
Ian M. Handley
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The majority of my research has investigated the effects of mood on information processing and activity choice. I am also interested in, and have conducted research on, mood, source factors, and individual differences in persuasion.
Primary Interests:
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Law and Public Policy
- Motivation, Goal Setting
- Persuasion, Social Influence
- Social Cognition
Research Group or Laboratory:
Journal Articles:
- Geers, A. L., Handley, I. M., & McLarney, A. (2003). Discerning the role of optimism in persuasion: The valence-enhancement hypothesis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
- Handley, I. M., & Lassiter, G. D. (2002). Mood and information processing: When happy and sad look the same. Motivation and Emotion, 26, 223-255.
- Handley, I. M., Lassiter, G. D., Nickell, E. F., & Herchenroeder, L. M. (2004). Affect and automatic mood maintenance. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
- Lassiter, G. D., Beers, M. J., Geers, A. L., Handley, I. M., Munhall, P. J., & Weiland, P. (2002). Further evidence of a robust point of view bias in videotaped confessions. Current Psychology (thematic issue on jury simulation and eyewitness testimony studies), 21, 265-288.
- Lassiter, G. D., Geers, A. L., Handley, I. M., Weiland, P. E., & Munhall, P. J. (2002). Videotaped interrogations and confessions: A simple change in camera perspective alters verdicts in simulated trials. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 867-874.
- Lassiter, G. D., Munhall, P. J., Berger, I. P., Weiland, P. E., Handley, I. M., & Geers, A. L. (2005). Attributional complexity and the camera perspective bias in videotaped confessions. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 27(1).
- Lassiter, G. D., Munhall, P. J., Geers, A. L., Handley, I. M., & Weiland, P. E. (2001). Criminal confessions on videotape: Does camera perspective bias their perceived veracity? Current Research in Social Psychology, 7(1), 1-10 http://www.uiowa.edu/ grpproc.
- Lassiter, G. D., Munhall, P. J., Geers, A. L., Weiland, P. E., & Handley, I. M. (2001). Accountability and the camera perspective bias in videotaped confessions. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 1, 53-70.
- Miller, A. K., Handley, I. M., Markman, K. D., & Miller, J. H. (2010). Deconstructing self-blame following sexual assault: The critical roles of cognitive content and process. Violence Against Women, 16, 1120-1137.
- Shelly, R. K., Handley, I. M., Baer, J., & Watson, S. (2001). Groups and affect: Sentiments, emotions, and performance expectations. Current Research in Social Psychology, 6(10), 135-150 http://www.uiowa.edu/ grpproc.
Other Publications:
- Lassiter, G. D., Geers, A. L., Munhall, P. J., Handley, I. M., & Beers, M. J. (2001). Videotaped confessions in the courtroom: Guilt is in the eye of the camera. In M. P. Zanna (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (Vol. 3, pp. 189-254). New York: Academic Press.
Courses Taught:
- Research Methods
- Social Psychology
- Social Psychology Seminar
- Statistics
Ian M. Handley
Department of Psychology
Montana State University
304 Traphagen Hall
Bozeman, Montana 59717-3440
United States of America
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