Russell Fazio is a professor of Social Psychology at Ohio State University, leading the Russ's Attitude and Social Cognition Lab. His work focuses on attitude formation and change, the relationship between attitudes and behavior, and the automatic and controlled cognitive processes that guide social behavior.

Russ' Research: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QeI1xU0AAAAJ&hl=en

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction and Background

03:00 Evolution of Social Psychology Research

08:48 Online Research Methods

13:32 Attitudes and Perceptions

19:34 Formation of Attitudes

25:12 Direct Experience vs. Indirect Experience

29:41 Impact of Unconscious Attitudes

33:24 The MODE Model

40:25 Motivation and Opportunity

45:49 Research on Social Distancing and Attitudes

54:02 The Role of Beliefs and Knowledge in Social Distancing Behavior

55:42 Emerging Research Questions

56:05 Conclusion

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