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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1970 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Chester A. Insko is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with specific subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Safety Research, and Social Psychology.

The main topics of their research focus on Social and Intergroup Psychology, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, and Cultural Differences and Values. These topics indicate an interest in understanding the dynamics of behavior within groups, as well as the impact of cultural factors on economic and social interactions.

Recent scholarly output includes a paper titled Power effects on interindividual and intergroup competition, published in 2025 in the British Journal of Social Psychology. This publication represents their presence in frequently engaged venues, with the British Journal of Social Psychology being noted as a recurring platform for their work.

  • Power effects on interindividual and intergroup competition (2025, British Journal of Social Psychology)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with Tim Wildschut, reflecting ongoing partnerships in research efforts. This coauthorship aligns with the topics studied and the publication venues where their work appears.

  • Tim Wildschut

In recognition of contributions to the field of psychology, Chester A. Insko was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1970.

Best Publications

  • Introducing the GASP Scale: A New Measure of Guilt and Shame Proneness

    Taya R. Cohen;Scott T. Wolf;A. T. Panter;Chester A. Insko

  • Social Value Orientations and Impressions of Partner's Honesty and Intelligence: A Test of the Might Versus Morality Effect

    Paul A. M. Van Lange;D. Michael Kuhlman

  • Beyond the group mind: a quantitative review of the interindividual-intergroup discontinuity effect

    Tim Wildschut;Brad Pinter;Jack L. Vevea;Chester A. Insko

  • Intergroup Cognition and Intergroup Behavior

    Constantine Sedikides;John Schopler;Chester A. Insko;Chester Insko

  • Intergroup discrimination in the minimal group paradigm: categorization, reciprocation, or fear?

    Lowell Gaertner;Chester A. Insko

  • Communicator discrepancy, source credibility, and opinion change.

    Stephen Bochner;Chester A. Insko

  • The Discontinuity Effect in Interpersonal and Intergroup Relations: Generality and Mediation

    John Schopler;Chester A. Insko

  • The Relation of Cognitive and Memorial Processes to Persuasion in a Simulated Jury Trial

    Bobby J. Calder;Chester A. Insko;Ben Yandell

  • Individual-Group Discontinuity as a Function of Fear and Greed

    Chester A. Insko;John Schopler;Rick H. Hoyle;Gregory J. Dardis

  • Effects of physical attractiveness, attitude similarity, and sex on various aspects of interpersonal attraction.

    Wolfgang Stroebe;Chester A. Insko;Vaida D. Thompson;Bruce D. Layton

  • Group Learning Curves: The Effects of Turnover and Task Complexity on Group Performance1

    Linda Argote;Chester A. Insko;Nancy Yovetich;Anna A. Romero

  • Group Morality and Intergroup Relations: Cross-Cultural and Experimental Evidence

    Taya R. Cohen;R. Matthew Montoya;Chester A. Insko

  • Stereotype, Prejudice, and Discrimination: Changing Conceptions in Theory and Research

    Wolfgang Stroebe;Chester A. Insko

  • Shame Proneness and Guilt Proneness: Toward the Further Understanding of Reactions to Public and Private Transgressions

    Scott T. Wolf;Taya R. Cohen;A. T. Panter;Chester A. Insko

  • Interindividual-intergroup discontinuity reduction through the anticipation of future interaction.

    Chester A. Insko;John Schopler;Lowell Gaertner;Tim Wildschut

  • Aspects of Self-Regulation and Self-Structure as Predictors of Perceived Emotional Distress:

    Richard H. Gramzow;Constantine Sedikides;Abigail T Panter;Chester A. Insko

  • Differential distrust of groups and individuals.

    Chester A. Insko;John Schopler

  • Explanations of interindividual – intergroup discontinuity: A review of the evidence

    Tim Wildschut;Chester A. Insko

  • Conformity and Group Size: The Concern with Being Right and the Concern with Being Liked

    Chester A. Insko;Richard H. Smith;Mark D. Alicke;Joel Wade

  • The Role of Communication in Interindividual-Intergroup Discontinuity

    Chester A. Insko;John Schopler;Stephen M. Drigotas;Kenneth A. Graetz

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim Wildschut
Tim Wildschut University of Southampton
Lowell Gaertner
Lowell Gaertner University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Rick H. Hoyle
Rick H. Hoyle Duke University
Constantine Sedikides
Constantine Sedikides University of Southampton
Robert B. Cialdini
Robert B. Cialdini Arizona State University
Mark D. Alicke
Mark D. Alicke Ohio University
Caryl E. Rusbult
Caryl E. Rusbult Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Robert Folger
Robert Folger University of Central Florida
Hildy S. Ross
Hildy S. Ross University of Waterloo
Brian P. Meier
Brian P. Meier Gettysburg College

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