What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Cognition
- Self-esteem
His primary scientific interests are in Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Attribution, Personality and Control.
His study brings together the fields of Life events and Social psychology.
In the field of Developmental psychology, his study on Human Females overlaps with subjects such as Illusion, Birth control, Developed country and Fertility.
His studies deal with areas such as Social anxiety, Anxiety and Set as well as Attribution.
His Personality study combines topics in areas such as Cognition and Psychometrics.
His Compliance study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Consistency, Conformity and Foot-in-the-door technique.
His most cited work include:
- The desirability of control. (604 citations)
- Negative reactions to increases in perceived personal control. (317 citations)
- The Foot-in-the-Door Compliance Procedure: A Multiple-Process Analysis and Review (289 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His main research concerns Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Attribution, Control and Personality.
His work on Compliance, Social psychology and Social influence is typically connected to Control and Outcome as part of general Social psychology study, connecting several disciplines of science.
As part of one scientific family, Jerry M. Burger deals mainly with the area of Compliance, narrowing it down to issues related to the Foot-in-the-door technique, and often Set.
Jerry M. Burger interconnects Obedience and Milgram experiment in the investigation of issues within Social influence.
His research in the fields of Locus of control and Gender role overlaps with other disciplines such as Context.
He has included themes like Academic achievement, Learned helplessness and Situational ethics in his Attribution study.
He most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (86.36%)
- Developmental psychology (25.00%)
- Attribution (22.73%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2006-2016)?
- Social psychology (86.36%)
- Compliance (14.77%)
- Obedience (4.55%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Jerry M. Burger mainly investigates Social psychology, Compliance, Obedience, Milgram experiment and Norm.
His study in Social influence and Personality are all subfields of Social psychology.
His Social influence research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Situational ethics and Fundamental attribution error.
Jerry M. Burger has researched Personality in several fields, including Social psychology, Empathy and Social position.
His Compliance research integrates issues from Basking in reflected glory and Reciprocity.
Among his Norm studies, you can observe a synthesis of other disciplines of science such as Health behavior, Female students, Pregaming and Elevator.
Between 2006 and 2016, his most popular works were:
- Replicating Milgram: Would people still obey today? (278 citations)
- nUtritioUs or deliCioUs? the eFFeCt oF desCriPtive norm inFormation on Food ChoiCe (89 citations)
- The norm of reciprocity as an internalized social norm: Returning favors even when no one finds out (48 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Cognition
- Self-esteem
His primary areas of study are Social psychology, Normative, Norm, Health behavior and Obedience.
His Social psychology research spans across into subjects like Norm of reciprocity, Food choice, Human factors and ergonomics, University campus and Partial replication.
His Norm of reciprocity research incorporates Compliance and Reciprocity.
His multidisciplinary approach integrates Human factors and ergonomics and Moral responsibility in his work.
Jerry M. Burger integrates many fields, such as Partial replication and engineering, in his works.
Milgram experiment is the focus of his Obedience research.
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