What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Cognition
- Social science
His primary areas of investigation include Social psychology, Cognition, Need for achievement, Orientation and Developmental psychology.
His work carried out in the field of Social psychology brings together such families of science as Coping and Social perception.
His Cognition study incorporates themes from Self-concept, Social science, Relation and Scientific theory.
His Need for achievement research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Life satisfaction, Goal theory, Goal setting and Classroom climate.
His work investigates the relationship between Orientation and topics such as Big Five personality traits that intersect with problems in Persuasive communication, Persuasion and Cognitive psychology.
His work on Nonverbal communication as part of general Developmental psychology research is frequently linked to Moderate level, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His most cited work include:
- Handbook of motivation and cognition : foundations of social behavior (1979 citations)
- Commitment, conflict, and caring (187 citations)
- Trends and prospects in motivation research (184 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Richard M. Sorrentino focuses on Social psychology, Orientation, Developmental psychology, Cognition and Cognitive psychology.
His research in the fields of Need for achievement, Personality and Self overlaps with other disciplines such as Function and CLARITY.
His study in Self is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Social comparison theory and Value.
Richard M. Sorrentino focuses mostly in the field of Developmental psychology, narrowing it down to topics relating to Social environment and, in certain cases, Stigma and Mental illness.
His study of Social cognition is a part of Cognition.
His research investigates the link between Social cognition and topics such as Information processing that cross with problems in Social group.
He most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (71.76%)
- Orientation (30.59%)
- Developmental psychology (27.06%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2005-2017)?
- Social psychology (71.76%)
- Developmental psychology (27.06%)
- Orientation (30.59%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His scientific interests lie mostly in Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Orientation, Cognition and Cognitive psychology.
Richard M. Sorrentino has included themes like Coping and Value in his Social psychology study.
The Developmental psychology study combines topics in areas such as Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Social environment and Perception.
His work on Unconscious thought theory as part of general Cognition study is frequently connected to Yet another, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them.
His Cognitive psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Everyday life and Social cognition.
Richard M. Sorrentino has researched Social cognition in several fields, including Counterfactual thinking, Need for achievement, Derogation, Self-Appraisal and Framing.
Between 2005 and 2017, his most popular works were:
- Handbook of motivation and cognition across cultures (79 citations)
- The role of perceived norms in the stigmatization of mental illness (45 citations)
- Are personal values of importance in the stigmatization of people with mental illness (33 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Cognition
- Social science
Social psychology, Mental illness, Developmental psychology, Value and Psychosis are his primary areas of study.
His Social psychology research includes themes of Stigma, Coping, Coping behavior, Social environment and Mental health.
His work deals with themes such as Construal level theory and Prejudice, which intersect with Social environment.
Richard M. Sorrentino conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Mental illness and Social distance through his research.
The various areas that Richard M. Sorrentino examines in his Developmental psychology study include Orientation, Optimal distinctiveness theory and Perception.
His research on Value frequently links to adjacent areas such as Self.
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