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(Fall 2007) Research interests:We investigate how people change their definitions of fairness and their reactions to disadvantage or conflict when they identify themselves as members of different groups. For example, an individual’s willingness to accept an ingroup authority’s decision increases if the individual perceives the decision-maker as treating them fairly, but an individual’s willingness to accept an outgroup authority’s decision increases if they receive favorable outcomes. I am particularly interested in the factors that will motivate victims and observers to challenge injustice. In one experiment, we found that witnesses of injustice felt better if they wrote about an important personal value, but they did not challenge the injustice – the next question is why. A list of current research projects is available at: http://www.sonoma.edu/users/s/smithh/lab/pages/labproj.html.. |
Heather Smith, Ph.D. |
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