Kimberly Rios Morrison
School of Communication
Ohio State University
3016 Derby Hall, 154 North Oval Mall
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1339
U.S.A.
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Phone: 614-247-2348

I study how different aspects of people's identities - including their individual characteristics, interpersonal relationships, and group memberships - can affect their susceptibility to social influence. In one area of research, I examine the role of identity-related factors in group members' willingness to express or adopt minority opinions. In a second area of research, I examine when people will and will not conform to the goals that their significant others (e.g., roommates, supervisors) have for them.I am also interested in the relationship between identity and intergroup attitudes. Specifically, I examine the conditions under which identifying strongly with social groups will increase versus decrease prejudice, support for group-based inequality, and appreciation of cultural diversity.
 Journal Articles:
- Lam, S. R., Morrison, K. R., & Smeesters. D. (in press). Gender, intimacy, and risky sex: A terror management account. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
- Miller, D. T., & Morrison, K. R. (in press). Expressing deviant opinions: Believing you are in the majority helps. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
- Morrison, K. R., Fast, N. J., & Ybarra, O. (2009). Group status, perceptions of threat, and support for social inequality. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 204-210.
- Morrison, K. R., & Miller, D. T. (2008). Distinguishing between silent and vocal minorities: Not all deviants feel marginal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 871-882.
- Morrison, K. R., Wheeler, S. C., & Smeesters, D. (2007). Significant other primes and behavior: Motivation to respond to social cues moderates pursuit of prime-induced goals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1661-1674.
- Morrison, K. R., & Ybarra, O. (in press). Symbolic threat and social dominance among liberals and conservatives: SDO reflects conformity to political values. European Journal of Social Psychology.
- Morrison, K. R., & Ybarra, O. (2008). The effects of realistic threat and group identification on social dominance orientation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 156-163.
- Wheeler, S. C., Morrison, K. R., DeMarree, K. G., & Petty, R. E. (2008). Does self-consciousness increase or decrease priming effects? It depends. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 882-889.
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