Robert S. WYER Adjunct Professor  Email:mkwyer@ust.hk PhD University of Colorado  MEE New York University BEE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [ CV ]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1995 - present)
• Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1973 - 95)
• Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago (1971 - 73)
• Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago (1967 - 71)
• Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago (1965 - 67)
• Assistant Professor, University of Iowa (1963 - 65)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Information processing; the representation of narrative information in memory and its use in judgment; priming effects on comprehension, judgment, and decisions; memory processes; affect and cognition.

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

Wyer, R. S., Chiu, C.-y., & Hong, Y.-y. (Eds.) (in press), Understanding Culture: Theory, Research and Application. New York: Psychology Press.

Kardes, F. R., & Wyer, R. S. (in press), "Consumer Information Processing", In D. Carlston (Ed.), Handbook of Social Cognition (3rd ed.), New York: Oxford University Press.
 
Wyer, R. S., Shen, H., & Xu, A. J. (in press), "The Role of Procedural Knowledge in the Generalization of Social Behavior," In D. Carlston (Ed.), Handbook of social cognition (3rd ed.), New York: Oxford University Press.
 
Wyer, R. S. (in press), "Cultural Differences in Procedural Knowledge and Their Impact on Consumer Behavior," In A. Y. Lee & S. Ng. (Eds.), Handbook of Culture and Consumer Behavior, New York: Oxford University Press.

Xu, A. J., & Wyer, R. S. (2012), "The Role of Bolstering and Counterarguing Mindsets in Persuasion," Journal of Consumer Research, Vol. 38, 920-932.
 
Wyer, R. S.,  Xu, A. J., &  Shen, H. (2012), "The Effects of Past Behavior on Future Goal-Directed Activity," In M. P. Zanna and J. Olson (Eds.), Advances  in Experimental Social Psychology, Vol. 46, San Diego, CA.: Academic Press.

Xu, J., Shen, H., & Wyer, R. S. (2012), "Does Distance Between Us Matter: Influences of Physical Proximity to Others on Consumer Choice," Journal of Consumer Psychology.
 
Wyer, R. S. (in press), "Language and  Social Comprehension," In T. M. Holtgraves (Ed.), T. M. Holtgraves (Ed.), Handbook of Language and Social Psychology, New York: Oxford University Press.
 
Shen, H., Wyer, R. S. & Cai, F. (in press), "The Generalization of Deliberative and Automatic Behavior: The Role of Procedural Knowledge and Affective Reactions,"Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
 
Huang, X., Dong, P., Dai, X., & Wyer, R. S. (in press), "Going My Way? The Benefits of Travelling in the Same Direction," Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

Wyer, R. S.  (2011), "A Theory of Social Information Processing," In P. van Lange, A. W. Kruglanski, & E. T. Higgins (Eds.), Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology, Vol. 1, pp 156-177, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Adaval, R., & Wyer, R. S. (2011), "Conscious and Nonconscious Influences of a Price Anchor: Effects on Willingness to Pay for Related and Unrelated Products," Journal of Marketing Research, 48, 355-365.

Hung, I.  W. &  Wyer, R. S. (2011), "Shaping the Content of Consumers’ Imaginations: The Role of Self-Focused Attention in Product Evaluations," Journal of Marketing Research, 48, 381-392.
 
Shen, H., Wan, F., & Wyer, R. S. (2011), "Cross-Cultural Differences in the Refusal to Accept a Small Gift: The Differential Influence of Reciprocity Norms on Asians and North Americans," Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100, 271-281.
 
Wan, L. C., Hui, M. K., & Wyer, R. S. (2011), "The Role of Relationship Norms in Responses to Service Failures," Journal of Consumer Research, 38, 260-277.
 
Wyer, R. S.(2011), "Procedural Influences on Judgments and Behavioral Decisions," Journal of Consumer Psychology, 21, 424-438.

Wyer, R. S., & Hong, J. (2010). "Chinese Consumer Behavior: The Effects of Content, Process and Language," In M. H. Bond (Ed.), Oxford handbook of Chinese Psychology, 2nd ed., pp. 623-640, New York: Oxford University Press.
 
Wyer, R. S. (2010), "Knowledge Accessibility," In R. M. Bagozzi (Ed.), Wiley International Encyclopedia of Marketing: Consumer Behavior, New York: John Wiley & Sons.
 
Shen, H., & Wyer, R. S. (2010), "The Effect of Past Behavior on Variety Seeking: Automatic and Deliberative Processes," Journal of Consumer Psychology, 20, 33-42.
 
Xu, A. J., & Wyer, R. S. (2010), "Puffery in Advertisements: The Effects of Media Context, Communication Norms and Consumer Knowledge," Journal of Consumer Research, 37, 329-343.
 
Wyer, R. S., & Xu, A. J. (2010), "The Role of Behavioral Mindsets in Goal-Directed Activity: Conceptual Underpinnings and Empirical Evidence," Journal of Consumer Psychology, 20, 107-125.
 
Wyer, R. S. (2010), "Global and Local Processing: A Clarification and Integration," Psychological Inquiry, 21, 251-257.

Hung, I. W., & Wyer, R. S. (2009), "Differences in Perspective and the Influence of Charitable Appeals: When Imagining Oneself as the Victim is Not Always Beneficial," Journal of Marketing Research, 46, 421-434.
 
Wyer, R. S. (2009), "Culture and Information Processing: A Conceptual Framework," In R. S. Wyer, C.-y. Chiu & Y.-y Hong (Eds), Understanding Culture: Theory, Research and Application, pp. 431-455, New York: Psychology Press.
 
Steinhart, Y., & Wyer, R. S. (2009), "Motivational Roots of Need for Cognition," European Journal of Social Psychology, 39, 608-621.
 
Wyer, R. S., Chiu, C-y., & Hong, Y-y. (Eds.) (2009), Understanding Culture: Theory, Research and Application, New York: Psychology Press.
 
Jiang, Y., &  Wyer, R. S. (2009), "The Role of Visual Perspective in Information Processing," Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 486-495.
 
Kim, Y.-j., Park, J. W., & Wyer, R. S. (2009), "Effects of Temporal Distance and Memory on Consumer Judgments," Journal of Consumer Research, 36, 634-645.
 
Wyer, R.  S. (2009), "Assimilation-Contrast," In D. Matsumoto (Ed.), Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology, pp. 44-46, New York: Cambridge University Press.
 
Wyer, R.  S. (2009), "Accessibility of Knowledge in Memory," In D. Matsumoto (Ed.), Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology, pp. 4-7, New York: Cambridge University Press.
 
Wyer, R.  S. (2009), "Social Cognition," In D. Matsumoto (Ed.), Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology, p.50, New York: Cambridge University Press. 

REVIEWING FOR:

Journal of Consumer Psychology (editorial board),  Asian Journal of Social Psychology (editorial board), Journal of Consumer Research (editorial board), Psychological Review, Psychological Bulletin, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Canadian Journal of Psychology, British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Psychological Reports, European Journal of Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision  Processes, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Social Cognition, Journal of Consumer Research, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Personality, Journal of Advertising, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Language, Memory & Cognition, International Journal of Marketing Research, Cognitive Science.