Leonard L. Martin, Ph.D.
- Professor
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1983
- Office: Room 445
- Ph: (706) 542-3694
- Fax: (706) 542-3275
- Email: llmartin {at} uga dt edu
Research Interests
According to I-D compensation theory (Martin, 1999), individuals function optimally when they receive frequent, reliable feedback that they are progressing toward their goals. When individuals do not receive this feedback, they engage in activities designed to get it. These activities include rumination, problem solving, and mental simulation. It is assumed that when individuals are engaging in these activities, they become especially vulnerable to a number of social psychology effects, such as cognitive dissonance, self-esteem concerns, and out-group derogation. In other words, the extent to which individuals receive frequent, reliable feedback about their goals may be a general moderator of the effects of a number of social psychology theories. Consistent with this hypothesis, we found that goal feedback moderates effects involving terror management, social exclusion, thought rebound, self-perception, and by-stander apathy. We are currently trying to understand the psychological processes that account for this moderation. It appears to be due, in large part, to feelings of uncertainty and activation of the right cerebral hemisphere.
Selected Publications
Martin, L. L. & Erber, R. (2003). Some thoughts about Prof. Richard S. Lazarus. Psychological Inquiry, 14, 91 92.
Tamir, M., Robinson, M. D., Clore, G. L., Martin, L. L., & Whitaker, D. (2003). Are we puppets on a string?: Decoupling stimulus and response in expression/affect relations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Martin, L. L., Shelton, J., & Shrira, I. (2002).
The role of context in determining mood effects. Psychological Inquiry,
13, 74-76.
Martin, L. L., & Clore, G. L.
(2001). Theories of affect and cognition: A user's guidebook. Mahwah,
NJ: Erlbaum.
Martin, L. L. (1999). I-D compensation theory: Some implications of trying to satisfy immediate-return needs in a delayed-return culture. Psychological Inquiry, 10, 195-209.
Martin, L. L. (1999). Another look at I-D compensation theory: Addressing some concerns and misconceptions. Psychological Inquiry, 10, 258-268.
Stapel, D., Martin, L. L., & Schwarz, N. (1998). The smell of bias: What instigates correction processes in social judgments? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 24, 797-806.
Martin, L. L., & Davies, B. (1998). Beyond hedonism and associationism: A configural view of the role of affect in self-regulation. Motivation and Emotion, 22, 33-51.
