Publications That Can Be Requested (listed in chronological order from most recent)

Please email me requesting the papers that you would like to receive. I will send you an electronic copy of the paper(s) if possible, but many of the manuscripts are available only in hard copy, which I can mail to you if a mailing address is provided.

Clow, K. A., & Olson, J. M. (in press). Conceptual-motor compatibility and homonegativity: Approaching and avoiding words associated with homosexuality. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science.

Conway, L. G., III, Dodds, D. P., Hands, K. T., McClure, S., & Olson, J. M. (in press). The biological roots of complex thinking: Are heritable attitudes more complex? Journal of Personality.

Quinn, K. A., & Olson, J. M. (in press). Regulatory framing and collective action: The interplay of individual self-regulation and group behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Callan, M. J., Shead, N. W., & Olson, J. M. (2009). Foregoing the labor for the fruits: The effect of just world threat on the desire for immediate monetary rewards. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 246-249.

Olson, J. M., Hafer, C. L., Cheung, I., & Conway, P. (2009). Deservingness, the scope of justice, and actions toward others. In A. C. Kay, D. R. Bobocel, M. P. Zanna, & J. M. Olson (Eds.), The psychology of justice and legitimacy: The Ontario symposium (Vol. 11, pp. 125-149). New York: Psychology Press.

Hafer, C. L., Olson, J. M., & Peterson, A. A. (2008). Extreme harmdoing: A view from the social psychology of justice. In V. M. Esses & R. A. Vernon (Eds.), Explaining the breakdown of ethnic relations: Why neighbors kill (pp. 17-40). Oxford, England: Blackwell Publishing.

Olson, J. M., & Haynes, G. A. (2008). Persuasion and leadership. In C. L. Hoyt, G. R. Goethals, & D. R. Forsyth (Eds.), Leadership and psychology (pp. 199-212). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.

Peterson, A. A., Haynes, G. A., & Olson, J. M. (2008). Self-esteem differences in the effects of hypocrisy induction on behavioral intentions in the health domain. Journal of Personality, 76, 305-322.

Olson, J. M., Goffin, R. D., & Haynes, G. A. (2007). Relative versus absolute measures of attitudes: Implications for predicting diverse attitude-relevant criteria. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93, 907-925.

Haynes, G. A., Sorrentino, R. M., Olson, J. M., Szeto, A. C. H., Wirkki, J. S., & O’Connor, M. C. (2007). The effects of temporal framing on counterfactual thinking and self-appraisal: An individual differences perspective. Social Cognition, 25, 339-366.

Roese, N. J., & Olson, J. M. (2007). Better, stronger, faster: Self-serving judgment, affect regulation, and the optimal vigilance hypothesis. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2, 124-141.

Haynes, G. A., & Olson, J. M. (2006). Coping with threats to just world beliefs: Derogate, blame, or help? Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36, 664-682.

Hodson, G., & Olson, J. M. (2005). Testing the generality of the name letter effect: Name initials and everyday attitudes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 1099-1111.

Olson, J. M., & Stone, J. (2005). The influence of behavior on attitudes. In D. Albarracin, B. T. Johnson, & M. P. Zanna (Eds.), Handbook of attitudes and attitude change (pp. 223-271). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Maio, G. R., Esses, V. M., Arnold, K., & Olson, J. M. (2004). The function-structure model of attitudes: Incorporating the need for affect. In G. G. Haddock & G. R. Maio (Eds.), Contemporary perspectives on the psychology of attitudes (pp. 9-33). London, UK: Psychology Press.

Bernard, M. M., Maio, G. R., & Olson, J. M. (2003). Effects of introspection about reasons for values: Extending research on values-as-truisms. Social Cognition, 21, 1-25.

Bernard, M. M, Maio, G. R., & Olson, J. M. (2003). The vulnerability of values to attack: Inoculation of values and value-relevant attitudes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 63-75.

Hafer, C. L., & Olson, J. M. (2003). An analysis of empirical research on the scope of justice. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 7, 311-323.

Maio, G. R., Olson, J. M., Bernard, M. M., & Luke, M. A. (2003). Ideologies, values, attitudes, and behavior. In J. Delamater (Ed.), Handbook of social psychology (pp. 283-308). New York: Kluwer-Plenum.

Olson, J. M., & Maio, G. R. (2003). Attitudes in social behavior. In T. Millon & M. J. Lerner (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of psychology: Vol. 5. Personality and Social Psychology (pp. 299-325). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Quinn, K. A., & Olson, J. M. (2003). Framing social judgment: Self-ingroup comparison and perceived discrimination. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 228-236.

Ellard, J. H., Miller, C. D., Baumle, T.-L., & Olson, J. M. (2002). Just world processes in demonizing. In M. Ross & D. T. Miller (Eds.), The justice motive in everyday life (pp. 350-362). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Olson, J. M., & Janes, L. M. (2002). Vigilance for differences: Heightened impact of differences on surprise. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 1084-1093.

Olson, J. M., & Janes, L. J. (2002). Asymmetrical impact: Vigilance for differences and self-relevant stimuli. European Journal of Social Psychology, 32, 383-393.

Olson, J. M., & Roese, N. J. (2002). Relative deprivation and counterfactual thinking. In I. Walker & H. J. Smith (Eds.), Relative deprivation: Specification, development, and integration (pp. 265-287). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Maio, G. R., Olson, J. M., Allen, L., & Bernard, M. M. (2001). Addressing discrepancies between values and behavior: The motivating effect of reasons. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 37, 104-117.

Olson, J. M., & Hafer, C. L. (2001). Tolerance of personal deprivation. In J. T. Jost & B. Major (Eds.), The psychology of legitimacy: Emerging perspectives on ideology, justice, and intergroup relations (pp. 157-175). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Olson, J. M., Hafer, C. L., & Taylor, L. (2001). I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it any more: Reports of negative emotions as a self-presentation tactic. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 981-999.

Olson, J. M., Vernon, P. A., Harris, J. A., & Jang, K. (2001). The heritability of attitudes: A study of twins. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80, 845-860.

Quinn, K. A., & Olson, J. M. (2001). Judgements of discrimination as a function of group experience and contextual cues. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 33, 38-46.

Janes, L. M., & Olson, J. M. (2000). Jeer pressure: The behavioral effects of observing ridicule of others. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 474-485.

Maio, G. R., & Olson, J. M. (2000). What is a value-expressive attitude? In G. R. Maio & J. M. Olson (Eds.), Why we evaluate: Functions of attitudes (pp. 249-269). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Maio, G. R., & Olson, J. M. (2000). Emergent themes and potential approaches to attitude function: The function-structure model of attitudes. In G. R. Maio & J. M. Olson (Eds.), Why we evaluate: Functions of attitudes (pp. 417-442). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Olson, J. M., Buhrmann, O., & Roese, N. J. (2000). Social comparison and counterfactual thinking: A comparative analysis. In J. M. Suls & L. Wheeler (Eds.), Handbook of social comparison: Theory and research (pp. 379-398). New York: Plenum.

Olson, J. M., Hafer, C. L., Couzens, A., & Kramins, I. (2000). You’re OK, I’m OK: The self-presentation of affective reactions to deprivation. Social Justice Research, 13, 359-372.

Harris, J. A., Vernon, P. A., Olson, J. M., & Jang, K. L. (1999). Self-rated personality and intelligence: A multivariate genetic analysis. European Journal of Personality, 13, 121-128.

Olson, J. M., & Esses, V. M. (1999). The social psychology of censorship. In K. Petersen & A. C. Hutchinson (Eds.), Interpreting censorship in Canada (pp. 268-289). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Olson, J. M., Maio, G. R., & Hobden, K. L. (1999). The (null) effects of exposure to disparagement humor on stereotypes and attitudes. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, 12, 195-19.

Quinn, K. A., Roese, N. J., Pennington, G. L., & Olson, J. M. (1999). The personal/group discrimination discrepancy: The role of informational complexity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 1430-1440.

Hafer, C. L., & Olson, J. M. (1998). Individual differences in the belief in a just world and responses to personal misfortune. In L. Montada & M. J. Lerner (Eds.), Responses to victimizations and belief in a just world (pp. 65-86). New York: Plenum.

Maio, G. R., & Olson, J. M. (1998). Values as truisms: Evidence and implications. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 294-311.

Maio, G. R., & Olson, J. M. (1998). Attitude dissimulation and persuasion. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 34, 182-201.

Maio, G. R., Olson, J. M., & Bush, J. (1998). Telling jokes that disparage social groups: Effects on the joke teller's stereotypes. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 27, 1986-2000.

Roese, N. J., & Olson, J. M. (1997). Counterfactual thinking: The intersection of affect and function. In M. P. Zanna (Ed.), Advances in experimental social psychology (Vol. 29, pp. 1-59). New York: Academic Press.

Olson, J. M., & Hafer, C. L. (1996). Affect, motivation, and cognition in relative deprivation research. In R. M. Sorrentino & E. T. Higgins (Eds.), Handbook of motivation and cognition: The interpersonal context, Vol. 3 (pp. 85-117). New York: Guilford.

Olson, J. M., Roese, N. J., & Diebert, R. J. (1996). Psychological biases in counterfactual thought experiments. In P. Tetlock & A. Belkin (Eds.), Counterfactual thought experiments in world politics: Logical, methodological, and psychological perspectives (pp. 296-300). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Olson, J. M., Roese, N. J., & Zanna, M. P. (1996). Expectancies. In E. T. Higgins & A. W. Kruglanski (Eds.), Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles (pp. 211-238). New York: Guilford.

Roese, N. J., & Olson, J. M. (1996). Counterfactuals, causal attributions, and the hindsight bias: A conceptual integration. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 32, 197-227.

Gorassini, D. R., & Olson, J. M. (1995). Does self-perception change explain the foot-in-the-door effect? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69, 91-105.

Maio, G. R., & Olson, J. M. (1995). Involvement and persuasion: Evidence for different kinds of involvement. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 27, 64-78.

Maio, G. R., & Olson, J. M. (1995). The effect of attitude dissimulation on attitude accessibility. Social Cognition, 13, 127-144.

Maio, G. R., & Olson, J. M. (1995). Relations between values, attitudes and behavioral intentions: The moderating role of attitude function. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 31, 266-285.

Olson, J. M., & Roese, N. J. (1995). The perceived funniness of humorous stimuli. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, 908-913.

Olson, J. M., Roese, N. J., Meen, J., & Robertson, D. J. (1995). The preconditions and consequences of relative deprivation: Two field studies. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25, 944-964.

Roese, N. J., & Olson, J. M. (1995). Outcome controllability and counterfactual thinking. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, 620-628.

Roese, N. J., & Olson, J. M. (1995). Counterfactual thinking: A critical overview. In N. J. Roese & J. M. Olson (Eds.), What might have been: The social psychology of counterfactual thinking (pp. 1-55). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Roese, N. J., & Olson, J. M. (1995). Functions of counterfactual thinking. In N. J. Roese & J. M. Olson (Eds.), What might have been: The social psychology of counterfactual thinking (pp.169-197). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Hobden, K. L., & Olson, J. M. (1994). From jest to antipathy: Disparagement humor as a source of dissonance-motivated attitude change. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 15, 239-249.

Maio, G. R., & Olson, J. M. (1994). Value-attitude-behaviour relations: The moderating role of attitude functions. British Journal of Social Psychology, 33, 301-312.

Roese, N. J., & Olson, J. M. (1994). Attitude importance as a function of repeated attitude expression. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 30, 39-51.

Schuller, R. A., Smith, V. L., & Olson, J. M. (1994). Jurors' decisions in trials of battered women who kill: The role of prior beliefs and expert testimony. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 24, 316-337.

Hafer, C. L., & Olson, J. M. (1993). Beliefs in a just world, discontent, and assertive actions by working women. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 19, 30-38.

Olson, J. M., & Zanna, M. P. (1993). Attitudes and attitude change. Annual Review of Psychology, 44, 117-154.

Roese, N. J., & Olson, J. M. (1993). The structure of counterfactual thought. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 19, 312-319.

Roese, N. J., & Olson, J. M. (1993). Self-esteem and counterfactual thinking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 199-206.

Olson, J. M. (1992). Psychological barriers to behavior change. Canadian Family Physician, 38, 309-319.

Olson, J. M. (1992). Self-perception of humor: Evidence for discounting and augmentation effects. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 62, 369-377.

Olson, J. M. (1990). Self-inference processes in emotion. In J. M. Olson & M. P. Zanna (Eds.), Self-inference processes: The Ontario symposium (Vol. 6, pp. 17-41). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Olson, J. M., & Hafer, C. L. (1990). Self-inference processes: Looking back and ahead. In J.M. Olson & M. P. Zanna (Eds.), Self-inference processes: The Ontario symposium (Vol. 6, pp. 293-320). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Hafer, C. L., & Olson, J. M. (1989). Beliefs in a just world and reactions to personal deprivation. Journal of Personality, 57, 799-823.

Olson, J. M. (1988). Misattribution, preparatory information, and speech anxiety. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 758-767.

Olson, J. M., & Ross, M. (1988). False feedback about placebo effectiveness: Consequences for the misattribution of speech anxiety. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 24, 275-291.

Olson, J. M., & Zanna, M. P. (1987). Understanding and promoting exercise: A social psychological perspective. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 78, S1-S7.