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Keith Payne

Keith Payne

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I study several aspects of social cognition, including how attitudes, stereotypes, and goals shape thought and action. I am particularly interested in the interplay between automatic processes (unintended, often unconscious) and cognitive control. Cognitive control refers to the set of processes by which people direct their thoughts and actions to keep them consistent with their goals. These topics naturally intersect with research on implicit and explicit prejudice, self-regulation, and meta-cognitive monitoring (using subjective experience to regulate thought processes).

Primary Interests:

  • Attitudes and Beliefs
  • Person Perception
  • Prejudice and Stereotyping
  • Social Cognition

Journal Articles:

Other Publications:

  • Payne, B. K., Jacoby, L. L., & Lambert, A. J. (2005). Attitudes as accessibility bias: Dissociating automatic and controlled components. In R. Hassin, J. Bargh, J. & Uleman, (Eds.), The New Unconscious. Oxford.

Courses Taught:

  • Experimental Social Psychology
  • Psychology of Prejudice and Stereotyping
  • Seminar in Prejudice and Stereotyping

Keith Payne
Department of Psychology
Davie Hall, Campus Box 3270
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
United States of America

  • Phone: (919) 962-2055
  • Fax: (919) 962-2537

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