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| Posted by: | Geoff Haddock |
| Title/Position: | Reader in Social Psychology |
| School/Organization: | Cardiff University |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP, SESP |
| Date posted: | October 16th, 2007 |
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Affective Processes in Evaluation:
The 3rd EAESP Meeting on the Psychology of Attitudes
Since the beginning of the last century, many influential social psychologists have argued that the attitude concept is an indispensable construct within social psychology. Much recent research within the attitudes literature emphasizes the role of affective processes, and there have been several recent developments in the theories of emotion. For instance, various studies have focused on the contribution of affect to implicit and explicit measures of attitude. Furthermore, abundant recent evidence has focused on the roles of mood and affective orientation in attitude formation and change. At the same time, there have been developments in theories of emotion. In particular, prototype views of emotion are challenging traditional, dimensional conceptions, and showing how divergent processes can be elicited by seemingly “similar” positive emotions or “similar” negative emotions. In addition, there is increasing knowledge and sophistication in the assessment of emotion over time and at conscious and non-conscious levels (e.g., with implicit measures). Also, there is more knowledge about relevant individual differences in affective and evaluative experience and about relevant biological and sociological factors. All of these developments point to a pressing need to begin focused discussions of how affective processes are integrated within attitudes, attitude change, and relations between attitudes and behavior. The aim of the proposed meeting is to facilitate this integration.
The meeting will take place from June 6 to June 8, 2008, at Radboud University Nijmegen, immediately prior to the EAESP General Meeting in Opatija (Croatia). We plan to include 40-50 participants, with at least 50% being EAESP members. In addition to some keynote talks, up to 20 participants will be asked to give a 30-minute presentation. The remaining participants will present posters. During the poster session, there will be several opportunities for informal interaction and discussion. A roundtable discussion on contemporary issues with respect to emotion and evaluation will also take place. If you are interested in attending this meeting, please send an abstract (between 100-200 words) to Geoff Haddock (haddockgg@cardiff.ac.uk) before November 30th, 2007.
IMPORTANT: Please note that for individuals who would want to attend this meeting AND the EAESP General Meeting, the deadline for submissions to the EAESP General Meeting is the 1st of November. Information on the General Conference can be found at:
http://www.eaesp2008.com/
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
Pablo Briñol, Department of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco. 28049 Madrid, Spain. Email: pablo.brinnol@uam.es
Geoff Haddock, School of Psychology, Park Place, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT.email: haddockgg@cardiff.ac.uk
Rob Holland, Behavioral Science Institute, Department of Social Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Email: r.holland@psych.ru.nl
Greg Maio, School of Psychology, Park Place, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT. email: maio@cardiff.ac.uk
Rich Petty, Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, 1835 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210. email: petty.1@osu.edu
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