Bryan Gibson

Department of Psychology

Sloan Hall, 230

Gibson, B. (Ed.). (1997). Social science perspectives on tobacco use and tobacco policy. Journal of Social Issues, 53(1).

Publications and Manuscripts under review:

Redker, C. & Gibson, B.(in press). Music as an unconditioned stimulus: Positive and negative effects of country music on implicit attitudes, explicit attitudes, and product choice.  Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Sachau, D., Andrews, L., Gibson, B., &  DeNeui, D.(in press). Tournament validity: Testing golfer competence.  Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science.

Gibson, B., & Oberlander, E.(in press). Wanting to appear smart:  Hypercriticism as an indirect impression management strategy.  Self & Identity. 

Gibson, B.(in press). Can evaluative conditioning change attitudes toward mature brands?  New evidence from the implicit association test.  Journal of Consumer Research.

Dal Cin, S., Gibson, B., Zanna, M. P., Shumate, R., &  Fong, G.(2007). Smoking in the movies, implicit associations of smoking with the self, and intentions to smoke. Psychological Science, 18, 559-563.

Gibson, B. (2007). Sandbagging and self-evaluation: Individual differences in the tendency to seek self-assessment information as a function of the public or private nature of the information.  Journal of Research in Personality, 41, 481-487.

Gibson, B., & Sanbonmatsu, D. M. (2004). Dispositional optimism and gambling: The downside of optimism. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 149-160.

Felton, J., Gibson, B., & Sanbonmatsu, D. M. (2003).  Preference for risk in investing as a function of trait optimism and gender.  Journal of Psychology and Financial Markets, 4, 33-40 

Gibson, B., Sachau, D. A., Doll, B., & Shumate, R. (2002). Sandbagging in competition: Responding to the pressure of being the favorite. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 1119-1130.

Gibson, B., & Maurer, J. (2000). Cigarette smoking in the movies: The influence of product placement on attitudes towards smoking and smokers. Journal of Applied Social Psychology,30, 1457-1473.  

Gibson, B., & Sachau, D. (2000). Sandbagging as a self-presentational strategy: Claiming to be less than you are. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 56-70.

Gibson, B. (1998). Nonsmokers' attributions for the outcomes of smokers: Some potential consequences of the stigmatization of smokers. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 28, 581-594.

Gibson, B., Sanbonmatsu, D. M., & Posavac, S. S. (1997). The effects of selective hypothesis testing on gambling. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 3, 126-142.

Gibson, B. (1997). An introduction to the controversy over tobacco. Journal of Social Issues, 53(1), 3-11.

Gibson, B. (1997). Smoker-nonsmoker conflict: Using a social psychological framework to understand a current social controversy. Journal of Social Issues, 53(1), 97-112.

Gibson, B. (1997). Suggestions for the creation and implementation of tobacco policy. Journal of Social Issues, 53(1), 187-191.

Gibson, B. (1994). Psychological aspects of smoker-nonsmoker interaction: Implications for public policy. American Psychologist, 49, 1081-1083.

Gibson, B., & Werner, C. M. (1994). Airport waiting areas as behavior settings: The role of legibility cues in communicating the setting program. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66, 1049-1060.

Sanbonmatsu, D., Shavitt, S., & Gibson, B. (1994). Salience, set size, and illusory correlation: Making moderate assumptions about extreme targets. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66, 1020-1033.

Sanbonmatsu, D. M., Akimoto, S. A., & Gibson, B. D. (1994). Stereotype based blocking in social explanation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 20, 71-81.

Gibson, B., Harris, P., & Werner, C. M. (1993). Intimacy and personal space: A classroom demonstration. Teaching of Psychology, 20, 180-181.

Gibson, B., & Werner, C. M. (1992). The decision to attempt interpersonal control: The case of nonsmoker-smoker interactions. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 13, 269-284.

Sanbonmatsu, D., Kardes, F., & Gibson, B. (1991). The role of attribute knowledge and overall evaluations in comparative judgment. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 48, 131-146.

Gibson, B. (1991). Research methods Jeopardy: A tool for involving students and organizing the study session. Teaching of Psychology, 18, 176-177.