My research is generally concerned with understanding the cognitive and motivational processes underlying attitudes and attitude change. I take a detailed, analytic approach to studying the mechanisms that explain people's inferences and attitudes, as well as the change and maintenance of these inferences and attitudes. Some specific research interests include: behavior change in different ethnic, gender, and age groups; health disparities; and social and health neuroscience.
I have received both K01 (1999-2004) and K02 (2005-2009) Scientist Development Awards from the National Institutes of Mental Health, as well as several other research fellowships and grants. Currently, some of the research methods I use are laboratory studies, fMRI, questionnaires, health intervention research, and meta-analysis.
Earl, A. N., Albarracín, D., Durantini, M. R., Leeper, J. H., & Levitt, J. H. (2009). Participation in counseling programs: High-risk participants are reluctant to accept HIV-prevention counseling. Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology.
Hart, W. P., & Albarracin, D. (2009). What I was doing versus what I did: Verb aspect influences memory and future actions. Psychological Science, 20, 138-244.
Senay, I., Albarracin, D., & Noguchi, K. (2010). Motivating goal-directed behavior through introspective self-talk: The role of the interrogative form of simple future tense. Psychological Science, 21, 499-504.
Albarracin, D., Glasman, L. R., & Wallace, H. M. (2004). Survival and change in judgments: A model of activation and comparison. In M. P. Zanna (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (Vol. 36). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Courses Taught:
Attitude Theory and Change
Attitudes
Social Psychology Theory and Methods
Attitude Theory and Change
Attitudes
Social Psychology Theory and Methods
Phone: (217) 244-7019
Fax: (217) 244-5876
Dolores Albarracin Department of Psychology
University of Illinois
603 East Daniel Street
Champaign, IL 61820 United States
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