Specifically, looking for the role of the self as a moderator between exposure to cultural norms of physical appearance and consequences such as lowered self-esteem, body esteem and possibly disordered eating behavior. Examining automatic attitudes toward the overweight and the relationships among implicit and explicit attitudes and prejudicial behavior. Examining the automaticity of evaluation, as well as whether implicit and explicit evaluative goals have the same underlying brain processes. Examining how stereotypes are efficient when processing resources are depleted.
Current project examines impression formation in terms of a dual-process model of persuasion.
On the interaction between episodic and semantic memory. Manuscript under review. The role of the interdependent self. Manuscript under review. The automaticity vs. spontaneity of evaluation.