Richard
Lee Moreland
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Phone: (412) 624-4574
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Academic Background:
I received my bachelor's degree (1973) in psychology from the
Professional Activities:
I am a member of the following professional organizations:
- American Psychological Association
- Fellow of Divisions 8, 9, & 49
- Member of Division 14
- Council Member for Division 9 (1993-1996)
- Council Member for Division 49 (1995-1998)
- President (1999) of Division 49: Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy
- American Sociological Association
- Association for Psychological Science (Fellow)
- Midwestern Psychological Association
- Society of Experimental Social Psychology (Fellow)
I have been an Associate Editor for Group Processes and Intergroup Relation, the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Management Science, the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Small Groups Research . I am a Consulting Editor for Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, & Practice, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes, Organization Science, and Small Groups Research. Finally, I have reviewed papers for many journals, including:
- Academy of Management Journal
- Academy of Management Review
- Administrative Science Quarterly
- European Journal of Social Psychology
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology
- Psychological Bulletin
- Psychological Review
- Psychological Science
- Social Cognition
Publications:.
Moreland, R. L. (In press). Are dyads really groups? Small
Group Research.
Moreland, R. L., Swanenburg, K.
L., Flagg, J. J., & Fetterman, J. D.
(In press). Transactive
memory and techonology in work groups and organizations. In B. Ertl (Ed.), E-collaborative knowledge construction: Learning from computer-supported and
virtual environments. Geneva: IGI Global Press.
Hogg, M. A., Levine, J. M.,
Argote, A., Brewer, M. B., Dovidio, J. F., Kerr, N. L., Moreland, R. L., &
Ridgeway, C. L. (Eds.) (2010). Encyclopedia of group processes and
intergroup relations. Los
Angeles, CA: Sage
Moreland, R. L., Fetterman, J.
D., Flagg, J. J.., & Swanenburg, K. L.
(2010). Behavioral
assessment practices among social psychologists who study small groups. In C. R. Agnew, D. E. Carlston, W. G.
Graziano, & J. R. Kelly (Eds.), Then
a miracle occurs: Focusing on
behavior in social psychological theory and research (pp. 28-56). New York: Oxford University
Press.
Jackson, M., & Moreland, R.
L. (2009). Transactive memory in the
classrooom. Small Group Research, 40, 508-534.
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J.
M. (2009). Building bridges to improve theory and
research on small groups. In E. Salas, G. F. Goodwin, & S.
Burke (Eds.), Team effectiveness in
complex organizations:
Cross-disciplinary perspectives and approaches. New York: Psychology Press.
Wittenbaum, G. M., &
Moreland, R. L. (2008). Small group research in social
psychology: Topics and trends over
time. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2, 187-208..
Kirchner, T. R., Sayette, M. A., Cohn, J. F., Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (2006). Effects of alcohol on group formation among male social drinkers. Journal of Studies in Alcohol, 67, 785-793.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (Eds.) (2006). Small groups.
Levine, J. M., Moreland, R. L., & Hausmann,
L. M. R. (2005). Managing group composition: Inclusive and exclusive
role transitions. In D. Abrams, J. M. Marques, & M. A. Hogg (Eds.), The social psychology of inclusion and exclusion (pp. 137-160).
Poole, M. S., Hollingshead, A. B., McGrath, J. E., Moreland, R. L., & Rohrbaugh, J.
(2005).
Interdisciplinary perspectives on small groups. In M. S. Poole & A. B. Hollinghead (Eds.), Theories
of small groups: Interdisciplinary
perspectives (pp. 1-20).
Arrow, H., Henry, K. B.,
Sayette, M. A., Kirchner, T., Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (2004). The effects of alcohol on risk-seeking: A group-level analysis. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 18, 190-193.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (2004). Collaboration: The social context of theory development. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 8, 164-172.
Poole, M.S., Hollingshead, A. B., McGrath, J. E., Moreland, R. L., & Rohrbaugh, J. (2004). Interdisciplinary perspectives on small groups. Small Group Research, 35, 3-16.
Arrow, H.,
Moreland, R. L., & McMinn, J. G. (2004). Entitativity and social integration: Managing beliefs about
the reality of groups. In V. Yzerbyt, C. Judd, &
O. Corneille (Eds.), The psychology of group
perception: Perceived variability, entitativity, and
essentialism (pp. 419-437).
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (2003). Group
composition: Explaining similarities and differences among group members. In M.
A. Hogg & J. Cooper (Eds.), Sage handbook of social psychology (pp.
367-380).
Moreland, R. L., & Argote,
L. (2003). Transactive memory in dynamic organizations. In R. Peterson & E.
Mannix (Eds.), Leading and managing people in the dynamic organization (pp.
135-162).
Levine, J. M., Choi, H-S., & Moreland, R. L. (2003).
Newcomer innovation in work teams. In P. Paulus & B. Nijstad (Eds.), Group creativity:
Innovation through collaboration (pp. 202-224).New
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (2002). Group reactions to loyalty and disloyalty. In S. Thye & E. Lawler (Eds.), Group cohesion, trust, and
solidarity (pp. 203-228)..
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (2002). Socialization and trust in work groups. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 5, 185-201.
Moreland, R. L., Levine, J. M., & McMinn, J. G.
(2001). Self-categorization and work group socialization. In M. Hogg
& D. Terry (Eds.), Socil identity
processes in organizational contexts (pp. 87-100).
Levine, J. M., Moreland, R. L., & Choi, H-S. (2001). Group socialization and newcomer innovation. In M.
Hogg & S. Tindale (Eds.), Blackwell handbook in social psychology (Vol.
3): Group processes (pp. 86-106).
Argote, L., Ingram, P., Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (Eds.) (2000). The psychological foundations of knowledge transfer in organizations. A special issue of Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.
Argote, L., Ingram, P., Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (2000). Knowledge transfer in organizations: Learning from the experience of others, 82, 1-8.
Moreland, R. L., & Myaskovsky, L. (2000). Explaining the performance benefits of group training: Transactive memory or improved communication? Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes, 82,117-133.
Moreland, R. L. & Levine, J. M. (2000). Socialization in organizations and work groups. In M. Turner
(Ed.), Groups at work: Theory and research (pp. 69-112). Mahwah, N.J.: Erlbaum.
Moreland, R. L., & McMinn, J. G. (1999). Views from a distant shore: A social psychological perspective on group psychotherapy. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 3, 15-19.
Moreland, R. L., & McMinn, J. G. (1999). Gone, but not forgotten: Loyalty and betrayal among ex-members of small groups. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 1484-1494.
Moreland, R. L. (1999). Transactive memory: Learning who knows what in work groups and organizations. In L. Thompson, J. Levine, & D. Messick (Eds.), Shared cognition in organizations: The management of knowledge (pp. 3-31). Mahwah, N.J.: Erlbaum.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1999). Knowledge transmission in work groups: Helping newcomers to succeed. In L. Thompson, J. Levine, & D. Messick, (Eds.), Shared cognition in organizations: The management of knowledge (pp. 267-296). Mahwah, N.J.: Erlbaum.
Moreland, R. L. (1999). Evaluating students' research experiences via credit slips. In G. Castain & R. E. Landrum (Eds.), Protecting human subjects: Departmental subject pools and institutional review boards (pp. 87-108). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association Press.
Moreland, R. L., Argote, L., & Krishnan, R. (1998). Training people to work in groups. In R. S. Tindale & Colleagues (Eds.), Theory and research on small groups (pp. 37-60). New York: Plenum Press.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1998). Small groups. In D. Gilbert, S. Fiske, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (4th. ed., Vol. 2, pp. 415-469). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Levine, J. M., Moreland, R. L., & Ryan, C. (1997).
Group socialization and intergroup relations. In C. Sedikides, J. Schopler, & C. Insko (Eds.), Intergroup
cognition and intergroup behavior (pp. 283-308). Mahwah, N.J.: Erlbaum.
Moreland, R. L., Argote, L., & Krishnan, R. (1996). Socially shared cognition at work: Transactive memory and group performance. In J. L. Nye & A. M. Brower (Eds.), What's social about social cognition? Research on socially shared cognition in small groups (pp. 57-84). Thousand Parks, CA.: Sage.
Moreland, R. L. (1996). Lewin's legacy for small groups research. Systems Practice, 9, 7-26. (Special issue of the journal, edited by S. Wheelan, devoted to Kurt Lewin).
Moreland, R. L. (1996). Review of P. 't Hart's "Groupthink in government: A study of small groups and policy failure." Political Psychology, 17, 609-613.
Moreland, R. L., Levine, J. M., & Wingert,
M. L. (1996). Creating the ideal group: Composition
effects at work. In J. Davis & E. Witte (Eds.), Understanding
group behavior (Vol. 2, pp. 11-35). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Liang, D. W., Moreland, R. L., & Argote, L. (1995). Group versus individual training and group performance: The mediating role of transactive memory. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, 384-393.
Moreland, R. L., Hogg, M. A., & Hains, S. (1994). Back to the future: Social psychological research on groups. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 30, 527-555.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1994) Group processes. In A. Tesser (Ed.), Advanced social psychology (pp. 419-465). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1994). Group socialization: Theory and research. In W. Stroebe & M. Hewstone (Eds.), European review of social psychology (Vol. 5, pp. 305-336). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
Haunschild, P. R., Moreland, R. L., & Murrell, A. J. (1994). Sources of resistance to mergers between groups. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 24, 1150-1178.
Cini, M., Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (1993) Group staffing levels and responses to prospective and new group members. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 723-734.
Moreland, R. L., Levine, J. M., & Cini, M. A. (1993). Group socialization: The role of commitment. In M. Hogg & D. Abrams (Eds.), Group motivation: Social psychological perspectives (pp. 105-129). London: Harvester-Wheatsheaf.
Hogg, M., & Moreland, R. L. (Eds.) (1993) Social processes in small groups. Two special issues (32:1,2) of the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Moreland, R. L., & Hogg, M. (1993) Theoretical perspectives on social processes in small groups. British Journal of Social Psychology, 32, 1-4.
Hogg, M., & Moreland, R. L. (1993) Studying social processes in small groups. British Journal of Social Psychology, 32, 107-110.
Moreland, R. L. (1993). As above, so below -- a review of S. Long's "A structural analysis of small groups." Contemporary Psychology, 38, 367-368.
Moreland, R. L., & Beach, S. (1992) Exposure effects in the classroom: The development of affinity among students. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 28, 255-276.
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (1992). Problem identification by groups. In
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (1992). The composition of small groups. In E. Lawler, B. Markovsky, C. Ridgeway, & H. Walker (Eds.), Advances in group processes (Vol. 9, pp. 237-280). Greenwich, CT.: JAI Press.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1992). Small groups and mental health. In D. Ruble, P. Costanzo, & M. Oliveri (Eds.), The social psychology of mental health (pp. 126-165). New York: Guilford Press.
Zajonc, R. B., Markus, G. B., Berbaum, M. L., Bargh, J., & Moreland, R. L. (1991). One justified criticism plus three flawed analyses equals two unwarranted conclusions: A reply to Retherford and Sewell. American Sociological Review, 56, 159-165.
Brinthaupt, T., Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (1991). Sources of optimism among prospective group members. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 17, 36-43.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1991) Culture and socialization in work groups. In L. B. Resnick, J. M. Levine, & S. D. Teasdale (Eds.), Perspectives on socially shared cognition (pp. 257-279). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Moreland, R. L. (1991). We think, therefore we are -- a review of D. Bar-Tal's "Group beliefs: A conception for analyzing group structure, processes, and behavior." Contemporary Psychology, 36, 606-607.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1990). Progress in small group research. Annual Review of Psychology, 41, 585-634.
Moreland, R. L., & Brinthaupt, T. M. (1990). Understanding a group. In R. J. Brown (Ed.), How groups work. New York: Marshall Cavendish.
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (1989). Newcomers and oldtimers in small groups. In P. Paulus (Ed.), Psychology of group influence (2nd ed., pp. 143-186). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1989). Social values and multiple outcome comparisons. In N. Eisenberg, J. Reykowski, & E. Staub (Eds.), Social and moral values: Individual and societal perspectives (pp. 195-210). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Hughson, T. L., Fichman, M., & Moreland, R. L. (1989). Social loafing and social facilitation: An empirical test of a cognitive-motivational model of performance. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 10, 253-271.
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (1988) Group dynamics over time: Development and socialization in small groups. In J. McGrath (Ed.), The social psychology of time: New perspectives (pp. 151-181). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1987). Social comparison and outcome evaluation in group contexts. In J. C. Masters & W. P. Smith (Eds.), Social comparison, social justice, and relative deprivation: Theoretical, empirical, and policy perspectives (pp. 105-127). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Moreland, R. L. (1987). The formation of small groups.
In C. Hendrick (Ed.), Review of
personality and social psychology (Vol. 8, pp. 80-110).
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1986).
Outcome comparisons in group contexts: Consequences for the self and others. In R. Schwarzer (Ed.), Self-related
cognitions in anxiety and motivation (pp. 285-303).
Pavelchak, M., Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (1986). Effects of prior group memberships on subsequent reconnaissance activities. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 50, 56-66.
Berbaum, M. L., Moreland, R. L., & Zajonc, R. B. (1986). Contentions over the confluence model: A reply to Price, Walsh, and Vilburg. Psychological Bulletin, 100, 270-274.
Moreland, R. L. (1985) Birth order. In A. Kuper & J. Kuper (Eds.), The social science encyclopedia. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1985). Innovation and socialization in small groups. In S. Moscovici, G. Mugny, & E. van
Avermaet (Eds.), Perspectives on minority
influence (pp. 141-169).
Moreland, R. L. (1985). Social categorization and the assimilation of
"new" group members. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
48, 1173-1190. [Reprinted in 2002 in M. Hogg (Ed.), Sage
benchmarks in psychology: Social psychology.
Berbaum, M. L., & Moreland, R. L. (1985). Intellectual development within transracial adoptive families: Retesting the confluence model. Child Development, 56, 207-216.
Markus, H., Smith, J., & Moreland, R. L. (1985). Role of the self-concept in the perception of others. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 49, 1494-1512.
Moreland, R. L., & Sweeney, P. D. (1984). Self-expectancies and reactions to evaluations of personal performance. Journal of Personality, 52, 156-176.
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (1984). Role transitions in small groups. In V. Allen & E. van
de Vliert (Eds.), Role transitions: Explorations
and explanations (pp. 181-195).
Carretta, T., & Moreland, R. L. (1983). The direct and indirect effects of inadmissible evidence. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 13, 291-309.
Moreland, R. L., & Berbaum,
M. L. (1982). Terrorism and the mass media: A researcher's bibliography.
In A. H. Miller (Ed)., Terrorism, the media, and
the law (pp. 191-215).
Sweeney, P. D., Moreland, R. L., & Gruber, K. L. (1982). Gender differences in performance attributions: Students' explanations for personal success or failure. Sex Roles, 8, 359-373.
Carretta, T., & Moreland, R. L. (1982). Nixon and Watergate: A field demonstration of belief perseverance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 8, 446-453.
Moreland, R. L., & Zajonc, R. B. (1982). Exposure effects in person perception: Familiarity, similarity, and attraction. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 18, 395-415.
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (1982).
Socialization in small groups: Temporal changes in individual-group relations. In L. Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in experimental social
psychology (Vol. 15, pp. 137-192).
Moreland, R. L., Miller, J., & Laucka, F. (1981). Academic achievement and self-evaluations of academic performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 73, 335-344.
Moreland, R. L. (1980). Review of S. Streufert and S. Streufert's "Behavior in the complex environment." British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 19, 54-55.
Berbaum, M. L., & Moreland, R. L. (1980). Intellectual development within the family: A new application of the confluence model. Developmental Psychology, 16, 506-515.
Zajonc, R. B., Berbaum, M. L., Hammill, R., Moreland, R. L., & Akeju, S. A. (1980). Family factors and the intellectual performance of Nigerian eleven-year-olds. West African Journal of Educational and Vocational Measurement, 5, 19-26.
Moreland, R. L., & Zajonc, R. B. (1979). Stimulus recognition may not mediate exposure effects. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37, 1985-1989.
Moreland, R. L., & Zajonc, R. B. (1977). Is stimulus recognition a necessary condition for the occurrence of exposure effects? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 35, 191-199.
Moreland, R. L., & Zajonc, R. B. (1976). A strong test of exposure effects. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 12, 170-179.
Presentations:
I have spoken about my work on small groups at many scientific conferences and
at several universities. I have also conducted workshops on group dynamics for
government agencies and private foundations.
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