Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Intergroup Relations
- Interpersonal Processes
- Law and Public Policy
- Person Perception
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Social Cognition
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Stephanie Madon
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Professor Madon's current program of research examines the underlying psychological, cognitive, and physiological processes that lead suspects to confess to crimes when interrogated by the police. Her work emphasizes the idea that police interrogation narrows suspects’ attentional focus, thereby causing them to make confession decisions more on the basis of proximal consequences (e.g., isolation, promises of leniency, lengthy questioning) than future consequences (e.g., conviction, imprisonment). Professor Madon also has interests in self-fulfilling prophecies which are false beliefs that lead to their own fulfillment. Within this content area, she has examined the link between self-fulfilling prophecies and social problems.
Journal Articles:
- Jussim, L., Eccles, J., & Madon, S. (1996). Social perception, social stereotypes, and teacher expectations: Accuracy and the quest for the powerful self-fulfilling prophecy. In M. P. Zanna (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (Vol., 28, pp. 281-388). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
- Madon, S., Guyll, M., Aboufadel, K., Montiel, E., Smith, A., Palumbo, P., & Jussim, J. (2001). Ethnic and national stereotypes: The Princeton trilogy revisited and revised. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 996-1010.
- Madon, S., Guyll, M., Buller, A. A., Scherr, K., Willard, J., & Spoth, R. (2008). The mediation of mothers’ self-fulfilling effects on their children’s alcohol use: Self-verification, informational conformity and modeling processes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 369-384
- Madon, S., Guyll, M., Spoth, R. L., Cross, S. E., Hilbert, S. J. (2003). The self-fulfilling effect of mother expectations on children's underage drinking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 1188–1205.
- Madon, S., Guyll, M., Spoth, R. L., & Willard, J. (2004). Self-fulfilling prophecies: The synergistic accumulation of parents’ beliefs on children's drinking behavior. Psychological Science, 15, 837-845.
- Madon, S., Jussim, L., & Eccles, J. (1997). In search of the powerful self-fulfilling prophecy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72, 791-809.
- Madon, S., Jussim, L., Keiper, S., Eccles, J., Smith, A., & Palumbo, P. (1998). The accuracy and power of sex, social class and ethnic stereotypes: A naturalistic study in person perception. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 24, 1304-1318.
- Madon, S., Smith, A., Jussim, L., Russell, D., Walkiewicz, M., Eccles, J., & Palumbo, P. (2001). Am I as you see me or do you see me as I am?: Self-fulfilling prophecy, self-verification and agreement. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 1214-1224.
- Madon, S., Willard, J., Guyll, M., Trudeau, L., & Spoth, R. (2006). Self-fulfilling prophecy effects of mothers' beliefs on children's alcohol use: Accumulation, dissipation, and stability over time. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90, 911-926.
Courses Taught:
- Introduction to Social Psychology
- Research Methods
- Social Cognition
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Stephanie Madon
Department of Psychology
W112 Lagomarcino Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3180
United States
Phone: (515) 294-8049