[solano@wfu.edu]
Associate Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of the Graduate
School
(336) 758-5741
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Education
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B.A., Harvard University, 1971 |
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M.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1975 |
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Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1977 |
Major
Area:
Social Psychology
Research
interests:
My research in close relationships has been concerned with the dynamics
of social interaction. Most of the past research in the area of social
interaction has been concerned with what stimulus characteristics
make one person attractive to another. A more dynamic approach is
to consider the process which underlie the mutual attraction of two
people. I have conducted studies on verbal communication patterns
and nonverbal interaction such as beliefs regarding commitment, jealousy,
and conflict. While I am interested in close relationships in general,
I am particularly interested in people who have been unable to form
lasting attachments. These people are usually self-identified as
being "lonely". Some of my research on this topic has included
work on their social networks, their problems with social skills,
and self-defeating beliefs about social interaction. Research on
people who have problems with social skills should be particularly
relevant to students who have clinical interests.
Besides my research
on close relationships, I have also done research in the area of
attitudes toward the gifted child. This research has
included issues such as self concepts of gifted boys and girls, stereotypes
of the gifted, and factors that change attitudes toward the gifted.
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