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December 11, 2014

Racial Stereotypes From the Days of American Slavery: A Continuing Legacy (PDF)→

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S. Plous and T. Williams (1995). Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25, 795-817.

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1995, journal-article
December 11, 2014

Nutrition Knowledge and Attitudes of Cardiac Patients (PDF)→

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S. Plous, R.B. Chesne, and A.V. McDowell (1995). Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 95, 442-446.

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December 11, 2014

The Nuclear Arms Race: Prisoner's Dilemma or Perceptual Dilemma? (PDF)→

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S. Plous (1993). Journal of Peace Research, 30, 163-179.

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1993, journal-article
December 11, 2014

Psychological Mechanisms in the Human Use of Animals (PDF)→

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S. Plous (1993). Journal of Social Issues, 49, 11-52.
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December 11, 2014

An Attitude Survey of Animal Rights Activists (PDF)→

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S. Plous (1991). Psychological Science, 2, 194-196.

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1991, journal-article
December 11, 2014

Biases in the Assimilation of Technological Breakdowns: Do Accidents Make Us Safer? (PDF)→

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S. Plous (1991). Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 21, 1058-1082.

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December 11, 2014

Thinking the Unthinkable: The Effects of Anchoring on Likelihood Estimates of Nuclear War (PDF)→

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S. Plous (1989). Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 19, 67-91.

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December 11, 2014

Perceptual Illusions and Military Realities: Results From a Computer Generated Perceptual Dilemma (PDF)→

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S. Plous (1987). Journal of Conflict Resolution, 31, 5-33.

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1987, journal-article
December 11, 2014

An Alternative Proposal: Ban Missile Flight Testing (PDF)→

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S. Plous (1987, February 21). The Nation, pp. 219-220.

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December 11, 2014

Attributional Biases Among Clinicians: A Comparison of Psychoanalysts and Behavior Therapists (PDF)→

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S. Plous and P.G. Zimbardo (1986). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 54, 568-570.

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In the News

  • The World's Most Compassionate 24 Hours

    Scott’s online course has enrolled more than a million students since it opened in 2013, making it one of the world's largest courses. And the final challenge for this vast number of students is to spend 24 hours in the most compassionate way possible. — BBC News

  • The Science of Compassion

    Scott appeared on a National Public Radio podcast to discuss the “Day of Compassion” — an experiment in which people live as compassionately as possible for 24 hours and see what happens. — Hidden Brain, NPR

Featured Publications

  • Action Teaching

    S. Plous (2012). The Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology (ed. D. Christie)

  • Are You an Action Teacher? Win $1,000 While Making the World a Better Place

    S. Plous (2009). Psychology Teacher Network

  • How Social Science Can Reduce Terrorism

    S. Plous and P.G. Zimbardo (2004). Chronicle of Higher Education

Recommended Sites

  • UnderstandingPrejudice.org ➞

  • eInterview.org ➞

  • ActionTeeaching.org ➞

  • Research Randomizer ➞

  • Stanford Prison Experiment ➞

  • The Jigsaw Classroom ➞

  • JoeChemo.org ➞

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