Patrick Gallagher, Graduate Student    Edit

Patrick Gallagher

Research Summary:
I am interested in personality and self-regulation, especially in those areas where the two intersect. I am also interested in decision-making, especially where self-regulation is involved. I am currently involved in research investigating 1) the nature and function of personality traits, 2) the self-regulatory mechanisms of both variability and stability in behavior, and 3) self-regulatory influences on decision-making.

Representative Publications:

  1. P. Gallagher, W. Fleeson, R. Hoyle (October, 2009). A Self-regulatory Mechanism for Personality Trait Stability: Contra-trait Effort. Social Psychological and Personality Science.  [abs]
  2. Fleeson, W. & Gallagher, P. (in press). The implications of big-five standing for the distribution of behavior: Fifteen experience-sampling studies and a meta-analysis.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.  [abs]
  3. Gallagher, P. & Dagenbach, D. (2007). Manipulating noise frequencies alters hemispheric contributions to decision making. Brain & Cognition, 64, 42-49.  [abs]