Todd Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 4231589 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Todd Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Todd |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS T |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0586-1021 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The moderating role of extrinsic contingency focus on reactions to threat
Over the last decade a number of theorists have advanced a multifaceted conceptualization of self‐esteem. Central to this idea is the notion that self‐esteem is less secure and more defensive when individuals are more focused on extrinsic contingencies. To test the hypothesis that individuals with high dispositional levels of extrinsic contingency focus (ECF) are insecure and respond defensively to threat, we developed a measure of ECF and conduc…
Is death really the worm at the core? Converging evidence that worldview threat increases death-thought accessibility
According to terror management theory, if the cultural worldview protects people from thoughts about death, then weakening this structure should increase death-thought accessibility (DTA). Five studies tested this DTA hypothesis. Study 1 showed that threatening Canadian participants' cultural values (vs. those of another culture) increased DTA on a word-fragment completion task. Study 2 showed that when participants could dismiss the threat, DTA …
Is death really the worm at the core? Converging evidence that worldview threat increases death-thought accessibility
According to terror management theory, if the cultural worldview protects people from thoughts about death, then weakening this structure should increase death-thought accessibility (DTA). Five studies tested this DTA hypothesis. Study 1 showed that threatening Canadian participants' cultural values (vs. those of another culture) increased DTA on a word-fragment completion task. Study 2 showed that when participants could dismiss the threat, DTA …
The moderating role of extrinsic contingency focus on reactions to threat
Over the last decade a number of theorists have advanced a multifaceted conceptualization of self‐esteem. Central to this idea is the notion that self‐esteem is less secure and more defensive when individuals are more focused on extrinsic contingencies. To test the hypothesis that individuals with high dispositional levels of extrinsic contingency focus (ECF) are insecure and respond defensively to threat, we developed a measure of ECF and conduc…
Is death really the worm at the core? Converging evidence that worldview threat increases death-thought accessibility
According to terror management theory, if the cultural worldview protects people from thoughts about death, then weakening this structure should increase death-thought accessibility (DTA). Five studies tested this DTA hypothesis. Study 1 showed that threatening Canadian participants' cultural values (vs. those of another culture) increased DTA on a word-fragment completion task. Study 2 showed that when participants could dismiss the threat, DTA …
The moderating role of extrinsic contingency focus on reactions to threat
Over the last decade a number of theorists have advanced a multifaceted conceptualization of self‐esteem. Central to this idea is the notion that self‐esteem is less secure and more defensive when individuals are more focused on extrinsic contingencies. To test the hypothesis that individuals with high dispositional levels of extrinsic contingency focus (ECF) are insecure and respond defensively to threat, we developed a measure of ECF and conduc…
Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Anger (1 works) · Anxiety (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Conceptualization (1 works) · Contingency (1 works) · Death anxiety (1 works)