Robert A Josephs

Summary

Affiliation: University of Texas
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The mismatch effect: when testosterone and status are at odds
    Robert A Josephs
    Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
    J Pers Soc Psychol 90:999-1013. 2006
  2. ncbi Genetic and hormonal sensitivity to threat: testing a serotonin transporter genotype × testosterone interaction
    Robert A Josephs
    Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78756, USA
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 37:752-61. 2012
  3. ncbi Testosterone, cognition, and social status
    Matthew L Newman
    Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, A8000, Austin, TX 78712, USA
    Horm Behav 47:205-11. 2005
  4. ncbi The social endocrinology of dominance: basal testosterone predicts cortisol changes and behavior following victory and defeat
    Pranjal H Mehta
    Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A8000, Austin, TX 78712, USA
    J Pers Soc Psychol 94:1078-93. 2008
  5. ncbi Testosterone change after losing predicts the decision to compete again
    Pranjal H Mehta
    Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A8000, Austin, TX 78712 0187, USA
    Horm Behav 50:684-92. 2006
  6. ncbi Interspecies hormonal interactions between man and the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)
    Amanda C Jones
    University of Texas at Austin, Department of Psychology, 1 University Station A8000, Austin, TX 78712 0187, USA
    Horm Behav 50:393-400. 2006
  7. ncbi Self-esteem maintenance processes: why low self-esteem may be resistant to change
    Robert A Josephs
    The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712 0187, USA
    Pers Soc Psychol Bull 29:920-33. 2003
  8. ncbi Status, testosterone, and human intellectual performance: stereotype threat as status concern
    Robert A Josephs
    Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 78712, USA
    Psychol Sci 14:158-63. 2003
  9. ncbi Applying the attention-allocation model to the explanation of alcohol-related aggression: implications for prevention
    Peter R Giancola
    Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506 0044, USA
    Subst Use Misuse 44:1263-79. 2009

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi The mismatch effect: when testosterone and status are at odds
    Robert A Josephs
    Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
    J Pers Soc Psychol 90:999-1013. 2006
    ..In Study 3, the authors demonstrate that testosterone is a better predictor of behavior than self-report measures of the need for dominance. Discussion focuses on the value of measuring hormones in personality and social psychology...
  2. ncbi Genetic and hormonal sensitivity to threat: testing a serotonin transporter genotype × testosterone interaction
    Robert A Josephs
    Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78756, USA
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 37:752-61. 2012
    ..Short (S) allele carriers and individuals higher in testosterone levels show exaggerated stress responses, amygdala hyperactivity, and reduction of amygdala-prefrontal cortex coupling when exposed to threat...
  3. ncbi Testosterone, cognition, and social status
    Matthew L Newman
    Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, A8000, Austin, TX 78712, USA
    Horm Behav 47:205-11. 2005
    ..These data suggest that differences in cognitive performance stem from an interaction between testosterone and the social situation...
  4. ncbi The social endocrinology of dominance: basal testosterone predicts cortisol changes and behavior following victory and defeat
    Pranjal H Mehta
    Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A8000, Austin, TX 78712, USA
    J Pers Soc Psychol 94:1078-93. 2008
    ..These results provide novel evidence in humans that basal testosterone predicts cortisol reactivity and behavior following changes in social status. Implications for the social endocrinology of dominance are discussed...
  5. ncbi Testosterone change after losing predicts the decision to compete again
    Pranjal H Mehta
    Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A8000, Austin, TX 78712 0187, USA
    Horm Behav 50:684-92. 2006
    ..Our discussion focuses on the theoretical implications of these findings for the link between short-term T changes and status-related behaviors...
  6. ncbi Interspecies hormonal interactions between man and the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)
    Amanda C Jones
    University of Texas at Austin, Department of Psychology, 1 University Station A8000, Austin, TX 78712 0187, USA
    Horm Behav 50:393-400. 2006
    ..These results are discussed in light of T as a proxy for dominance motivation as well as T's relation to stress across the species boundary...
  7. ncbi Self-esteem maintenance processes: why low self-esteem may be resistant to change
    Robert A Josephs
    The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712 0187, USA
    Pers Soc Psychol Bull 29:920-33. 2003
    ..Finally, when self-generated feedback was negative, participants low in self-esteem accepted it. The authors discuss how these findings shed light on the maintenance of low self-esteem...
  8. ncbi Status, testosterone, and human intellectual performance: stereotype threat as status concern
    Robert A Josephs
    Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 78712, USA
    Psychol Sci 14:158-63. 2003
    ..The moderating effect of testosterone on performance suggests that a stereotype-relevant situation is capable of conferring either a loss or a gain of status on targets of the stereotype...
  9. ncbi Applying the attention-allocation model to the explanation of alcohol-related aggression: implications for prevention
    Peter R Giancola
    Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506 0044, USA
    Subst Use Misuse 44:1263-79. 2009
    ..Finally, a number of practical suggestions are put forth regarding how the AAM can be applied to the prevention of intoxicated aggression...