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Deborah Prentice

Department/Program(s):

Psychology

Position: Affiliated Faculty

Title: Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Psychology. Chair, Department of Psychology.

Office: 1-S-4A Green Hall

Phone: 609-258-4503

Email: predebb@princeton.edu

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I study social influence and intergroup relations. I am especially interested in the ways in which social norms, beliefs, and values influence people's perceptions and behaviors in social contexts. Much of my research has focused on gender, and in particular, on the ways in which social beliefs and conventions regarding gender serve to reproduce and sustain gender differences and divisions. I have also studied a number of issues related to college student life, including the social dynamics of alcohol use and the antecedents and consequences of academic and extracurricular choices. My current projects focus on three topics: the influence of essentialist beliefs on intergroup relations, the social consequences of violating gender stereotypes, and the role of personal values in the evaluation of everyday life.