William Stone

Institution University of Maine Current Position Professor Emeritus Highest Degree Ph.D. in Social Psychology from University of Florida, 1963 Research Interests Applied Social Psychology Conflict Resolution Emotion Helping/Pro-Social Behavior Intergroup Relations Interpersonal Processes Personality Political Psychology Psychology and Law   William Stone 18 Lighthouse Point Road Prospect Harbor, Maine 04669-5029 U.S.A. Phone: (207) 963-7844 Professor Stone has research interests in political, social, personality and forensic psychology. He is also interested in community psychology and currently serves on a town planning board, a CAP agency board, and an interdisciplinary fisheries conservation effort. He is an avid black and white photographer Books: (Ed., with G. Lederer & R. Christie) (1993). Strength and weakness: The authoritarian personality today. New York: Springer-Verlag. (with P.W. Schaffner, 1988). The psychology of politics, second edition. NY: Springer-Verlag. Journal Articles: (2004). From theory to practice: A political psychologist's campaign for office. Psicologia Politica, No. 29,79-86. (2003). Introduction. Political psyhological studies in the aftermat of the terrorist attacks on the United States. In W.F. Stone (Ed.), Psychological responses to the 2001 terrorist attack on the USA. Psicologia Politica, No. 27, 7-11. (2001). Manipulacion del terror Y autoritarismo. [Terror management and authoritarianism]. Psicologia Politica, No. 23, 7-17. (1986). Personality and ideology: Empirical support for Tomkins' polarity theory. Political Psychology, 7, 689-708. (1983). Left and right in personality and ideology: An attempt at clarification. Journal of Mind and Behavior, 4, 211-220. (1980). The myth of left-wing authoritarianism. Political Psychology, 2(3/4), 3-19. (with L.M. Yelland) (1996). Belief in the Holocaust: Effects of personality and propaganda. Political Psychology, 1996, 17, 551-561. (with P.W. Schultz & R. Christie) (1997). Authoritarianism and mental rigidity: The Einstellung problem revisited. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 23, 3-9. Other Publications: (2003, Nov.) Guest Editor, Monograph: Psychological Responses to the 2001 Terorist Attack on the USA. Psicologia Politica (Valencia), No. 27. (1995). The rise, fall and resurgence of authoritarianism research. SPSSI Newsletter, No. 196, 14. (1994). Conservatism/Liberalism. In V.S. Ramachandran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human behavior (Vol. 1, pp. 701-707). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

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