Miles Ronald Cole Hewstone (born 4 August 1956) is a British

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Biography

He graduated from the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

in 1978 and then moved to the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

from which he obtained a

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social psychology Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the r ...

in 1981. He pursued post-doctoral work at the

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Wü ...

, Germany from which he obtained a

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in 1986. He then undertook further work with

Serge Moscovici Serge Moscovici (June 14, 1925 in Brăila, Romania as ''Srul Herş Moscovici'' – November 15, 2014 in Paris) was a Romanian-born French social psychologist, director of the '' Laboratoire Européen de Psychologie Sociale'' ("European Laboratory ...

(in Paris) and

Wolfgang Stroebe Ernst Joachim Wolfgang Stroebe (born 5 May 1941) is a German social psychologist and Emeritus Professor of Social Psychology at the Utrecht University and now visiting professor at the University of Groningen, particularly known for his work on so ...

(in Tübingen). He held

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in social psychology at the

University of Mannheim The University of Mannheim (German: ''Universität Mannheim''), abbreviated UMA, is a public research university in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1967, the university has its origins in the ''Palatine Academy of Sciences'', ...

, Germany, and

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before taking up a chair at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

where he was also a

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of New College. He has been a

at the

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Work

He has published widely in the field of experimental social psychology. His major topics of research have been:

attribution theory Attribution is a term used in psychology which deals with how individuals perceive the causes of everyday experience, as being either external or internal. Models to explain this process are called attribution theory. Psychological research into a ...

social cognition Social cognition is a sub-topic of various branches of psychology that focuses on how people process, store, and apply information about other people and social situations. It focuses on the role that cognitive processes play in social interactio ...

social influence Social influence comprises the ways in which individuals adjust their behavior to meet the demands of a social environment. It takes many forms and can be seen in conformity, socialization, peer pressure, obedience (human behavior), obedience, lead ...

stereotyping In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalized belief about a particular category of people. It is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group. The type of expectation can vary; it can be, for example ...

and

intergroup relations Intergroup relations refers to interactions between individuals in different social groups, and to interactions taking place between the groups themselves collectively. It has long been a subject of research in social psychology, political psycholog ...

, and

intergroup Intergroups are formed of Members of the European Parliament from any political group and any committee, with a view to holding informal exchanges of views on particular subjects and promoting contact between Members and civil society. Intergroups ...

conflict. His current work centres on the reduction of intergroup conflict, via intergroup contact, stereotype change and crossed categorization. He is a former editor of the ''

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'', and co-founding editor of the ''

European Review of Social Psychology ''European Review of Social Psychology'' (''ERSP)'' is an annual peer-reviewed scientific journal which publishes review articles in the field of social psychology. It was established in 1990 and is published by the Taylor & Francis imprint Psychol ...

''.

Awards

* 1987 -

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’s

Spearman Medal The Spearman Medal is an early-career award of the British Psychological Society's Research Board, given in recognition of outstanding published work in psychology which represents a significant body of work in terms of theoretical contributions, o ...

* 2001 - British Psychological Society, Presidents’ Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge *

of the

Society for Personality and Social Psychology The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) is an academic society for personality and social psychologists focused on promoting scientific research that explores how people think, behave and interact. It is the largest organization o ...

of the

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Founded in 1936, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) is a group of 3,000 scientists from psychology and related fields who share a common interest in research on the psychological aspects of important social and policy i ...

of the

British Academy The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars span ...

of the

Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences The Academy of Social Sciences is a representative body for social sciences in the United Kingdom. The Academy promotes social science through its sponsorship of the Campaign for Social Science, its links with Government on a variety of matters, a ...

* 2003 -

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of the

Books

* Understanding attitudes to the European Community: A social psychological study in four member states (Cambridge University Press) * Causal attribution: From cognitive processes to collective beliefs (Blackwell, 1989) * Contact and conflict in intergroup encounters (edited with R. Brown; Blackwell, 1986) * The Blackwell encyclopedia of social psychology (edited with A.S.R. Manstead, 1995; Blackwell) * Stereotypes and stereotyping (edited with C.N. Macrae and C. Stangor; Guilford, 1996). * * Multiple social categorization: Processes, models, and applications (edited with R. Crisp; Psychology Press, 2006)

Book chapters

* Measures of intergroup contact. In Boyle, Gregory J.; Saklofske, Donald H.; Matthews, Gerald (2015). Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Constructs. San Diego: Academic Press. .

References

1956 births Living people Alumni of the University of Bristol Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford University of Tübingen alumni Academics of Cardiff University Academics of the University of Bristol British psychologists Social psychologists Fellows of New College, Oxford Fellows of the British Academy Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences fellows University of Mannheim faculty {{UK-psychologist-stub