Judson Mills
IN MEMORIAM
Professor Judson Mills died on May 1, 2008. Social Psychology Network is maintaining this profile for visitors who wish to learn more about Professor Mills' work.
Please see below for more information:
- Judson R. Mills Notice (Washington Post)
Prior to joining the University of Maryland faculty in 1971, Judson Mills taught at Syracuse University, the University of Missouri, the London School of Economics, and the University of Texas. As an experimental social psychologist, he has written numerous theoretical and applied articles, and has advised many doctoral students.
His research focuses primarily on the topics of attitude change, communal relationships, and experimental methodology.
Primary Interests:
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Interpersonal Processes
- Persuasion, Social Influence
- Research Methods, Assessment
- Social Cognition
Books:
Journal Articles:
- Brounstein, P. J., Ostrove, N., & Mills, J. (1979). Divergence of private evaluations of alternatives prior to a choice. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37(11), 1957-1965.
- Clark, M.S., Dubash, P., & Mills, J. (1998). Interest in another's consideration of one's needs in communal and exchange relationships. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 34, 246-264.
- Clark, M. S., & Mills, J. (1993). The difference between communal and exchange relationships: What it is and is not. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 19, 684-691.
- Clark, M. S., & Mills, J. (1979). Interpersonal attraction in exchange and communal relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37(1), 12-24.
- Clark, M. S., Mills, J., & Powell, M. C. (1986). Keeping track of needs in communal and exchange relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51(2), 333-338.
- Ford, T. E., Mills, J., & Stangor, C. (1995). Effect on mood of thinking about extreme emotional terms. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 16, 159-171.
- Hendrick, C., Mills, J., & Kiesler, C. A. (1968). Decision time as a function of the number and complexity of equally attractive alternatives. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 8(3, Pt.1), 313-318.
- Jellison, J. M., & Mills, J. (1967). Effect of similarity and fortune of the other on attraction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 5(4), 459-462.
- Liesener, J. J., & Mills, J. (in press). An experimental study of disability spread: Talking to an adult in a wheelchair like a child. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
- Mills, J. (1993). The appeal of tragedy: An attitude interpretation. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 14, 255-271.
- Mills, J. (1967). Comments on Bem's "Self-perception: An alternative interpretation of cognitive dissonance phenomena." Psychological Review, 74(6), 535.
- Mills, J., & Egger, R. (1972). Effect on derogation of a victim of choosing to reduce his distress. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 23(3), 405-408.
- Mills, J., & Ford, T. E. (1995). Effects of importance of a prospective choice upon private and public evaluations of the alternatives. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, 256-266.
- Mills, J., & Harmon-Jones, E. (1997). Dissonance theory revival: A radical prescription. (Review of the book A radical dissonance theory). Contemporary Psychology, 42, 494-495.
- Mills, J., & Harvey, J. (1972). "Can Self-Perception Theory Explain the Findings of Harvey and Mills (1971)?": Erratum. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 22(3), 365.
- Mills, J., & Harvey, J. (1972). Opinion change as a function of when information about the communicator is received and whether he is attractive or expert. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 21(1), 52-55.
- Mills, J., & Mintz, P. M. (1972). Effect of unexplained arousal on affiliation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 24(1), 11-13.
- Sigall, H., & Mills, J. (1998). Measures of independent variables and mediators are useful in social psychology experiments: But are they necessary? Review of Personality and Social Psychology, 2, 218-226.
Other Publications:
- Mills, J., & Clark, M. S. (1994). Communal and exchange relationships: Controversies and research. In R. Erber and R. Gilmour (Eds.), Theoretical Frameworks for Personal Relationships, Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum, Associates.
Courses Taught:
- Attitude Change
- Communication and Persuasion
- Current Research in Social Psychology
- Social Psychology Research Methodology