Melvin Manis
Professor Manis received his A.B. degree from Franklin and Marshall College in 1951 and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois in 1954. From 1954-58, he served first as a Public Health Service commissioned officer in Washington, D.C., and then as an instructor in the psychology department of the University of Pittsburgh. He came to Ann Arbor in 1958 as chief of the Psychology Research Section of the VA Medical Center, a position he held until 1989, and as a lecturer in the University of Michigan Department of Psychology. He was promoted to associate professor in 1961, received tenure in 1963, and was promoted to professor in 1966. He has also held visiting appointments at universities around the globe.
Professor Manis is one of the leading scholars in the area of attitudes and social judgment. He has published two books, numerous chapters, and more than 60 peer-reviewed research articles covering a wide range of judgmental phenomena, including the operation of standards, the emergence of assimilation and contrast effects, the role of stereotypes and prejudice in person perception, and the cognitive processes involved in assessing psychopathology. Several of his papers have become classic citations in cognitive social psychology.
He has also served as editor of the Attitudes and Social Cognition Section of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1979-84), and served on numerous committees for national professional and governmental organizations. On December 31, 1997, Professor Manis retired from active faculty status.
Primary Interests:
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Communication, Language
- Interpersonal Processes
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Social Cognition
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Melvin Manis
Department of Psychology
East Hall, University of Michigan
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Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
United States of America
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