Department of Psychology
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Professional Experience | ||
| Present | Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, DePaul University | |
| 9/91 - 6/96 | Assistant Professor of Psychology, DePaul University | |
| 9/89 - 8/91 | Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia | |
| 9/88 - 8/89 | Research Associate, Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Georgia | |
| 9/86 - 8/88 | Assistant Professor of Psychology, Washington College | |
| 9/85 - 8/86 | Post-doctoral Fellow in Political Psychology, Department of Social
and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University | |
Education | ||
| Ph.D. 1985 | Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University | |
| M.S. 1983 | Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University | |
| B.A. 1980 | Social Science, University of Mannheim, Germany | |
Grants and Awards | ||
| 1995-1996 | "Mood regulation in response to negative performance feedback."
DePaul University Research Council. $ 2,268. | |
| Summer 1989 | "Mood Repair: Task effort versus distraction." Grant proposal approved by NIMH. | |
| Summer 1987 | Washington College Faculty Enhancement Grant | |
| Fall 1986 | Honorable Mention, Society of Experimental Social Psychology Dissertation Award | |
| 1981 - 1985 | Carnegie Mellon University Department of Psychology Graduate Scholarship | |
Published Papers | ||
| Strack, F., Erber, R., & Wicklund, R.A. (1982). Effects of salience and time pressure on ratings of social causality. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 18, 581-594. | ||
| Clark, M.S., Milberg, S., & Erber, R. (1984). Effects of arousal on judgments of others' emotions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 46, 551-560. | ||
| Erber,R., & Fiske, S.T. (1984). Outcome dependency and attention to inconsistent information. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 47, 709-726. | ||
| Erber, R., & Lau, R.R. (1990). Political cynicism revisited: An information processing reconciliation of policy-based and incumbency-based interpretations of changes of trust in government. American Journal of Political Science, 34,236-253. | ||
| Erber, R. (1991). Affective and semantic priming: Effects of mood on category accessibility and inference. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 27, 480-498. | ||
| Wegner, D.M., Erber, R., & Raymond, P. (1991). Transactive memory in close relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 923-929. | ||
| Erber, R., & Tesser, A. (1992). Task effort and the regulation of mood: The absorption hypothesis. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 28, 339-359. | ||
| Wegner, D.M., & Erber, R. (1992). The hyperaccessibility of suppressed thoughts. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 63, 903-912. | ||
| Wegner, D.M., Erber, R., & Zanakos, S. (1993). Ironic processes in the mental control of mood and mood related thought. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 1093-1104. | ||
| Erber, R., & Erber, M.W. (1994). Beyond mood and social judgment: Mood incongruent recall and mood regulation. European Journal of Social Psychology, 24, 79-88. | ||
| Erber, R., Wegner, D.M., & Therriault, N. (1996). On being cool and collected: Mood regulation in anticipation of social interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70, 757-766. | ||
| Erber, R., & Erber, M.W. (in press). The self-regulation of moods: Second thoughts on the importance of happiness in everyday life. Psychological Inquiry. | ||
| Erber, R. (In press). The tireless social psychologist. Commentary on Martin's I-D compensation theory. Psychological Inquiry. | ||
Book Chapters | ||
| Lau, R.R., & Erber, R. (1985). An information processing perspective on political sophistication. In S. Kraus & R.M. Perloff (Eds.), Mass media and political thought. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage. | ||
| Clark, M.S., Milberg, S., & Erber, R. (1988). Arousal state dependent memory: Implications for understanding social judgments and behavior. In K. Fiedler & J.P. Forgas (Eds.), Affect, cognition, and social behavior. Toronto: Hogrefe. | ||
| Wegner, D.M., & Erber, R. (1993). Social foundations of mental control. In: D.M. Wegner & J.W. Pennebaker (Eds.), Handbook of mental control (pp. 36-56), Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall. | ||
| Erber, R., & Tesser, A. (1994). Self-evaluation maintenance: A theoretical approach to interpersonal relationship. In: R. Erber & R. Gilmour (Eds.), Theoretical frameworks for personal relationships (pp. 211-233), Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum. | ||
| Erber, R. (1996). The self-regulation of moods. In L.L. Martin & A. Tesser (Eds.), Striving and feeling: Interactions between goals and affect, (pp. 251-275). Hillsdale,NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. | ||
| Erber, R., & Wegner, D.M. (1996). Ruminations on the rebound. In R.S. Wyer, (Ed.), Advances in Social Cognition, (pp. 73- 79). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. | ||
| Erber, R., & Erber, M.W. (in press). Mood and processing: A view from a self-regulation perspective. In L.L. Martin & G.L. Clore (Eds.) Theories of mood and information processing. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. | ||
Books | ||
| Erber, R., & Gilmour, R. (Eds). (1994). Theoretical frameworks for personal relationships. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum. | ||
| Erber, R. Close Relationships: Issues, theories, and research. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. In preparation for 2000 publication. | ||
| Newman, L. & Erber, R. (Eds.). What social psychology can tell us about the Holocaust: Understanding perpetrator behavior. New York: Oxford University Press. In preparation for 2001 publication. | ||
Book Reviews | ||
| Erber, R. (1997). Story time at the O.K. Corral. Contemporary Psychology, 42, pp.42-43. | ||
Papers Presented | ||
| Erber, R., Strack, G., & Wicklund, R.A. (1980, September) The role of salience in person perception. Paper presented at the 36th annual meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Psychologie. Zurich, Switzerland. | ||
| Fiske, S.T., & Erber, R. (1982) Attention to discrepancies as a function of outcome dependency. Paper presented at the meetings of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology. Nashville, Indiana. | ||
| Erber, R. (1983) Cognitive and affective aspects of voting behavior: An analysis of the 1980 Presidential Election. Paper presented at the 1st annual University of Pittsburgh - Carnegie Mellon University graduate student conference on cognition. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | ||
| Clark, M.S., Milberg, S., & Erber, R. (1983, August) Effects of arousal on judgements of others' emotions. Paper presented at the 91st annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Anaheim, California. | ||
| Erber, R., & Lau, R.R. (1986, August) Political cynicism revisited: The role of political schemata in the decline of trust in government. Paper presented at the 94th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C. [Also presented at the 82nd annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.] | ||
| Clark, M.S., Milberg, S., & Erber, R. (1987, August) Arousal-state dependency: Implications for social judgments and behavior. Paper presented in the Invited Symposium on Mood and Memory Research at the 95th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. New York, N.Y. | ||
| Erber, R., & Clark, M.S. (1987, August) Effects of arousal and mood on recall of emotional experiences. Paper presented at the 95th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. New York, N.Y. | ||
| Erber, R. (1989, June) Repairing negative moods through task effort. Paper presented at the 2nd Nags Head conference on the Self-Control of Thought and Emotion. Nags Head, North Carolina. | ||
| Erber, R. (1990, January) Social Interaction and the Self-Regulation of Mood. Paper presented at the Texas Conference on Social Interaction. Fort Worth, Texas. | ||
| Wegner, D. M., Erber, R., & Raymond, P.M. (1990, July) Transactive memory in close relationships. Paper presented at the meetings of the International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships (ISSPR). Oxford, United Kingdom. | ||
| Erber, R. (1990, August) Task effort and the self-regulation of moods. Paper presented in the symposium on "The self-regulation of moods and emotions" at the 98th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Boston, Massachusetts. | ||
| Erber, R. (1990, November) The self-regulation of mood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Society for Social Psychology (SSSP) Raleigh, North Carolina. | ||
| Erber, R. (1991, May) The self-regulation of moods. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Social Psychologists (MASP), College Park, Maryland. | ||
| Erber, R. (1991, October) Mood regulation in anticipation of social interaction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, Columbus, Ohio. | ||
| Erber, R., & Erber, M.W. (1992, July). On remembering your favorite things: Mood-incongruent recall and mood regulation. Paper presented at the first Joint Meeting of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP) and the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology (EAESP). Leuven, Belgium. | ||
| Erber, R. (1992, August). Beyond accessibility. Commentary presented in the symposium on "New Directions in Research on Assimilation and Contrast in Social Judgments" at the 100th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C. | ||
| Jensen, M., Knowles, E., & Erber, R. (1993, May). Mood absorption and incongruent distractors. Paper presented at the 65th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL. | ||
| Erber, R., & Case, D.E. (1993, August). A good mood despite negative feedback: Self-deception in the service of mood regulation. Paper presented at the 101st annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, Canada. | ||
| Erber, R., & Therriault, N. (1993, October). Exercise and mood absorption. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Santa Barbara, CA. | ||
| Erber, R. (1994, January). The self-regulation of moods. Paper presented at the University of Georgia conference on "Goals and Affect." Athens, GA. | ||
| Erber, R., & Therriault, N. (1994, May). Sweating to the oldies: The mood-absorbing qualities of exercise. Paper presented at the invited symposium on "Goals and Affect" at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL. | ||
| Erber, R. (1994, October). Second thoughts on the importance of happiness in everyday life. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology. Lake Tahoe, NV. | ||
| Erber, R., (1995, May). Hedonistic fallacies in social psychology: The case of "mood repair." Invited paper prepared for the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL. | ||
| Erber, R., & Erber, M.W. (1995, September). The attenuating effects of task effort on anxiety: An extension of the absorption hypothesis. Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP) and the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology (EAESP), Washington, DC. | ||
| Erber, R., Wegner, D.M., & Bowman, R. (1996, May). Ironic effects of trying not to be sexist. Paper presented at the 96th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, Illinois. | ||
| Commons, M.J., & Erber, R. (1996, May). Mood regulation and self-monitoring in anticipation of social interaction. Paper presented at the 96th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, Illinois. | ||
| Therriault, N., Erber, R., & Oktela, C. (1996, May). Mood and self-perception in response to negative self-information: To ruminate or regulate. Paper presented at the 96th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, Illinois. | ||
| Rivera, M., & Erber, R. (1996, July). On the generation of positive illusions: The role of repetition and elaboration in beliefs about the self. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society. San Francisco, California. | ||
| Erber, M.W., Nunn, B., & Erber, R. (1997, May). Trust and conflict resolution in close relations. Paper presented at the 69th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, Illinois. | ||
| Therriault, N., & Erber, R. (1997, May). Mood regulation in the service of being accurate about the self. Paper presented at the 69th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, Illinois. | ||
| Therriault, N., Hunt, Y., & Erber, R. (1997, May). Mood regulation in response to success and failure. Paper presented at the 69th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, Illinois. | ||
| Commons, M.J., & Erber, R. (1997, May). Mood regulation in anticipation of social interaction: The case of strangers vs. romantic partners. Paper presented at the 69th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, Illinois. | ||
| Erber, R. (1998, February). Social constraints and mood regulation. Invited paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts. | ||
| Erber, R. (1998, May). Social constraints and mood regulation. Paper presented at the 70th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois. | ||
| Luhrs, T. & Erber, R. (1998, May). Mood and self-focused attention. Paper presented at the 70th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois. | ||
| Erber, R. (1998, October). Another look at the banality of evil: Self-deception and Eichmann's claim of innocence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology. Lexington, KY. | ||
Symposia Chaired | ||
| The self-regulation of moods and emotions. Symposium at the 98th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Boston, Massachusetts, August, 1990. | ||
| Second thoughts on some basic assumptions in social psychology. Symposium at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology. Lake Tahoe, NV, October 1994. | ||
| The mental control of prejudice. Symposium at the 68th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, Illinois, May 1996. | ||
| When main effects don't cut it: Complex views on the relationship between affect and cognition. Symposium at the 70th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, Illinois, May 1998. | ||
| Social psychological perspectives on the Holocaust: Understanding perpetrator behavior. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology. Lexington, KY, October 1998. | ||
Invited Colloquia | ||
| 1988 University of Georgia | ||
| 1988 University of Maryland | ||
| 1989 Texas A&M University | ||
| 1990 University of Texas | ||
| 1991 University of Virginia | ||
| 1992 University of Trier, Germany | ||
| 1993 Loyola University | ||
| 1994 University of Wisconsin | ||
| 1995 Purdue University | ||
| 1995 Northwestern University | ||
| 1996 Indiana University | ||
| 1998 University of Illinois | ||
| 1998 Purdue University | ||
Professional Societies | ||
| American Psychological Association | ||
| Midwestern Psychological Association | ||
| Society of Experimental Social Psychology | ||
| Society for Personality and Social Psychology | ||
| Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues | ||
Other Professional Activities | ||
| Consulting Editor, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | ||
| Member, Midwestern Psychological Association Program Committee | ||
| Chair of Public Information, Midwestern Psychological Association | ||
| Reviewer, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology | ||
| Reviewer, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin | ||
| Reviewer, Social Cognition | ||
| Reviewer, National Science Foundation | ||
| Reviewer, European Journal of Social Psychology | ||
| Reviewer, Allyn and Bacon, Brooks-Cole, Prentice Hall | ||
| Reviewer, 1994 Division 8 APA Program | ||
| Reviewer, 1994, APA Science Directorate Student Travel Awards | ||
| Reviewer, 1996 Division 8 APA Program |