Theresa K. Vescio
- SPN Mentor
Terri Vescio studies stereotyping and prejudice. Within this context, her recent work has focused on the following three questions: (1) how do global societal stereotypes influence judgments of and behavior toward individual members of stereotyped groups?, (2) how does contact with individual outgroup members affect stereotypic representations of outgroups and intergroup prejudice?, and (3) when do people in positions of power stereotype the relatively powerless and with what consequences?
Primary Interests:
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Gender Psychology
- Person Perception
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Self and Identity
- Sexuality, Sexual Orientation
- Social Cognition
Research Group or Laboratory:
- PSU Social Cognition Laboratory
Books:
Journal Articles:
- Vescio, T. K., & Biernat, M. (2003). Family values and antipathy toward gay men. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 33, 833-847.
- Vescio, T. K., Gervais, S. J., Snyder, M., & Hoover, A. (2005). Power and the creation of patronizing environments: The stereotype-based behaviors of the powerful and their effects on female performance in masculine domains. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 658-572.
- Vescio, T. K., Judd, C. M., & Kwan, V. S. Y. (2004). Categorization and intergroup bias in crossed contexts: Examining the benefits of crossed categories. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40, 478-496.
- Vescio, T. K., Sechrist, G., & Paolucci, M. P. (2003). Perspective taking and prejudice reduction: The mediational role of empathy arousal and situational attributions. European Journal of Social Psychology, 33, 455-472.
- Vescio, T. K., Snyder, M., & Butz, D. A. (2003). Power in stereotypically masculine domains: A social influence strategy X stereotype match model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 1062-1078.
Courses Taught:
- Attitudes and Persuasion
- Basic Research Methods
- Intergroup Processes
- Power and the Maintenance of the Status Quo
- Stereotyping and Prejudice I: Classic Theorizing and Research
- Stereotyping and Prejudice II: Contemporary Theorizing and Research
Theresa K. Vescio
Department of Psychology
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
United States of America
- Phone: (814) 863-1714
- Fax: (814) 863-7002