,
Photo of Paul Paulus

Paul Paulus

Professor Paulus conducts research in the area of group behavior and environmental psychology. The major focus of his research is on group creativity.

Primary Interests:

  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Group Processes
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Research Methods, Assessment
  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Group Processes
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Research Methods, Assessment

Research Group or Laboratory:

Books:

Journal Articles:

  • Brown, V. R., & Paulus, P. B. (2002). Making group brainstorming more effective: Recommendations from an associative memory perspective. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 208-212.
  • Dugosh, K. L., & Paulus, P. B. (2005). Cognitive and social comparison processes in brainstorming. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 41, 313-320.
  • Dugosh, K. L., Paulus, P. B., Roland, E. J., & Yang, H-C. (2000). Cognitive stimulation in brainstorming. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79, 722-735.
  • Paulus, P. B. (2000). Groups, teams and creativity: The creative potential of idea generating groups. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 49, 237-262.
  • Paulus, P. B., & Brown, V. R. (2007). Toward more creative and innovative group idea generation: A cognitive-social-motivational perspective of brainstorming. Social and Personality Compass, 1, 248-265.
  • Paulus, P. B., Dugosh, K. L., Dzindolet, M. T., Coskun, H., & Putman, V. L. (2002). Social and cognitive influences in group brainstorming. Predicting production gains and losses. European Review of Social Psychology, 12, 299-325.
  • Paulus, P. B., Nagar, D., Larey, T. S., & Camacho, L. M. (1996). Environmental, lifestyle, and psychological factors in the health and well-being of military families. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 26, 2053-2075.
  • Paulus, P. B., Nakui, T., Putman, V. L., & Brown, V. R. (2006). Effects of task instructions and brief breaks on brainstorming. Group Dynamics: Theory, research, and practice, 10, 206-219.
  • Paulus, P. B., & van Oudenhoven-van der Zee, K. I. (2004). Should there be a romance between teams and groups? Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 77, 475-480.
  • Paulus, P. B., & Yang, H. C. (2000). Idea generation in groups: A basis for creativity in organizations. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 82, 76-87.

Other Publications:

Paul Paulus
College of Science
206 Life Science Building
University of Texas
Arlington, TX 76019-0047
United States

Phone: (817) 272-3494

Send a message to Paul Paulus

Incorrect please try again
For security, type both words: For security, type the words:

Note: You will be emailed a copy of your message.