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Robert Josephs, Ph.D.
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Email: josephs@psy.utexas.edu Phone: 471-9788 Office: SEA 3.204 See also Social and Personality

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Studying behavioral consequences of the interaction between the stress axis and the reproductive axis of the endocrine system.  Finding that behavioral expression of the end product of the reproductive axis (testosterone) is dependent almost entirely on basal levels of the end product of the stress axis (cortisol).

Hormones and Behavior

Several articles listed below as "in press" will be available soon as PDF downloads.

Josephs, R.A. (in press). Moving beyond dichotomies in research on oral contraceptives. Hormones & Behavior. PDF

Mehta, P.H., Wuehrmann, E.V., & Josephs, R.A. (in press). When Are Low Testosterone Levels Advantageous?: The Moderating Role of Individual Versus Intergroup Competition. Hormones & Behavior. PDF

Giancola, P.R, Josephs, R.A., & Dewall, N. (in press). Applying the Attention-Allocation Model to the Explanation of Alcohol-Related Aggression: Implications for Prevention. Substance Use and Misuse.

Newman, M.L. & Josephs, R.A. (in press). Testosterone as a Personality Variable. Journal of Research in Personality. PDF

van Honk, J., Aarts, H., Josephs, R.A., & Schutter, D.J.L.G. (in press). Sex differences in "social" and mathematical cognition: An endocrine perspective. Netherlands Journal of Psychology. PDF

Rivers, J.J., & Josephs, R.A. (in press). Dominance and health. To appear in The Social Psychology of Power, edited by Ana Guinote and Theresa Vescio. New York: Guilford Press

Mehta, P.H., & Josephs, R.A. (in press). Social Endocrinology. To appear in The Handbook of Social Motivation, edited by David Dunning. New York: Psychology Press.

Mehta, P.H., Jones, A.C., & Josephs, R.A. (2008). The Social Endocrinology of Dominance: Basal Testosterone Predicts Cortisol Changes and Behavior Following Victory and Defeat. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94(6), 1078–1093. PDF

Mehta, P. H., & Josephs, R. A. (in press). Testosterone. In R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. PDF

Sellers, J. G., Mehl, M. R., & Josephs, R. A. (2007) Hormones and Personality: Testosterone as a Marker of Individual Differences. . Journal of Research in Personality, 41, 126-138. PDF

Edwards, D. A. (2006) Competition and testosterone (Commentary on Mehta & Josephs). Hormones and Behavior, 50, 681-683. PDF

Jones, A. C., & Josephs, R. A. (2006) Interspecies hormonal interactions between man and the domestic dog (Canis familiaris). Hormones and Behavior, 50, 393-400. PDF (if unable to download, try this file)

Josephs, R. A., Sellers, J. G., Newman, M. L., & Mehta, P.H.(2006) The Mismatch Effect: When Testosterone and Status are at Odds. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90(6), 999-1013. PDF

Mehta, P. H., & Josephs, R. A. (2006) Testosterone change after losing predicts the decision to compete again. Hormones and Behavior, 50, 684-692. PDF

Newman, M.L., Josephs, R.A., & Guinn Sellers, J. (2005). Testosterone, Cognition, and Social Status. Hormones and Behavior, 47, 205-211. PDF

Josephs, R. A., Newman, M. L, Brown, R. P., & Beer, J. M. (2003). Status, testosterone, and human intellectual performance: Stereotype threat as status concern. Psychological Science, 14, 158-163. PDF

Josephs, R. A., Guinn, J., Harper, M. L, & Askari, F. (2001). Liquorice consumption and testosterone concentrations. The Lancet , 358(9293), 1613-1614. PDF

Hormone Lectures

Social Endocrinology Lecture download (PowerPoint)

Self

Schroeder, D. G., Josephs, R. A., & Swann, W. B. Foregoing lucrative employment to preserve low self-esteem. (under review). PDF

Josephs, R.A., Bosson J.K., & Jacobs, C.G. (2003). Self-esteem maintenance processes: Why low self-esteem may be resistant to change. Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 920-933. PDF

Brown, R. B., & Josephs, R. A. (1999). A burden of proof: Stereotype relevance and gender differences in math performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76(2), 246-257. PDF

Judgment and Decision Making

Campbell, R. S., Gibbs, B. N., Guinn, J. S., Josephs, R. A., Newman, M. L., Rentfrow, P. J., & Stone, L. D. (2002). A biased view of liberal bias, American Psychologist, 57 (4), 297-298. PDF

Silvera, D. H., Josephs, R. A., & Giesler, R. B. (2002). Bigger is better: the influence of physical size on aesthetic preference judgments. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 15, 189-202. PDF

Silvera, D., Josephs, R. A., and Giesler, R. B. (2001). The proportion heuristic: Problem set size as a basis for performance judgments. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 14, 207-221. PDF