., Marti, M. W., & Yoon, K. (1997). The eyes have it: Minority influence in face to face and computer mediated group discussion. Journal of Applied Psychology, 82(5), 706-718.

Other Publications:

  • Baron, R. S. (in press). Brainwashing. In R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Baron, R. S. (in press). Social facilitation. In J. Levine & M. Hogg (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Baron, R. S. (2005). So right it’s wrong: Groupthink and the ubiquitous nature of self censorship. In M. Zanna (Ed.), Advances in experimental social psychology (Vol. 37, pp. 219-253). San Diego: Elsevier.
  • Baron, R. S., Crawley, K., & Paulina, D. (2003). Aberrations of power: Leadership in totalist groups. In D. Knippenberg D. & M. Hogg (Eds.), New Perspectives in Leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

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