Department of Sociology

Donald O. Granberg
Professor Emeritus

Donald Granberg received his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University and been a member of our department since 1969. His specialty interests include social psychology, intergroup relations, and politics.

Research Interests

My research interests focus on social psychological aspects of decision-making in different contexts. These include strategies for inducing cooperation in the prisoners' dilemma, two-stage decision making in The Monty Hall Dilemma, and testing directional and proximity theories of attraction. I also have a continuing interest in political perception, wishful thinking, and more generally in the social psychology of voting behavior. The abortion controversy, and the associated "pro-choice" movement and "pro-life" counter movement have also been analyzed extensively in my research. Involvement in this research had led to methodological analyses pertaining to issues of the validity and reliability of survey research.

Courses Taught

Public Opinion
Social Interaction Research
Social Psychology
Social Statistics

Recent Publications

Granberg, Donald and Nacy Dorr, "Further Exploration of Two- Stage Decision
     Making in the Monty Hall Dilemma," American Journal of Psychology,
      1998, 111, 561-579.

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