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David M. Sanbonmatsu

David M. Sanbonmatsu

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Psychology

D-Index
30
Citations
8868
World Ranking
11271
National Ranking
5885

Overview

David M. Sanbonmatsu is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Engineering, with a focus on subfields including Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Automotive Engineering, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The main topics covered in Sanbonmatsu's work are:

  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
  • Transportation and Mobility Innovations

Sanbonmatsu has contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

  • The Impact of Complexity on Methods and Findings in Psychological Science (2021, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • There is no theory crisis in psychological science. (2025, Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology)
  • Automated driving experiences, attention, and intentions following extensive on-road usage of a level 2 automation vehicle (2024, Journal of Safety Research)

Alongside other researchers, Sanbonmatsu's work intersects with studies on driving and automation, such as those involving Joel M. Cooper and Emily H. Cooley. Other recent related papers where Sanbonmatsu contributed include:

  • Driver behavior while using Level 2 vehicle automation: a hybrid naturalistic study (2023, Cognitive Research Principles and Implications)
  • On-Road vehicle study of the experience of automated driving (2022, Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour)

Frequent co-authors with whom Sanbonmatsu has collaborated include:

  • Emily H. Cooley
  • Joel M. Cooper
  • David L. Strayer
  • Kaedyn W. Crabtree
  • Amy S. McDonnell

Sanbonmatsu's work has been published in a range of venues, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Cognitive Research Principles and Implications
  • Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Best Publications

  • On the automatic activation of attitudes.

    Russell H. Fazio;David M. Sanbonmatsu;Martha C. Powell;Frank R. Kardes

  • Who Multi-Tasks and Why? Multi-Tasking Ability, Perceived Multi-Tasking Ability, Impulsivity, and Sensation Seeking

    David M. Sanbonmatsu;David L. Strayer;Nathan Medeiros-Ward;Jason M. Watson

  • The Effects of Physiological Arousal on Information Processing and Persuasion

    David M. Sanbonmatsu;Frank R. Kardes

  • The role of attitudes in memory-based decision making.

    David M. Sanbonmatsu;Russell H. Fazio

  • Optimism, Pessimism, and Gambling: The Downside of Optimism

    Bryan Gibson;David M. Sanbonmatsu

  • Preference for Risk in Investing as a Function of Trait Optimism and Gender

    James Felton;Bryan Gibson;David M. Sanbonmatsu

  • Selective hypothesis testing

    David M. Sanbonmatsu;Steven S. Posavac;Frank R. Kardes;Susan P. Mantel

  • The role of prior knowledge and missing information in multiattribute evaluation

    David M Sanbonmatsu;Frank R Kardes;Paul M Herr

  • Considering the best choice : Effects of the salience and accessibility of alternatives on attitude-decision consistency

    Steven S. Posavac;David M. Sanbonmatsu;Russell H. Fazio

  • Contextual Influences on Judgment Based on Limited Information

    David M. Sanbonmatsu;Frank R. Kardes;Steven S. Posavac;David C. Houghton

  • The Brand Positivity Effect: When Evaluation Confers Preference

    Steven S. Posavac;David M. Sanbonmatsu;Frank R. Kardes;Gavan J. Fitzsimons

  • The role of attribute knowledge and overall evaluations in comparative judgment

    David M Sanbonmatsu;Frank R Kardes;Bryan D Gibson

  • Overestimating the Importance of the Given Information in Multiattribute Consumer Judgment

    David M. Sanbonmatsu;Frank R. Kardes;David C. Houghton;Edward A. Ho

  • Remembering less and inferring more: effects of time of judgment on inferences about unknown attributes.

    David M. Sanbonmatsu;Frank R. Kardes;Carol Sansone

  • Cognitive Underpinnings of Beliefs and Confidence in Beliefs about Fully Automated Vehicles

    David M. Sanbonmatsu;David L. Strayer;Zhenghui Yu;Francesco Biondi

  • Direction of comparison, expected feature correlation, and the set-size effect in preference judgment

    Frank R. Kardes;David M. Sanbonmatsu

  • Illusory Correlation in the Perception of Individuals and Groups

    David M. Sanbonmatsu;Steven J. Sherman;David L. Hamilton

  • Consideration Set Overvaluation: When Impossibly Favorable Ratings of a Set of Brands Are Observed

    Frank R. Kardes;David M. Sanbonmatsu;Maria L. Cronley;David C. Houghton

  • Self-Monitoring and Attitude Accessibility

    Frank R. Kardes;David M. Sanbonmatsu;Richard T. Voss;Russell H. Fazio

  • Social ties and cardiovascular function: An examination of relationship positivity and negativity during stress

    Wendy Birmingham;Bert N. Uchino;Timothy W. Smith;Kathy C. Light

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank R. Kardes
Frank R. Kardes University of Cincinnati
Bert N. Uchino
Bert N. Uchino University of Utah
Russell H. Fazio
Russell H. Fazio The Ohio State University
Sharon Shavitt
Sharon Shavitt University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gavan J. Fitzsimons
Gavan J. Fitzsimons Duke University
Steven J. Sherman
Steven J. Sherman Indiana University
Timothy W. Smith
Timothy W. Smith University of Utah
David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen
David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen Michigan State University
David L. Hamilton
David L. Hamilton University of California, Santa Barbara
Carol Sansone
Carol Sansone University of Utah

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