Bryan Gibson
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I am currently pursuing research in a number of areas. First, I am conducting research on self-presentation, particularly in evaluative and competitive settings. This includes work on sandbagging, and more recently, the interplay between impression management and impression formation. Second, I study consumer attitudes. Recently that work has focused on how evaluative conditioning and product placement influences attitudes toward the product. Finally, I have conducted research focusing on psychological aspects of smoking. This research has examined the role of movies on the development of implicit smoking self-identification. I am a member of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology (SESP), the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), the Society of Consumer Psychology (SCP), and a Fellow of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI).
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Interpersonal Processes
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Person Perception
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Persuasion, Social Influence
- Self and Identity
- Social Cognition
Journal Articles:
- Bushman, B. J., & Gibson, B. (in press). Violent video games cause an increase in aggression long after the game has been turned off. Social Psychological and Personality Science.
- Dal Cin, S., Gibson, B., Zanna, M., Shumate, R., & Fong, G. (2007). The smoking self: Can portrayal of smoking in film lead to greater identification with smoking? Psychological Science, 18, 559-563.
- Felton, J., Gibson, B., & Sanbonmatsu, D. M. (2003). Preference for risk in investing as a function of trait optimism and gender. The Journal of Psychology and Financial Markets, 4, 33-40.
- Gibson, B. (2008). Can evaluative conditioning change attitudes toward mature brands? New evidence from the implicit association test. Journal of Consumer Research, 35, 178-188.
- Gibson, B. (1998). Nonsmokers attributions for the outcomes of smokers: Some potential consequences of the stigmatization of smokers. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 28, 581-594.
- Gibson, B. (1994). Psychological aspects of smoker-nonsmoker interaction: Implications for public policy. American Psychologist, 49, 1081-1083.
- Gibson, B., & Maurer, J. (2000). Cigarette smoking in the movies: The influence of product placement on attitudes towards smoking and smokers. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30, 1457-1473.
- Gibson, B., & Oberlander, E. (2008). Wanting to appear smart: Hypercriticism as an indirect impression management strategy. Self & Identity, 7, 380-392.
- Gibson, B., & Poposki, E. (in press). How the adoption of impression management goals alters impression formation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
- Gibson, B., & Sachau, D. (2000). Sandbagging as a self-presentational strategy: Claiming to be less than you are. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 56-70.
- Gibson, B., Sachau, D., Doll, B., & Shumate, R. (2002). Sandbagging in competition: Responding to the pressure of being the favorite. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 1119-1130.
- Gibson, B., & Sanbonmatsu, D. (2004). Optimism, pessimism, and gambling: The downside of optimism. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 149-160.
- Gibson, B., Sanbonmatsu, D. M., & Posavac, S. S. (1997). The effects of selective hypothesis testing on gambling. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 3, 126-142.
- Gibson, B., & Werner, C. M. (1994). Airport waiting areas as behavior settings: The role of legibility cues in communicating the setting program. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66, 1049-1060.
- Redker, C., & Gibson, B. (2009). Music as an unconditioned stimulus: Positive and negative effects of country music on implicit attitudes, explicit attitudes, and product choice. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 2689-2705.
Courses Taught:
- Advanced Social Psychology
- Introductory Psychology
- Research Methods
- Social Psychology
Bryan Gibson
Department of Psychology
101 Sloan Hall
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859
United States of America
- Phone: (989) 774-6487
- Fax: (989) 774-2553