Steven J Scher
Biographic Data
| ID | 1663003 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven J Scher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven J |
| FAMILY NAME | Scher |
| SIGNATURE | SCHER S J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eastern Illinois University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 70 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Prayer and Subjective Well-Being
Participants (N = 430) were recruited online and completed a measure of six prayer types (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication, reception, and obligatory prayer). Measures of subjective well-being (self-esteem, optimism, meaning in life, satisfaction with life) were also administered. Three forms of prayer (adoration, thanksgiving, reception) had consistently positive relations with well-being measures, whereas the other three forms …
Are adaptations necessarily genetic
1998) are to be commended for clarifying concepts from evolutionary science and detailing the utility of these concepts for psychology.Rather than contribute to the emotion--laden arguments that have accompanied much of the development of evolutionary psychology, Buss et al.'s contribution helps psychologists apply ideas from evolutionary biology to the study of mind and behavior.However, Buss et al. (1998) erred when they wrote that "there must …
How Effective Are the Things People Say to Apologize? Effects of the Realization of the Apology Speech Act
Motivational basis of dissonance
This article provides the first empirical test of the idea that discrepancy is not needed in order to arouse cognitive dissonance.Dissonance was aroused when Ss felt responsible for some aversive consequence, regardless of whether their behavior was consistent (writing a proattitudinal essay) or inconsistent (a counterattitudinal essay) with beliefs.The data demonstrate that in both situations, dissonance is aroused.This result, based on the diss…
Self-defeating behavior patterns among normal individuals
Self-defeating behavior patterns among normal individuals
How Effective Are the Things People Say to Apologize? Effects of the Realization of the Apology Speech Act
Prayer and Subjective Well-Being
Participants (N = 430) were recruited online and completed a measure of six prayer types (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication, reception, and obligatory prayer). Measures of subjective well-being (self-esteem, optimism, meaning in life, satisfaction with life) were also administered. Three forms of prayer (adoration, thanksgiving, reception) had consistently positive relations with well-being measures, whereas the other three forms …
Motivational basis of dissonance
This article provides the first empirical test of the idea that discrepancy is not needed in order to arouse cognitive dissonance.Dissonance was aroused when Ss felt responsible for some aversive consequence, regardless of whether their behavior was consistent (writing a proattitudinal essay) or inconsistent (a counterattitudinal essay) with beliefs.The data demonstrate that in both situations, dissonance is aroused.This result, based on the diss…
Self-defeating behavior patterns among normal individuals
Self-defeating behavior patterns among normal individuals
Motivational basis of dissonance
This article provides the first empirical test of the idea that discrepancy is not needed in order to arouse cognitive dissonance.Dissonance was aroused when Ss felt responsible for some aversive consequence, regardless of whether their behavior was consistent (writing a proattitudinal essay) or inconsistent (a counterattitudinal essay) with beliefs.The data demonstrate that in both situations, dissonance is aroused.This result, based on the diss…
How Effective Are the Things People Say to Apologize? Effects of the Realization of the Apology Speech Act
Are adaptations necessarily genetic
1998) are to be commended for clarifying concepts from evolutionary science and detailing the utility of these concepts for psychology.Rather than contribute to the emotion--laden arguments that have accompanied much of the development of evolutionary psychology, Buss et al.'s contribution helps psychologists apply ideas from evolutionary biology to the study of mind and behavior.However, Buss et al. (1998) erred when they wrote that "there must …
Prayer and Subjective Well-Being
Participants (N = 430) were recruited online and completed a measure of six prayer types (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication, reception, and obligatory prayer). Measures of subjective well-being (self-esteem, optimism, meaning in life, satisfaction with life) were also administered. Three forms of prayer (adoration, thanksgiving, reception) had consistently positive relations with well-being measures, whereas the other three forms …
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 works) · Neuroscience (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Adaptation (eye) (1 works) · Adoration (1 works) · Attitude change (1 works)