Research Interests
Dr. Casa de Calvo’s primary research interests lie in the
general areas of social cognition and interpersonal processes. Specifically, he
is interested in the relationship between nonconscious behavioral mimicry (imitation)
and behavioral confirmation (i.e., the self-fulfilling prophecy). Currently, he
is investigating whether the imitation of inherently negative behaviors has negative
interpersonal consequences. Dr. Casa de Calvo’s past research has focused on
the conditions under which extreme expectations influence behavioral
confirmation and identity negotiation processes. He is also involved in the
development of scales assessing individuals’ naturally-occurring expectations
of others and individuals’ general motivation to avoid negative interpersonal
bias.
Dr. Casa de Calvo is always interested in working with
energetic and motivated research assistants. If you are interested in working
in Boise State University’s Interpersonal Processes Lab, please contact him at
your convenience.
Selected Research
Casa de Calvo, M. P., & Reich, D. A. (in press). Spontaneous
correction in the behavioral confirmation process: The role of
naturally-occurring variations in self-regulatory resources. Basic and
Applied Social Psychology.
Manuscripts
Submitted or in Preparation
Casa de Calvo,
M. P., & Reich, D. A. (under revision). Detecting perceiver
expectancies: The role of perceiver
distraction in triggering identity negotiation.
Reich, D. A., Casa de Calvo, M. P., & Mather, R. D. (in
preparation). The role of interpersonal expectancies in predicting
social judgments: The Interpersonal Expectancy Scale.
Reich, D. A., Mather, R. D., & Casa de Calvo, M. P. (in
preparation). Social inferences and individual differences in the motivation to
avoid negative interpersonal biases.
Other Research in Progress
Casa de Calvo,
M. P. (in preparation). The dark side of mimicry: The relationship between nonconscious
behavioral mimicry and behavioral confirmation.
Presentations
Casa de Calvo, M. P., Reich, D. A., Naylor, N. K., &
Mather, R. D. (2008, February). On purging partiality: Toward the
assessment of internal motivation to avoid negative interpersonal bias. Poster to be presented at the 9th annual
meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.
Casa de Calvo, M. P., & Reich, D. A. (2007, January). The
expectancy-confirming chameleon: Nonconscious behavioral mimicry
and the behavioral confirmation process.
Poster presented at the 8th annual meeting of the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.
Naylor, N. K., Reich, D. A., Casa de Calvo, M. P., &
Mather, R. D. (2006, April). Social inferences and
internal motivation to avoid negative interpersonal biases. Poster presented at the 52nd annual
meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Austin, TX.
Mather, R. D., Casa de Calvo,
M. P., & Reich, D. A. (2005, January). What do
you expect? Predicting social judgments
with the Interpersonal Expectancy Scale. Poster presented at the 6th
annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New
Orleans, LA.
Casa de Calvo, M. P., &
Reich, D. A. (2005, January). Correcting for the obvious,
but missing the nuance:
The roles of distraction and extremity in behavioral disconfirmation. Poster presented
at the 6th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, New Orleans,
LA.
Reich, D. A.,
Casa de Calvo, M. P., & Mather, R. D. (2004, July). The glass is half
full: Using interpersonal
expectancies to predict reactions to others. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Association for Relationships
Research, Madison, WI.
Mather, R. D., Casa de Calvo,
M. P., & Reich, D. A. (2004, April). Toward an Interpersonal Expectancy
Scale. Poster presented at the 50th
annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.
Casa de Calvo, M. P., &
Reich, D. A. (2004, January). Extremity of perceiver expectations as a moderator
of behavioral and perceptual confirmation. Poster
presented at the 5th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, Austin, TX.
Hammond, R. T., Mastrangelo, L.
A., Casa de Calvo, M. P., Dill, R., Hodges, C., Kandyil, R., Berry, D. S., Watson,
D., & Kaiser, S. L. (2002, May). Affect and satisfaction in married
couples: Self,
spouse, and independent observer ratings.
Poster accepted for presentation at the 2002 meeting
of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Selected Professional Fellowships,
Honors, and Awards
Nominated by TTU’s Undergraduate
Programs Committee for the Society
for the Teaching of Psychology’s “McKeachie
Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award”, 2007
TTU Psychology Departmental Scholarship,
2005-2007
Texas Public Education Grant,
2003-2007
TTU Summer Dissertation Award,
2006
Best Researcher in Experimental
Psychology Award, 2005-2006
Best Advanced Course Instructor
Award, Department of Psychology, 2005-2006
SBC Chancellor’s Fellowship, Texas
Tech University, 2002-2005
Dedman Graduate Fellowship,
Southern Methodist University, 2001-2002
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