Klein, William

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology
PhD Princeton University
Social Program, Biological and Health Program, Clinical Program

Contact

3105 Sennott Square
412-624-8267
Fax: 412-624-4428
wmklein@pitt.edu

Research Interests: self processes (e.g., social comparison, self-enhancement), social cognition (e.g., pluralistic ignorance, heuristics in social judgment), optimism, risk perception, health behavior and intervention, cancer communications

Accepting Graduate Students: Yes

Selected Publications

Klein, W. M. P., & Steers-Wentzell, K. L. (in press). On the physical health costs of self-enhancement. To appear in E. Chang (Ed.), Self-criticism and self-enhancement: Theory, research, and clinical implications. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Klein, W. M. P., Monin, M. M., Steers-Wentzell, K. L., & Buckingham, J. T. (in press). Effects of standards on self-enhancing interpretations of ambiguous social comparison information. Basic and Applied Social Psychology.
Klein, W. M. P. (2003). Effects of objective feedback and "single other" or "average other" social comparison feedback on performance judgments and helping behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 418-429.
Radcliffe, N. M., & Klein, W. M. P. (2002). Dispositional, unrealistic, and comparative optimism: Differential relations with knowledge and processing of risk information and beliefs about personal risk. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 836-846.

Honors and Awards

Steven Manners Faculty Development Award (2003-2004)
Co-editor, Psychology and Health (2001-present)
Mellon Foundation faculty stipend award (1999, 2000)
Capital Area Social Psychological Association Dissertation Award (1992)
Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching (1990)

Labs

Self-Evaluation Laboratory

Graduate Student Advisees