Verlin B. Hinsz       Professor of Psychology Background   B.S. 1978, North Dakota State University,                        Fargo, North Dakota         Majors:  Psychology and Sociology    A.M. 1981,University of Illinois,                      Urbana-Champaign, Illinois         Major:   Social Psychology    Ph.D. 1983, University of Illinois,                      Urbana-Champaign, Illinois         Major:   Social Psychology         Minors:  Industrial/Organizational Psychology Quantitative Methods

Selected Publications

Park, E.S., & Hinsz, V.B. (2006). "Strength and safety in numbers": A theoretical perspective of group influences on approach and avoidance motivation. Motivation and Emotion, 30, 135-142.
 
Hinsz, V.B., Tindale, R.S., & Nagao, D.H. (2008). The accentuation of information processes and biases in group judgments integrating base-rate and case-specific information. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 116-126.
 
Hinsz, V.B., Nickell, G.S., & Park, E.S. (2007). The role of work habits in the motivation of food safety behaviors. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 13, 105-114.

Research area

Social and Organizational Psychology. The Applied Cognition of Groups and Teams; Small Group Processes and Performance; Group and Individual Judgment and Decision Making; Work Motivation; Goal Setting; Organizational Behavior.

Courses I Normally Teach

Psychology in Business and Industry (Psych 221)

Thinking and Making Decisions (Psych 322)

Organizational Psychology (Psych 453)

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