Kimberly Rios Morrison
Biographic Data
| ID | 4231264 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kimberly Rios Morrison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kimberly Rios |
| FAMILY NAME | Morrison |
| SIGNATURE | MORRISON K R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stanford University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 112 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Not All Selves Feel the Same Uncertainty
Three experiments and a pilot study demonstrated that uncertainty about the self is uncomfortable (Pilot Study) and causes people to change their self-concepts in response to primes (Experiments 1–3), depending on both the nature of the uncertainty and how the self is defined. In Experiment 1, Asian Americans assimilated to a stereotype prime when made to feel uncertain about their collective selves, whereas European Americans assimilated to the …
Socially motivated projection
In three studies, we tested whether the need to belong would motivate people to perceive consensus for their opinions on important social issues. In Study 1, a nationally representative telephone survey, participants with a high dispositional need to belong perceived greater consensus for their opinions on immigrant naturalization than did those with a low need to belong. However, this relationship was strongest among participants who reported th…
A license to speak up
A Spiral of Silence for Some
Spiral of silence theory does not assume a simple relationship between opinion climate and opinion expression. In fact, the notion of hardcore individuals (who express their opinions regardless of the climate) embraces the idea that there are some people for whom this relationship does not hold true. However, this idea has not been put to a direct empirical test. In this article, the authors propose that attitude certainty is a key variable in id…
Predicting Whether Multiculturalism Positively or Negatively Influences White Americans’ Intergroup Attitudes
Multiculturalism, or the belief that racial and ethnic differences should be acknowledged and appreciated, has been met with both positive reactions (e.g., decreased prejudice) and negative reactions (e.g., perceptions of threat) from dominant group members. The present research proposes that multiculturalism can either positively or negatively influence White Americans’ intergroup attitudes depending on their degree of ethnic identification. In …
Being Unpredictable
Psychological research has devoted much attention to how people judge and predict others. However, a full understanding of social perception necessitates incorporating the responses of the targets, who may have little interest in being predicted. The authors argue that whether people want to be predicted depends on the interpersonal context—in particular, competitive or cooperative ones. Study 1 used a unique behavioral measure and showed that co…
White” or “European American”? Self-identifying labels influence majority group members' interethnic attitudes
Symbolic threat and social dominance among liberals and conservatives
Three studies tested the effects of symbolic threat to group values and strength of ingroup (political party) identification on social dominance orientation (SDO), a measure of tolerance for social hierarchies. In Studies 1 and 3, conservative participants were made to feel as though their group's values were either threatened or not threatened by liberals prior to completing the SDO measure. In Studies 2 and 3, liberal participants were made to …
Expressing deviant opinions
Group status, perceptions of threat, and support for social inequality
Distinguishing between silent and vocal minorities
People's opinions can deviate from that of the average group member in two ways. Descriptive deviants diverge from the average group attitude in a direction consistent with the desirable group attitude; prescriptive deviants diverge from the average group attitude in a direction inconsistent with the desirable group attitude. Three studies tested the hypothesis that descriptive deviants are more willing to express their opinions than either nonde…
Does self-consciousness increase or decrease priming effects? It depends
The effects of realistic threat and group identification on social dominance orientation
Group status, perceptions of threat, and support for social inequality
The effects of realistic threat and group identification on social dominance orientation
White” or “European American”? Self-identifying labels influence majority group members' interethnic attitudes
Expressing deviant opinions
Distinguishing between silent and vocal minorities
People's opinions can deviate from that of the average group member in two ways. Descriptive deviants diverge from the average group attitude in a direction consistent with the desirable group attitude; prescriptive deviants diverge from the average group attitude in a direction inconsistent with the desirable group attitude. Three studies tested the hypothesis that descriptive deviants are more willing to express their opinions than either nonde…
Does self-consciousness increase or decrease priming effects? It depends
Socially motivated projection
In three studies, we tested whether the need to belong would motivate people to perceive consensus for their opinions on important social issues. In Study 1, a nationally representative telephone survey, participants with a high dispositional need to belong perceived greater consensus for their opinions on immigrant naturalization than did those with a low need to belong. However, this relationship was strongest among participants who reported th…
Symbolic threat and social dominance among liberals and conservatives
Three studies tested the effects of symbolic threat to group values and strength of ingroup (political party) identification on social dominance orientation (SDO), a measure of tolerance for social hierarchies. In Studies 1 and 3, conservative participants were made to feel as though their group's values were either threatened or not threatened by liberals prior to completing the SDO measure. In Studies 2 and 3, liberal participants were made to …
A license to speak up
Does self-consciousness increase or decrease priming effects? It depends
The effects of realistic threat and group identification on social dominance orientation
Group status, perceptions of threat, and support for social inequality
Distinguishing between silent and vocal minorities
People's opinions can deviate from that of the average group member in two ways. Descriptive deviants diverge from the average group attitude in a direction consistent with the desirable group attitude; prescriptive deviants diverge from the average group attitude in a direction inconsistent with the desirable group attitude. Three studies tested the hypothesis that descriptive deviants are more willing to express their opinions than either nonde…
Symbolic threat and social dominance among liberals and conservatives
Three studies tested the effects of symbolic threat to group values and strength of ingroup (political party) identification on social dominance orientation (SDO), a measure of tolerance for social hierarchies. In Studies 1 and 3, conservative participants were made to feel as though their group's values were either threatened or not threatened by liberals prior to completing the SDO measure. In Studies 2 and 3, liberal participants were made to …
Expressing deviant opinions
A Spiral of Silence for Some
Spiral of silence theory does not assume a simple relationship between opinion climate and opinion expression. In fact, the notion of hardcore individuals (who express their opinions regardless of the climate) embraces the idea that there are some people for whom this relationship does not hold true. However, this idea has not been put to a direct empirical test. In this article, the authors propose that attitude certainty is a key variable in id…
Predicting Whether Multiculturalism Positively or Negatively Influences White Americans’ Intergroup Attitudes
Multiculturalism, or the belief that racial and ethnic differences should be acknowledged and appreciated, has been met with both positive reactions (e.g., decreased prejudice) and negative reactions (e.g., perceptions of threat) from dominant group members. The present research proposes that multiculturalism can either positively or negatively influence White Americans’ intergroup attitudes depending on their degree of ethnic identification. In …
Being Unpredictable
Psychological research has devoted much attention to how people judge and predict others. However, a full understanding of social perception necessitates incorporating the responses of the targets, who may have little interest in being predicted. The authors argue that whether people want to be predicted depends on the interpersonal context—in particular, competitive or cooperative ones. Study 1 used a unique behavioral measure and showed that co…
White” or “European American”? Self-identifying labels influence majority group members' interethnic attitudes
Socially motivated projection
In three studies, we tested whether the need to belong would motivate people to perceive consensus for their opinions on important social issues. In Study 1, a nationally representative telephone survey, participants with a high dispositional need to belong perceived greater consensus for their opinions on immigrant naturalization than did those with a low need to belong. However, this relationship was strongest among participants who reported th…
A license to speak up
Not All Selves Feel the Same Uncertainty
Three experiments and a pilot study demonstrated that uncertainty about the self is uncomfortable (Pilot Study) and causes people to change their self-concepts in response to primes (Experiments 1–3), depending on both the nature of the uncertainty and how the self is defined. In Experiment 1, Asian Americans assimilated to a stereotype prime when made to feel uncertain about their collective selves, whereas European Americans assimilated to the …
Psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (11 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (10 works) · Perception (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Ingroups and outgroups (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Social dominance orientation (4 works)