Russell H. Fazio
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Russell Fazio is known for his work in the 1980s that led to the emergence of the social cognition
perspective in the field of psychology
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Russell Fazio was born on October 9, 1952 in Utica, New York
and went on to receive his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University
in 1974 wherein he graduated summa cum laude. For graduate school, Fazio attended Princeton University
where he received his M.A. in 1976 and Ph.D in Social Psychology
in 1978 from the university's Department of Psychology
. Fazio was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and was awarded Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellowship, and NSF Graduate Fellowship
.
The research program of Fazio is centered on the study of attitudes
, such as prejudice and stereotyping. The research is focused on the influence that attitudes have upon attention, categorization, judgment, behavior and the functional value of such attitudes. He is also conducting research on the implicit development of attitudes through classical conditioning, and the formation of attitude through exploratory behavior, as well as the implicit measures of attitude. He developed the concept of affective priming
, building on work by Schvanefeldt and Meyer (1971), which is the automatic activation of an attitude from implicit memory
through associations
.
. 1981-1985 Fazio worked as Associate Professor of Psychology at Indiana University. From 1985-2001 Fazio was Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences. In November 1997 Fazio was visiting professor at the University of Exeter
. 2001-2002 he was a Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the Psychology department of Ohio State University
. Fazio is currently the Harold E. Burtt Professor of Psychology at Ohio State University.
Social cognition
Social cognition is the encoding, storage, retrieval, and processing, in the brain, of information relating to conspecifics, or members of the same species. At one time social cognition referred specifically to an approach to social psychology in which these processes were studied according to the...
perspective in the field of psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
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Russell Fazio was born on October 9, 1952 in Utica, New York
Utica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
and went on to receive his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1974 wherein he graduated summa cum laude. For graduate school, Fazio attended Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
where he received his M.A. in 1976 and Ph.D in Social Psychology
Social psychology
Social psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. By this definition, scientific refers to the empirical method of investigation. The terms thoughts, feelings, and behaviors include all...
in 1978 from the university's Department of Psychology
Princeton University Department of Psychology
The Princeton University Department of Psychology, located in Green Hall, is an academic department of Princeton University on the corner of Washington St. and William St. in Princeton, New Jersey. For over a century, the department has been one of the most notable psychology departments in the...
. Fazio was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and was awarded Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellowship, and NSF Graduate Fellowship
NSF-GRF
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program is an annual grant awarded by the National Science Foundation to approximately 2,000 doctoral-level students in the natural, social, and engineering sciences at US institutions...
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The research program of Fazio is centered on the study of attitudes
Attitude (psychology)
An attitude is a hypothetical construct that represents an individual's degree of like or dislike for something. Attitudes are generally positive or negative views of a person, place, thing, or event— this is often referred to as the attitude object...
, such as prejudice and stereotyping. The research is focused on the influence that attitudes have upon attention, categorization, judgment, behavior and the functional value of such attitudes. He is also conducting research on the implicit development of attitudes through classical conditioning, and the formation of attitude through exploratory behavior, as well as the implicit measures of attitude. He developed the concept of affective priming
Priming (psychology)
Priming is an implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences a response to a later stimulus. It can occur following perceptual, semantic, or conceptual stimulus repetition...
, building on work by Schvanefeldt and Meyer (1971), which is the automatic activation of an attitude from implicit memory
Implicit memory
Implicit memory is a type of memory in which previous experiences aid in the performance of a task without conscious awareness of these previous experiences. Evidence for implicit memory arises in priming, a process whereby subjects show improved performance on tasks for which they have been...
through associations
Association (psychology)
In psychology and marketing, two concepts or stimuli are associated when the experience of one leads to the effects of another, due to repeated pairing. This is sometimes called Pavlovian association for Ivan Pavlov's pioneering of classical conditioning....
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Academic Appointments
Between 1978 and 1981 Russell Fazio worked as Assistant Professor of Psychology at Indiana UniversityIndiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
. 1981-1985 Fazio worked as Associate Professor of Psychology at Indiana University. From 1985-2001 Fazio was Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences. In November 1997 Fazio was visiting professor at the University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
. 2001-2002 he was a Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the Psychology department of Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
. Fazio is currently the Harold E. Burtt Professor of Psychology at Ohio State University.
Service Activities
Fazio has been a member of these organizations:- APAAmerican Psychological AssociationThe American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
Division 8 Publications Committee (Member, 1985-1987, Chair, 1988) - NIMHNational Institute of Mental HealthThe National Institute of Mental Health is one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health...
Mental Health Behavioral Sciences Research Review Committee, 1988-92 - Committee on Science Initiatives, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 1990-92
- NIMH Workshop on Integrating Social Psychological Theory in AIDS Research, 1994
- National Science Foundation Workshop on Global Change, 1994
- Fellows Committee, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 1996-98
- NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Review Integration Panel, 1998
- APA Early Career Award Selection Panel, 2000
- Executive Committee, Society of Experimental Social PsychologySociety of Experimental Social PsychologyThe Society of Experimental Social Psychology is a scientific professional organization of social psychologists. SESP has over 700 members worldwide.-History:...
, 2002-05 - Membership Committee (Chair), Society of Experimental Social Psychology, 2003-05