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Alice M. Isen

Professor of Psychology
S.C. Johnson Professor of Marketing

  • 359 Sage Hall
  • Cornell University
  • Ithaca NY 14853
    Office Hours:
    By appt.

Interests

Influence of affect (everyday feelings or emotions), in particular happy feelings, on social interaction and thought processes; the influence of positive affect on social behavior such as helpfulness, and on cognitive processes such as memory, decision making, problem solving, creativity, risk taking, and others. Current applications include consumer decision making, functioning in work or organizational settings, and doctors' diagnostic processes and interactions with patients.

Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision Research (BEDR)

Social & Personality Psychology
Perception, Cognition & Development

updated on Wednesday, Jan 28 2009 @ 5:38pm