Frequently Taught Courses

• PSY 105 - Principles of Psychology
• PSY 215 - Research Methods I
• PSY 315 - Research Methods II
• PSY 325 - Social Behavior
• PSY 360 - Psychology Lab

Research Interests

• social Influence
• attitudes and persuasion
• groups and group decision making
• cognitive dissonance
  
• evolutionary psychology

Selected Publications

Matz, D. C., Hofstedt, P., & Wood, W. (2008). Extraversion as a moderator of the cognitive dissonance associated with disagreement. Personality and Individual Differences, 45, 401-405.

Matz, D. C., & Hause, E. L. (2008). "Dealing" with the central limit theorem. Teaching of Psychology, 35, 198-200.

Matz, D. C., & Wood, W. (2005). Cognitive dissonance in groups: The consequences of disagreement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 22-37.

Christensen, P. N., Rothgerber, H., Wood, W., & Matz, D. C. (2004). Social norms and identity relevance: A motivational approach to normative behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 1295-1309.

Hinsz, V. B., Matz, D. C., & Patience, R. A. (2001). Does women's hair signal reproductive potential? Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 37, 166-172.

Selected Presentations

Matz, D. C., & Hause, E. L. (2008). Dealing with the central limit theorem. Presented at the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL.

Kane, A. A., Ryan, S. L., & Matz, D. C. (2007). Tall, dark and handsome: Does men’s hair serve as a signal of desired traits? Presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.

Cornell, A. L., & Matz, D. C. (2007). It’s all your fault: Anti-fat bias and attributions of blame. Presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Matz, D. C., & Hofstedt, P. M. (2006). Does personality moderate the discomfort of dissonance? An examination of the “big five.” Presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.

Matz, D. C., & Cornell, A. L. (2005). Disagreement and dissonance in groups. Presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Spieker, C. J., Hinsz, V. B., & Matz, D. C. (2005). The social and evolutionary psychology of hair color preferences on the northern and southern prairie. Presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.