James Friedrich
Professor
Psychology
Willamette University
United States of America
Biography
Professor Friedrich received his B.A. degree from Oberlin College. He completed an M.Ed. in Counseling and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology at the University of Michigan. After teaching at Mount Saint Mary's College (MD) and the University of Puget Sound (WA), Professor Friedrich joined the faculty at Willamette University in 1992. His teaching interests include social psychology, personnel and industrial psychology, judgment and decision making, and statistics. His research, basic and applied in nature, concerns attitude formation and change, social inference, and decision making. Professor Friedrich occasionally misses the Midwest prairies that he called home for 20 years but finds the outdoor opportunities in Oregon's mountains, forests, and ocean beaches to be a "real slice of heaven."
Research Interest
applied in nature, concerns attitude formation and change, social inference, and decision making.
Publications
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Hermann AD, Lucas GM, Friedrich J. Individual differences in perceived esteem across cultures. Self and Identity. 2008 Apr 1;7(2):151-67.
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Friedrich J, Dood TL. How many casualties are too many? Proportional reasoning in the valuation of military and civilian lives. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 2009 Nov 1;39(11):2541-69.
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Friedrich J, McGuire A. Individual differences in reasoning style as a moderator of the identifiable victim effect. Social Influence. 2010 Jul 1;5(3):182-201.
