Wendy J Harrod

Biographic Data

ID4990247
NAMEWendy J Harrod
GIVEN NAMESWendy J
FAMILY NAMEHarrod
SIGNATUREHARROD W J
AFFILIATIONSIowa State University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS10
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1979
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
H-INDEX2

  • Using Journals to Show Students what Social Psychology is all About

    Open AccessWendy J HarrodARTICLETeaching Sociology2009References: 10

    Professional journals serve the vital scientific function of disseminating knowl edge to colleagues. In so doing, journals become the face and voice of the pro fessional disciplines they represent. Journal content shows the major topics of interest, the scope, and the boundaries of the profes sion. It shows the techniques and methods of research that are relevant to the profes sion. It shows the most productive scholars and their institutional af…

  • Social Dominance Orientation and Opinions About What Is America's Most Serious Social Problem

    Wendy J HarrodARTICLEPsychological Reports2005

  • Social Dominance Orientation and Opinions about What is America's Most Serious Social Problem

    Open AccessWendy J HarrodARTICLEPsychological Reports2005

    This study tested whether a measure of Social Dominance Orientation was associated with opinions about America's most serious social problem. 150 undergraduates enrolled in social problems classes responded to the 14-item scale and to an open-ended question, "In your opinion, what is the most serious social problem in our country today?". Analysis shows that mean scale scores differed significantly across social problem responses. Correspondence …

  • Leadership emergence in task groups with egalitarian gender-role expectations

    Open AccessStephen G Sapp, Wendy J Harrod et al.ARTICLESex Roles1996Cited by: 6References: 13

  • Socially Constructed Subjective Norms and Subjective Norm-Behavior Consistency

    Open AccessStephen G Sapp, Wendy J Harrod et al.ARTICLESocial Behavior and Personality…1994Cited by: 3References: 1

    We found support for the hypothesis that, under conditions of ill-formed intentions, subjective norms measured after group interaction can affect behavior directly. Perceived subjective norms converged within groups for subjects in a discussion condition, and these “normalized” subjective norms affected behavior directly. Based upon previous research, we expected that attitudes and subjective norms can influence behavior directly because ill-form…

  • Reliability and Validity of a Brief Version of Levenson's Locus of Control Scale

    Open AccessStephen G Sapp, Wendy J HarrodARTICLEPsychological Reports1993

    A 9-item locus of control scale was constructed from Levenson's (1974) 24-item locus of control scale. Principal components and second-order factor analyses of responses from 129 undergraduates indicated satisfactory reliability and construct validity of the reduced scale. Structural equation analysis using a scaled measure of perceived risk supported the predictive validity of the reduced scale

  • Social Dilemma

    Wendy J HarrodARTICLETeaching Sociology1983

    Social Dilemma is a game designed to show how individuals are related to each other in society and why individuals do not always act in their own, collective best interest. The game teaches students to recognize (1) the reward structure leading to social dilemmas, (2) the individualistic (rather than collective) strategy people follow in social dilemmas, (3) the inefficacy and hypocrisy of communication in social dilemmas, and (4) the emergent an…

  • Unemployment, Legitimation, and Property Crime

    R L Simons, Wendy J HarrodARTICLEJournal of Social Service Research1979Cited by: 1

    Within recent years several economists have suggested that sociological and psychological concepts are not necessary in explaining criminal behavior. They contend that deviant behavior can best be understood as a type of economic activity resulting from the rational analysis of the rewards and costs associated with legitimate and illegitimate means. The sociologist would contend that such a perspective ignores the fact that people internalize the…