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Levine, John

Senior Scientist, LRDC
Professor of Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences
PhD University of Wisconsin

Contact:
516 LRDC, 3939 O'Hara Street Pittsburgh, PA 15260
412-624-7462
412-624-9149
jml@pitt.edu
http://www.pitt.edu/~jml/
http://www.psychology.pitt.edu/research/laboratories.php#groupinteraction

Summary:
Primary Program: Social Program
All programs: Cognitive Program, Social Program

Research Interests: Group processes and learning, including newcomer-initiated innovation in work teams, impact of sociocognitive conflict on learning, and socialization in face-to-face and online groups.

Projects/Labs

Publications

Levine, J. M., & Choi, H-S (in press). Newcomers as change agents: Minority influence in task groups. In R. Martin & M. Hewstone (Eds.), Minority influence and innovation: Antecedents, processes, and consequences. New York: Psychology Press.
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (in press). Building bridges to improve theory and research on small groups. In E. Salas, C. S. Burke, & G. F. Goodwin (Eds.), Team effectiveness in complex organizations and systems: Cross-disciplinary perspectives and approaches. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Levine, J. M. (in press). Cohesiveness in groups. In H. T. Reis & S. K. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Levine, J. M., Alexander, K., & Hansen, T. (in press). Self-control in groups. In R. Hassin, K. N. Ochsner, & Y. Trope (Eds.). Self control in society, mind, and brain. Oxford University Press: New York.
Butera, F., & Levine, J. M. (Eds.) (in press). Coping with minority status: Responses to exclusion and inclusion. Cambridge University Press.
Butera, F., Levine, J. M., & Vernet, J. P. (in press). Influence without credit: How successful minorities respond to social cryptomnesia. In F. Butera & J. M. Levine, Coping with minority status: Responses to exclusion and inclusion. Cambridge University Press.
Echterhoff, G., Higgins, E. T., & Levine, J. M. (in press). Shared reality: Experiencing commonality with others’ inner states about the world. Perspectives on Psychological Science.
Hansen, T., & Levine, J. M. (2009). Newcomers as change agents: Effects of newcomers’ behavioral style and teams’ performance optimism. Social Influence, 4, 46-61.
Hamilton, D. L., Levine, J. M., & Thurston, J. A. (2008). Perceiving continuity and change in groups. In F. Sani (Ed.), Self- continuity: Individual and collective perspectives (pp. 117-130). New York: Psychology Press.
Kenworthy, J. B., Hewstone, M., Levine, J. M., Martin, R., & Willis, H. (2008). The phenomonology of minority-majority status: Effects on innovation in argument generation. European Journal of Social Psychology, 38, 624-636.
Hausmann, L. R. M., Levine, J. M., & Higgins, E. T. (2008). Communication and group perception: Extending the “Saying is Believing” effect. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 11, 539-554.
Kerr, N. L., & Levine, J. M. (2008). The detection of social exclusion: Evolution and beyond. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 12, 39-52.
Nijstad, B. A., & Levine, J. M. (2007). Group creativity and the stages of creative group problem solving. In M. Hewstone, H. A. W. Schut, J. B. F. de Wit, K. van den Bos, & M. S. Stroebe (Eds.), The scope of social psychology: Theory and applications (pp. 159-172). New York: Psychology Press.
Levine, J. M., & Kerr, N. L. (2007). Inclusion and exclusion: Implications for group processes. In A. E. Kruglanski & E. T. Higgins (Eds.), Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles (2nd ed., pp. 759-784). New York: Guilford.
Levine, J. M. (2007). Conformity. In R. Baumeister & K. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
De Dreu, C. K W., & Levine, J. M. (2006). Bridging social psychology and the organizational sciences. In P. A. M. Van Lange (Ed.), Bridging social psychology: Benefits of transdisciplinary approaches (pp. 347-352). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (Eds.) (2006). Small groups. New York: Psychology Press.
Prislin, R., Levine, J. M., & Christensen, P. N. (2006). When reasons matter: Quality of support affects reactions to increasing and consistent agreement. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 593-601.
Levine, J. M & Moreland, R. L. (2006). Small groups: An overview. In J. M. Levine & R. L. Moreland (Eds.), Small groups (pp. 1-10). New York: Psychology Press.
Kirchner, T. R., Sayette, M. A., Cohn, J. F., Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (2006). Effects of alcohol on group formation among male social drinkers. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67, 785-793.
Levine, J. M., Moreland, R. L., & Hausmann, L. R. M. (2005). Managing group composition: Inclusive and exclusive role transitions. In D. Abrams, J. M. Marques, & M. A. Hogg (Eds.), The social psychology of inclusion and exclusion , Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press.
Kane, A. A., Argote, L., & Levine, J. M. (2005). Knowledge transfer between groups via personnel rotation: Effects of social identity and knowledge quality. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 96, 56-71.
Levine, J. M. (2005). Group processes. In G. Davey (Ed). Encyclopaedic dictionary of psychology (pp. 251-252). London: Hodder-Arnold.
Choi, H-S, & Levine, J. M. (2004). Minority influence in work teams: The impact of newcomers, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40, 273-280. (Abstract-pdf)
Levine, J. M., & Choi, H-S (2004). Impact of personnel turnover on team performance and cognition. In E. Salas & S. M. Fiore (Eds.), Team cognition: Understanding the factors that drive process and performance (pp. 153-176). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (2004). Collaboration: The social context of theory development. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 8, 164-172.
Sayette, M. A., Kirchner, T. R., Moreland, R. L., Levine, J. M., & Travis, T. (2004). Effects of alcohol on risk-seeking behavior: A group-level analysis. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 18, 190-193.
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (2003). Group composition: Explaining similarities and differences among group members. In M. A. Hogg & J. Cooper (Eds.), Sage handbook of social psychology (pp. 367-381). London: Sage.
Levine, J. M., Choi, H-S, & Moreland, R. L. (2003). Newcomer innovation in work teams. In P. B. Paulus & B. A. Nijstad (Eds.), Group creativity: Innovation through collaboration (pp. 202-224). New York: Oxford University Press.
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (2002). Socialization and trust in work groups. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 5, 185-201.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (2002). Group reactions to loyalty and disloyalty. In S. R. Thye & E. J. Lawler (Eds.), Group cohesion, trust and solidarity: Advances in group processes (Vol. 19, pp. 203-228). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science.
Butera, F., Vernet, J-P, & Levine, J. M. (2002). Le destin paradoxal des groupes minoritaires. In J-L Beauvois, R-L Joule, & J-M Monteil (Eds.), Perspectives cognitives et conduites socialies (VIII, pp. 13-25). Rennes, France: Presses Universitaires de Rennes.
Zdaniuk, B., & Levine, J. M. (2001). Group loyalty: Impact of members' identification and contribution. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 37, 502-509. (Abstract-pdf)
Moreland, R. L., & Levine, J. M. (2001). Socialization in organizations and work groups. In M. E. Turner (Ed.), Groups at work: Theory and research (pp. 69-112). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Reprinted in J. M. Levine & R. L. Moreland (Eds.), Small groups (pp. 469-498). New York: Psychology Press.
Levine, J. M., Moreland, R. L., & Choi, H-S (2001). Group socialization and newcomer innovation. In M. A. Hogg & R. S. Tindale (Eds.), Blackwell handbook of social psychology: Group processes (pp. 86-106). Oxford, England: Blackwell Publishers.
Levine, J. M., & Kaarbo, J. (2001). Minority influence in political decision-making groups. In C. K.W. De Dreu & N. K. De Vries (Eds.), Group consensus and minority influence: Implications for innovation (pp. 229-257). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers.
Moreland, R. L., Levine, J. M., & McMinn, J. G. (2001). Self categorization and work group socialization. In M. A. Hogg & D. Terry (Eds.), Social identity processes in organizational contexts (pp. 87-110). Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press.
Levine, J. M., & Higgins, E. T. (2001). Shared reality and social influence in groups and organizations. In F. Butera & G. Mugny (Eds.), Social influence in social reality: Promoting individual and social change (pp. 33-52). Bern, Switzerland: Hogrefe & Huber.
Levine, J. M., Higgins, E. T., & Choi, H-S (2000). Development of strategic norms in groups. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 82, 88-101.
Levine, J. M. (2000). Group processes. In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology.(Vol. 4, pp. 26-31). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Argote, L., Ingram, P., Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (2000). Knowledge transfer in organizations: Learning from the experience of others. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 82, 1-8.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1999). Knowledge transmission in work groups: Helping newcomers to succeed. In L. L. Thompson, J. M. Levine, & D. M. Messick (Eds.), Shared cognition in organizations: The management of knowledge (pp. 267-296). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Thompson, L. L., Levine, J. M., & Messick, D. M. (Eds.). (1999). Shared cognition in organizations: The management of knowledge. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Levine, J. M. (1999). Transforming individuals into groups: Some hallmarks of the SDS approach to small group research. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 80, 21-27.
Levine, J. M. (1999). Solomon Asch’s legacy for group research. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3, 358-364.
Levine, J. M., & Moreland, R. L. (1998). Small groups. In D. Gilbert, S. Fiske, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), The handbook of social psychology (4th ed, pp. 415-469). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Levine, J. M., Moreland, R. L., & Ryan, C. S. (1998). Group socialization and intergroup relations. In C. Sedikides, J. Schopler, & C. A. Insko (Eds.), Intergroup cognition and intergroup behavior (pp. 283-308). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Levine, J. M., & Zdaniuk, B. (1998). Conformite et obeissance. In S. Moscovici (Ed.), Psychologie sociale (pp. 25-47). Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
Zdaniuk, B., & Levine, J. M. (1996). Anticipated interaction and thought generation: The role of faction size. British Journal of Social Psychology, 35, 201-218.
Levine, J. M., Bogart, L. M., & Zdaniuk, B. (1996). Impact of anticipated group membership on cognition. In R. M. Sorrentino & E. T. Higgins (Eds.), Handbook of motivation and cognition (Vol. 3): The interpersonal context (pp. 531-569). New York: Guilford.
Moreland, R. L., Levine, J. M., & Wingert, M. L. (1996). Creating the ideal group: Composition effects at work. In E. Witte & J. Davis (Eds.), Understanding group behavior (Vol. 2): Small group processes and interpersonal relations (pp. 11-35). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Levine, J. M., & Thompson, L. (1996). Conflict in groups. In E. T. Higgins & A. W. Kruglanski (Eds.), Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles (pp. 745-776). New York: Guilford.
Levine, J. M., & Russo, E. (1995). Impact of anticipated interaction on information acquisition. Social Cognition, 13, 293-317.
Levine, J. M., & Higgins, E. T. (1995). Social determinants of cognition. Social Cognition, 13, 183-187.
Resnick, L. B., Levine, J. M., & Teasley, S. D. (Eds.). (1991). Perspectives on socially shared cognition. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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Honors and Awards

Chair, Society of Experimental Social Psychology (2000)
Editor, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (1994-1998)

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