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Stephanie J. Tobin

Broadly speaking, I am interested in uncertainty, perceived control, goal pursuit, and psychological well-being. Much of my research examines the cognitive and affective consequences of causal uncertainty (CU), or doubts about one’s understanding of why things happen. CU is unpleasant and undermines a person’s sense of control. To avoid these outcomes, people will try to improve their understanding of the social world. These attempts have implications for information processing and psychological well-being.

Primary Interests:

  • Emotion, Mood, Affect
  • Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
  • Person Perception
  • Persuasion, Social Influence
  • Social Cognition
  • Emotion, Mood, Affect
  • Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
  • Person Perception
  • Persuasion, Social Influence
  • Social Cognition

Research Group or Laboratory:

Journal Articles:

  • Tobin, S. J., Capuozzo, K. I., & Raymundo, M. M. (2012). The effects of primed causal uncertainty and causal importance on persuasion, Social Influence. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/15534510.2012.667572
  • Tobin, S. J., & Raymundo, M. M. (2010). Causal uncertainty and psychological well-being: The moderating role of accommodation (secondary control). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 371-383. doi: 10.1177/0146167209359701
  • Tobin, S. J., & Raymundo, M. M. (2009). Persuasion by causal arguments: The motivating role of perceived causal expertise. Social Cognition, 27, 105-127. doi: 10.1521/soco.2009.27.1.105
  • Tobin, S. J., & Weary, G. (2008). The effects of causal uncertainty, causal importance, and initial attitude on attention to causal persuasive arguments. Social Cognition, 26, 44-65. doi: 10.1521/soco.2008.26.1.44
  • Tobin, S. J., & Weary, G. (2003). An on-line look at automatic contrast and correction of behavior categorizations and dispositional inferences. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 1328-1338. doi: 10.1177/0146167203254611
  • Tobin, S. J., Weary, G., Brunner, R. P., Gonzalez, J., & Han, H. A. (2009). Causal uncertainty and stereotype avoidance: The role of perceived category fit. Social Cognition, 27, 917-928. doi: 10.1521/soco.2009.27.6.917
  • Weary, G., Jacobson, J. A., Edwards, J. A., & Tobin, S. J. (2001). Chronic and temporarily activated causal uncertainty beliefs and stereotype usage. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 81, 206-219. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.81.2.206
  • Weary, G., Reich, D. A., & Tobin, S. J. (2001). The role of contextual constraints and chronic expectancies on behavior categorizations and dispositional inferences. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 62-75. doi: 10.1177/0146167201271006
  • Weary, G., Tobin, S. J., & Reich, D. A. (2001). Chronic and temporary distinct expectancies as comparison standards: Automatic contrast in dispositional judgments. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80, 365-380. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.80.3.365

Other Publications:

  • Tobin, S. J. (2012). Attribution. In V.S. Ramachandran (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, 2nd Edition, vol. 1, pp. 236-242. Academic Press.
  • Weary, G., Tobin, S. J., & Edwards, J. A. (2010). The causal uncertainty model revisited. In R. M. Arkin, K. C. Oleson, & P. J. Carroll (Eds.), Handbook of the Uncertain Self. (pp. 78-100). New York: Psychology Press.

Courses Taught:

  • Psychological Approaches to Complex Problems
  • Social and Organisational Psychology
  • Topics in Social Psychology
  • Psychological Approaches to Complex Problems
  • Social and Organisational Psychology
  • Topics in Social Psychology

Stephanie J. Tobin
School of Psychology
McElwain Building
University of Queensland
St. Lucia, QLD 4072
Australia

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