Rusty McIntyre
I am interested in how characteristics, group exemplars, and actions inform individuals of their attitudes toward others and of their own abilities. The central focus of my research examines how either positive characteristics or group exemplars (role models) help people overcome stigmatization (negative attitudes and stereotype threat). My research indicates that reading positive characteristics and/or role models help women to perform better on stigmatized math tests. Another area of my research examines the role that past actions play in one's attitude representation of a social category. My research on actions, for instance, indicates that when people are induced to falsely recall actions toward a social group, these "false memories" change or alter their attitude toward such groups.
Primary Interests:
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Causal Attribution
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Self and Identity
- Social Cognition
Journal Articles:
- Gresky, D. M., Ten Eyck, L. L., Lord, C. G., & McIntyre, R. B. (2006). Effects of salient multiple identities on women's performance under mathematics stereotype threat. Sex Roles.
- McIntyre, R. B., Lord, C. G., Gresky, D. M., Ten Eyck, L. L., Frye, G . D. J., & Bond, C. F. (2005). A social impact trend in the effects of role models on alleviating women's mathematics stereotype threat. Current Research in Social Psychology , 10(9), 116-136.
- McIntyre, R. B., Lord, C. G., Lewis, S. J., & Frye, G . D. J. (2003). False memories of attitude-relevant actions. Social Cognition, 21, 395-420.
- McIntyre, R. B., Paulson, R. M., & Lord, C. G. (2003). Alleviating women’s mathematics stereotype threat through positive group achievements. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology , 39, 83-90.
- McIntyre, R. B., Paulson, R. M., Lord, C. G., & Lepper, M. R. (2004). Effects of attitude action identification on congruence between attitudes and behavioral intentions toward social groups. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 1151-1164.
Courses Taught:
- Social Cognition
- Social Psychology
- Social Psychology: Research and Theory
Rusty McIntyre
Department of Psychology
Eastern Michigan University
5057 Woodward Avenue
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
United States of America
- Phone: (734) 487-2406