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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Psychology D-index 69 Citations 29,377 174 World Ranking 1638 National Ranking 995

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Awards & Achievements

1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Social psychology
  • Epistemology
  • Statistics

Social psychology, Personality, Big Five personality traits, Personality judgment and Cognitive psychology are his primary areas of study. David C. Funder performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of Social psychology and Statistical correlation via his papers. His Personality study typically links adjacent topics like Developmental psychology.

His work investigates the relationship between Big Five personality traits and topics such as Situational ethics that intersect with problems in Determinism, Pessimism and Free will. His study with Personality judgment involves better knowledge in Social perception. David C. Funder has included themes like Experimental Replication and Psychological research in his Cognitive psychology study.

His most cited work include:

  • On the accuracy of personality judgment: a realistic approach. (894 citations)
  • Psychology as the science of self-reports and finger movements: Whatever happened to actual behavior? (875 citations)
  • Profiting from controversy. Lessons from the person-situation debate. (765 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

David C. Funder focuses on Social psychology, Personality, Big Five personality traits, Developmental psychology and Situational ethics. His Social psychology study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Cognitive psychology. His Personality research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Social relation and Social perception.

The Big Five personality traits study combines topics in areas such as Clinical psychology and Openness to experience. His Developmental psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Interpersonal communication, Attribution and Gratification. His Situational ethics research includes elements of Construal level theory, Behavioral consistency, Perception and Person–situation debate.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Social psychology (69.46%)
  • Personality (55.69%)
  • Big Five personality traits (22.16%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Social psychology (69.46%)
  • Personality (55.69%)
  • Situational ethics (14.97%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

David C. Funder mainly investigates Social psychology, Personality, Situational ethics, Big Five personality traits and Developmental psychology. His Social psychology research integrates issues from Differential psychology and Social perception. His Personality study incorporates themes from Empirical evidence, Congruence and Extension.

His Situational ethics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Construal level theory, Argument and Perception. His Big Five personality traits research incorporates elements of Cross-cultural studies and Openness to experience. His Developmental psychology research incorporates themes from Personality change, Consistency, Behavioral consistency and Behavior change.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Recommendations for Increasing Replicability in Psychology (479 citations)
  • Evaluating Effect Size in Psychological Research: Sense and Nonsense: (363 citations)
  • The Situational Eight DIAMONDS: a taxonomy of major dimensions of situation characteristics. (236 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Social psychology
  • Epistemology
  • Statistics

David C. Funder mostly deals with Social psychology, Personality, Situational ethics, Big Five personality traits and Construal level theory. His Social psychology study frequently links to other fields, such as Academic achievement. The concepts of his Personality study are interwoven with issues in Developmental psychology, Construct and Social perception.

His work in the fields of Social perception, such as Personality judgment, intersects with other areas such as Trait, Principal and Quality. His Situational ethics research also works with subjects such as

  • Perception and related Taxonomy, Deception, Cognitive science and Rationality,
  • Cross-cultural studies which intersects with area such as Person–situation debate, Relation and Neuroticism,
  • Psychological research together with Experimental Replication and Cognitive psychology. In Big Five personality traits, he works on issues like Openness to experience, which are connected to Flexibility and Social psychology.

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Best Publications

Psychology as the science of self-reports and finger movements: Whatever happened to actual behavior?

Roy F. Baumeister;Kathleen D. Vohs;David C. Funder.
Perspectives on Psychological Science (2007)

1699 Citations

On the accuracy of personality judgment: a realistic approach.

David C. Funder.
Psychological Review (1995)

1627 Citations

Profiting from controversy. Lessons from the person-situation debate.

Douglas T. Kenrick;David C. Funder.
American Psychologist (1988)

1426 Citations

Errors and Mistakes: Evaluating the Accuracy of Social Judgment

David C. Funder.
Psychological Bulletin (1987)

1223 Citations

Evaluating Effect Size in Psychological Research: Sense and Nonsense:

David C. Funder;Daniel J. Ozer.
Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science (2019)

1126 Citations

Overly positive self-evaluations and personality: negative implications for mental health.

C. Randall Colvin;Jack Block;David C. Funder.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1995)

1106 Citations

The Personality Puzzle

David Charles Funder.
(1996)

1026 Citations

Predicting more of the people more of the time: Assessing the personality of situations.

David J. Bem;David C. Funder.
Psychological Review (1978)

953 Citations

Recommendations for increasing replicability in psychology.

Jens B. Asendorpf;Mark Conner;Filip de Fruyt;Jan De Houwer.
European Journal of Personality (2013)

876 Citations

Friends and strangers: acquaintanceship, agreement, and the accuracy of personality judgment.

David C. Funder;C. Randall Colvin.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1988)

787 Citations

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