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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1990 - Heinz I. Eulau Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Eugene Borgida is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and specializes in social sciences with a significant focus on sociology and political science. Their research explores various aspects of social psychology, behavioral economics, and communication, intersecting with topics such as social and intergroup psychology, social media and politics, and decision-making processes.

Their work includes recent publications across multiple respected journals. Notable papers include:

  • "A four-dimensional model of Asian American stereotypes" (2020, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations)
  • "Meta-cognition and resistance to political persuasion: evidence from a three-wave panel study" (2020, Social Influence)
  • "How Interdisciplinary? Taking Stock of Decision-Making Research at the Intersection of Psychology and Law" (2020, Annual Review of Psychology)
  • "Plea Bargaining: A Test of Dual Discounting Preferences for Non-Monetary Losses" (2020, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin)
  • "Behavioral Economics in Plea-Bargain Decision-Making: Beyond the Shadow-of-Trial Model" (2021, Review of Law & Economics)

Their frequent co-authors include Lauren Clatch, Christopher M. Federico, Wen Bu, Joseph A. Vitriol, and Howard Lavine. These collaborations point to interdisciplinary connections linking psychology, law, and social influence.

Borgida has published notably in venues such as Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Social Influence, Annual Review of Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Social Cognition.

Their research spans key fields including:

  • Social Sciences

With subfields focused on:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Communication
  • General Decision Sciences
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

The main topics they have worked on are:

  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Awards received include being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013, the Heinz I. Eulau Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA) in 1990, and a Fellowship of the American Psychological Association (APA) also in 1990.

Best Publications

  • Attribution and the psychology of prediction.

    Richard E. Nisbett;Eugene Borgida

  • Foreign Affairs and Issue Voting: Do Presidential Candidates “Waltz Before a Blind Audience?”.

    John H. Aldrich;John L. Sullivan;Eugene Borgida

  • Who women are, who women should be: Descriptive and Prescriptive Gender Stereotyping in Sex Discrimination

    Diana J Burgess;Eugene Borgida

  • The Differential Impact of Abstract vs. Concrete Information on Decisions

    Eugene Borgida;Richard E. Nisbett

  • Sex stereotypes and social judgment.

    Anne Locksley;Eugene Borgida;Nancy Brekke;Christine Hepburn

  • Social science research on trial: Use of sex stereotyping research in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins..

    Susan T. Fiske;Donald N. Bersoff;Eugene Borgida;Kay Deaux

  • Joan McKay versus John McKay: Do gender stereotypes bias evaluations?

    Janet Swim;Eugene Borgida;Geoffrey M Maruyama;David G. Myers

  • Popular induction: Information is not necessarily informative

    Richard E. Nisbett;Eugene Borgida;Rick Crandall;Harvey Reed

  • A Social Cognitive Model of Candidate Appraisal

    Wendy M. Rahn;John H. Aldrich;Eugene Borgida;John L. Sullivan

  • The afterglow of construct accessibility: The behavioral consequences of priming men to view women as sexual objects

    Laurie A. Rudman;Eugene Borgida

  • On the Primacy of Affect in the Determination of Attitudes and Behavior: The Moderating Role of Affective-Cognitive Ambivalence

    Howard Lavine;Cynthia J. Thomsen;Mark P. Zanna;Eugene Borgida

  • Expert Psychological Testimony in Rape Trials: A Social-Cognitive Analysis

    Nancy Brekke;Eugene Borgida

  • The Conjunction Fallacy: A Task Specific Phenomenon?

    Dean M. Morier;Eugene Borgida

  • On the Relationship Between Attitude Involvement and Attitude Accessibility: Toward a Cognitive-Motivational Model of Political Information Processing

    Howard Lavine;Eugene Borgida;John L. Sullivan

  • Personal involvement and the robustness of perceptual salience effects.

    Eugene Borgida;Beth Howard-Pitney

  • INDIVIDUAL AND CONTEXTUAL VARIATIONS IN POLITICAL CANDIDATE APPRAISAL

    Wendy M. Rahn;John H. Aldrich;Eugene Borgida

  • Does expert psychological testimony inform or influence juror decision making ? A social cognitive analysis

    Margaret Bull Kovera;April W Gresham;Eugene Borgida;Ellen Gray

  • The relationship of national and personal issue salience to attitude accessibility on foreign and domestic policy issues

    Howard Lavine;Eugene Borgida;John L. Sullivan;Cynthia J. Thomsen

  • Civic Culture Meets the Digital Divide: The Role of Community Electronic Networks

    Eugene Borgida;John L. Sullivan;Alina Oxendine;Melinda S. Jackson

  • The Causes and Consequences of Personal Involvement

    Cynthia J. Thomsen;Eugene Borgida;Howard G Lavine

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan T. Fiske
Susan T. Fiske Princeton University
Laurie A. Rudman
Laurie A. Rudman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kay Deaux
Kay Deaux New York University
Janet K. Swim
Janet K. Swim Pennsylvania State University
Diana J. Burgess
Diana J. Burgess United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Madeline E. Heilman
Madeline E. Heilman New York University
Richard E. Nisbett
Richard E. Nisbett University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Patricia A. Frazier
Patricia A. Frazier University of Minnesota
Steven D. Penrod
Steven D. Penrod John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Geoffrey M. Maruyama
Geoffrey M. Maruyama University of Minnesota

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