Scott Plous

Scott Plous

Scott Plous, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology of Wesleyan University. He is also a Faculty Associate of the Tufts University Center for Animals and Public Policy.

His areas of research include the psychology of prejudice and discrimination, decision making, and the human use of animals and the environment.

In 2001, he published a study that evaluated the reliability of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs), and found that animal testing standards in the United States are widely inconsistent across different research institutions. [ [http://www.socialpsychology.org/articles/scipress.htm Study Finds Inconsistency in Animal Research Reviews] , Wesleyan University; July 27, 2001]

Plous has published two books, and numerous journal articles, on social issues, animal rights, and psychology.

Publications

Books

*Plous, S. (1993). "The psychology of judgment and decision making." New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN-13: 978-0070504776 [Translated into Chinese, Korean, Norwegian, and Russian; hardbound edition concurrently published by Temple University Press.]
*Plous, S. (Ed.). (2003). "Understanding prejudice and discrimination." New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN-13: 978-0072554434

Journal articles

*Plous, S. (2000). "Responding to overt displays of prejudice: A role-playing exercise." Teaching of Psychology, 27, 198-200.
*Plous, S. (2000). "Tips on creating and maintaining an educational web site." Teaching of Psychology, 27, 63-70.
*Plous, S. (1998). "Signs of change within the animal rights movement: Results from a follow-up survey of activists." Journal of Comparative Psychology, 112, 48-54.
*Plous, S. (1996). "Attitudes toward the use of animals in psychological research and education: Results from a national survey of psychologists." American Psychologist, 51, 1167-1180.
*Plous, S. (1996). "Attitudes toward the use of animals in psychological research and education: Results from a national survey of psychology majors." Psychological Science, 7, 352-358.
*Plous, S. (1996). "Ten myths about affirmative action." Journal of Social Issues, 52, 25-31.
*Plous, S., & Herzog, H. A., Jr. (2001). "Reliability of protocol reviews for animal research." Science, 293, 608-609.
*Plous, S., & Herzog, H. A., Jr. (1999, June). "Should AWA coverage be broadened? Results from a survey of animal care and use committees." Lab Animal, pp. 38-40.
*Plous, S., & Neptune, D. (1997). "Racial and gender biases in magazine advertising: A content-analytic study." Psychology of Women Quarterly, 21, 627-644.
*Plous, S., & Williams, T. (1995). "Racial stereotypes from the days of American slavery: A continuing legacy." Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25, 795-817.

Honors

Awards
*2006. Connecticut "Professor of the Year" award from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. [ [http://gradpsych.apags.org/jan07/plous.html "Meet a professor of the year"] , gradPSYCH, January 2007.]
*2008. [http://www.apa.org/apf/brewer.html Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award] ]

Notes

External links

* [http://plous.socialpsychology.org/ plous.socialpsychology.org]


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